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Upgrading from TI-2018 to TI-2020

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Hi,
I just purchased and downloaded True Image 2020 and I have a few questions as I'm going from Ti-2018 to TI-2020:

1. I got "3" downloaded files: Windows, Mac and Acronis Universal Restore. Why the separate file for the "Restore"? Is there a different routine for doing backups? If so let me know.
2. Do I need to make a "new" boot disc?
3. Can I just "resume" my backup routine I use with TI-2018; which is doing a "full" backup, then 3 "differentials" and then a new "full" backup. I.E. I've done the 2nd differential with 2018, can I just do the 3rd. differential after I install 2020, or do I need to completely start over with things?
4, If there's anything else I need to look out for in the transition, please give me a heads up.
Thanks in Advance

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Don, the three download files are for different purposes. 

If you have a Windows computer, then install from that file.  Mac ditto.

Acronis Universal Restore is only needed if migrating an installed OS to different hardware (i.e. another computer, changed motherboard, CPU etc).  Most users do not need to install AUR.

Yes, you should create a new Acronis Rescue Media boot disc or USB stick.  ATI 2020 creates new Disk backup files in .tibx format which all older versions of ATI cannot read, open etc.

If you are upgrading directly from ATI 2018 to 2020, then your existing backup tasks should be brought forward and can be continued as is, and will continue to use the older .tib files even for disk backups. 

See the following KB documents published by Acronis with regards to .tibx files.

KB 63518: Acronis True Image 2020: do not delete first tibx file

KB 63227: Acronis True Image: Do not delete .TIB or .TIBX files outside of Acronis True Image

KB 63498: Acronis True Image 2020: new tibx backup format FAQ

KB 63425: Acronis True Image 2020: Limitations of tibx backups

KB 63516: Acronis True Image 2020: Incremental backups do not create separate files when using new backup format

KB 63445: Acronis True Image 2020: how to view and manage backup versions in new backup format

KB 63444: Acronis True Image 2020: tibx backups in local destinations

KB 63613: Acronis True Image: local backups are not available for recovery if "metadata" file appears in the backup destination - if you see metadata file(s).

  Thanks for all above that posted on my topic.  After reading everything I'm wondering if I even want to venture into TI-2020??  The files are sitting in my email client waiting to be downloaded.  The guy that posted the URL above (Logitech21) really scared me with the story contained. How do I find out if the build of the TI-2020 I have waiting to be downloaded is "not" 22510 ?

  Anyway, I don't do complicated backups like some of the posters.  I just have one machine, running W-10.  I used a USB portable drive for my backup container and always use a DVD disc for booting up to do a recovery, which I've only done once on my previous XP machine.  Here is my process:

1.Place DVD disc in slot and boot up if recovery is needed

2.Reboot, and hit F-2 to go into BIOS mode.

3.Select "Boot" from BIOS options, select boot override and then chose the DVD option and make sure my USB drive is plugged in before hitting enter.

4,After the deed is done, I re-boot from the "C:" drive and that's it.

  Am I going to run into problems with this new TI-2020?  My backup regimen is to do a full backup, then 3 differentials and then another full backup.  Once I get the new full backup, I delete all of the previous backups as I don't have enough space on the portable USB drive to contain all that data. I don't do any renaming; just keep choosing the same backup name and path for the complete system backup task.  Seems to me with all the changes from Ti-2018 to TI-2020 have gotten much more complex than need be.  Any advice would be really helpful.  Thanks in adavance !!

Don, the build number of the ATI 2020 installer is either shown within the name of the file or else is shown when you look at the properties of the file.

For the majority of users, there should be no real issues with installing & using the latest 22510 build, and by already having Windows 10 on your computer, that removes one specific issue which is associated with this build and Windows 7.

There is one key aspect of recovery that you may need to be aware of if comparing to how you did things back on Windows XP, and that is the BIOS boot mode that your Windows 10 OS uses and which needs to be the same when booting from the Acronis Rescue Media.

This is easy to check by running the command:  msinfo32 in Windows then looking at the BIOS mode shown in the right panel of the report produced.  This can be either Legacy for older systems, or else UEFI for newer ones.

See KB 59877: Acronis True Image: how to distinguish between UEFI and Legacy BIOS boot modes of Acronis Bootable Media

You will still be able to make your choice of Backup methods and use a Differential scheme as you have with ATI 2018 but if you are creating any new Disk backups, these will use a different naming convention to how you see with ATI 2018, as all the extra _full_... and _diff_... file name endings are gone with ATI 2020.  The list of KB documents I posted in my earlier update above covers these differences.

  I put another issue on the TI-2018 site about not being able to make an "additional" boot DVD now for TI-2018.  Don't know if that's related to one of your points above.  If I can't make a recovery disc anymore, I'm not about to install TI-2020 and not be able to make one for that release.  I still have the recovery disc I made on this PC when I bought it and installed TI-2018.  I hope nothing happens to that disc as right now that's all I have if a problem arises that I need to do a recovery.  And, so far that disc still works fine as I tried it out today.

Don, I can only echo the comment from Mustang (Paul) in the other topic.  You should not be formatting any optical media (CD or DVD) before using it to create rescue media.  Just put a blank CD or DVD in the drive and let Acronis create the media on that disc.

  Thanks Steve.  I used a "new" DVD and things went as they should.  So, now I have to get back to installing T-2020 and hope everything works out as I figure out how to use it.  I did ask another question of Mustang about reusing one of my "two" TI-2018 working boot Discs for my TI-2020 boot disc. I'll see how that works out.  Thanks again for all the information and help.