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Hi,
Please could someone who knows how to interpret logs, diagnose issues etc. give me some help? Acronis is working fine on one of my MacBooks. On the second one however, no joy. It simply won't work at all.

The issue seems to be (I think) that it can't load the kernel extension to allow full disk access. Or if it is loaded, it's not seeing it, it's corrupted, or something.

I have uninstalled, re-installed, re-downloaded etc. about half a dozen times and nothing is making any difference. When I first start Acronis, it tells me to follow the instructions for granting full disk access. I follow those instructions; acronis quits, and when I re-start it, it tells me to follow the instructions again. Stuck in a loop, as if I never did it. But the problem is, I have done it. There's nothing else I can do.

If I ignore the instructions and just carry on, then the backup immediately fails - and active protection is unavailable - it just tells me I need to grant access. But I HAVE granted it access!!

Screenshots and logs attached.
Yours, in frustration - hoping someone can assist. I'm completely dead in the water here.

David

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David, first a caveat that I am not a Mac user so all information comes from the forums or KB.

Please see the following information resources:

KB 61832: Acronis True Image 2019: how to grant full disk access on macOS 10.14 Mojave

Topic: ATI 2019 Mac - keeps prompting for full disk access on Mojave

Hopefully, these will help you resolve this issue.

Hi, I  appreciate the swift response, as ever - but sadly no, those resources don't help. 

I have followed the instructions correctly, as described in KB 61832 and my screenshot (2019-10-05 at 13.58.59.png) shows the correct two files present in the Full Disk Access table - matching the screenshot in the instructions. 

Yet the problem still persists... 

David, I can only suggest opening a Support ticket direct with Acronis to let them investigate this issue with you.

I just saw a new ATI 2020 release today that is specifically for Macs - may be worth a shot too if the issue is still ongoing. You'd still need to go through and allow ATI using the info Steve mentioned above - I'm not sure it is persistent across updates or not.

Bobbo_3C0X1 wrote:

I just saw a new ATI 2020 release today that is specifically for Macs - may be worth a shot too if the issue is still ongoing. You'd still need to go through and allow ATI using the info Steve mentioned above - I'm not sure it is persistent across updates or not.

Hi - thanks for the heads up. 

Sadly, I couldn't get the issue resolved before my free trial expired. The support team were looking at it, but have since gone quiet. 

To be fair to them, I guess they have to prioritise support for paying customers. But for me it's a Catch-22: I can't become a paying customer if I can't get the product to work.

It was doubly frustrating because I have two machines and on one it was working just fine!

I'm currently looking for an alternative, but there isn't much out there. Macrium Reflect is good, but it's only for Windows.... so I'm back to Time Machine for the forseeable future. 

D

 

David, please send a private message to Renata Gubaydullina | Product manager, Acronis True Image to see if she can help in any way with perhaps getting an extension to your trial of ATI?  Include a pointer to this forum topic in your message too.

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Hello David,

Acronis support engineers usually request the trial extension for the time needed to get the issue resolved. Please let me know, if you still haven't received the extension.