Sequence of backup processing
Dear reader - and hopefully - helper
The Acronis True Image 2018 documentation (and it's true for ATI 2020, as well) does not tell the exact sequence of the backup processing. I would like to know if I can set the computer into standby state (instead of shutdown) using an "after backup command". The reason I am asking: It is not clear if the validation (I have tickmarked that option) will be done or not.
My current solution to set the computer into standby state is to make use of the windows Task Scheduler. But I would like to fully integrate the specific "standby task" into Acronis True Image. Of course, that solution will work only if the validation will take place before the "after backup command".
Can anybody - especially: an Acronis developer - help?
Thank you very much!
Guido


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Steve, it's never too late: Thank you for the details, more than one year after my thanks in advance...
Unfortunately, my computer doesn't return to sleep after the backup, but completely shuts down, instead. I don't know if I am missing an Acronis power option, I just can see the advanced option 'Shut down the computer after the backup is complete'.
My current solution (which works fine) is the usage of Microsoft's Sysinternals, i.e. the following post commmand: psshutdown.exe -d -t 20
Nevertheless, I would like to know the 'secret' behind the "... simply by following the defined power options" (I assume you meant the Windows power options, but I don't want to change these, i.e. I never shutdown my PC via these options).
Thank you once more.
Guido
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Guido, for me the Power Options are accessed by either clicking on my laptop battery icon in the system tray or else via the Control Panel. These determine when the computer will be put to sleep with separate options depending on whether the laptop is running on battery or is connected to mains power. Using these options works just fine whether I am using Acronis or just leaving the PC to be idle for a period of time, so I am not using them to actually shutdown the PC unless I get to a critical battery level to trigger the laptop to hibernate to avoid any loss of data etc for any open applications.
Wake Timers, also configured via the Power Options, allow the laptop to be woken up from sleep for my scheduled backup tasks.
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Steve, thank you for the clarification which confirms my assumption. Since Acronis itself doesn't offer an explicit option to set the computer to standby after backup (to my mind it should offer all 3 options [standby, hibernate, shutdown]), I will carry on using my own solution described above.
Thank you again.
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