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Password Protection missing from Partition Backup?

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I'm a bit confused here, and not sure if this is a different version of previous posts.

I've carried out a Full whole partition backup of my PC to external HDD, but find I can browse into it later without entering a password. I do believe I set a password initially.

I cannot find any reference to Backup Security or passwords in any Backup Options setting when I examine the Backup Options of this backup. But if I browse into 'Disk & Partition Backup' via the main icon, password options appear (with non listed as selected).

Password use used to be consistent & obvious in my previous ATI product (Home 11). With your whole world stored on a removable drive, it's pretty scary to find password protection so inconsistently raised/applied. Can anyone explain this further?

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Once you create the initial task and set the password, then the set password box is delibertly missing as the user cannot edit the password once it has been used.

If you simulate editing an existing task and the password protection box is missing, that is an indication that you did set the password on original task.

Once you have opened the esisting task by specifiying the password, the program will not ask you for the password again--or at least not right away. I believe there was a change made in 2014 as prior version required the entering of password every time. In 2014, just the first time--or at least this is how I understand it.

Check this link.
http://forum.acronis.com/forum/44615

GroverH - thanks for the info. I think that if a password is stored (for convenience) during a 'session', then the password entry box should still be present, but greyed out with say asterisks in place of the password. This would make it clear that there is a password, but that it cannot currently be changed. Removing all reference to the password option is confusing & odd.

Regarding the concept of a session password, if I reboot my PC should I still be able to browse into my ATI backup in an external HDD? I can't remember being asked for a password on this PC, would this PC always be 'recognised' and allowed access without password? Or would that imply I either failed to set one or else have a software issue?

Hi Roy,
Remember, I am another user--not Acronis.
Any suggestions for change, it would be a good idea to add to their wish list.

I am assuming that you are referring to a specific password--not a blank password.

If you open TI from being closed or from a roboot,

Any password protecterd backup shoud ask for a password before it opens--even for an edit or for a mount.
It it does not ask, then no password has been provided and not password protected.

Frankly, I do not the change made with the 2014 password and much prefer the 2013 which asks every time.