Why is Acronis moving away from Linux recovery boot disks
Hello,
I am a long time ATI user and was considering moving up to ATI 2019 from ATI 2017. Using WIN 10. I notice that one of the differences is that ATI is moving away from the Linux boot disk towards making recovery boot disks from the Windows 10 environment [WIN PE etc. - I really do not understand what all the acronyms mean.] But although I do see lots of information on how to make the recovery disk, since my Linux based boot disk has worked well for me in the past, I don't understand why there is a need for this change and what benefits is would provide and whether I would attempt to avoid the "simple" method and use the advanced method and choose Linux like what always worked before or just let ATI choose with the simple method. I use DVD/CD for my recovery disks.
One other question is that I am concerned that the new security features will adversely impact computer performance since4 many reviewers complain about the large "footprint" of Acronis 2019 and the large number of services running compared to ATRI 2017. Cannot find much on that either.
Thanks
Greg


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Thanks Steve for your detailed response. Very helpful. I do have one more question. I am not familiar with whitelisting.
Greg
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Greg, whitelisting basically means excluding them from being acted upon by other applications.
See KB 36429: Acronis Software: exclude program folders and executables from antivirus and other security programs - and KB 46430: Acronis Software: Making Acronis Products Compatible with Antivirus Software
Also KB 60193: Acronis True Image 2018 and 2019: Active Protection blocks legitimate applications
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