Need instructions for creating OS backup to NAS and recover from NAS if Windows not loadable.
I just purchased ATI 2018 to make a backup of my OS C drive SSD. This would be useful to anyone that has had a hard drive crash.
It probably seems basic, but I can't find in the documentation detailed instructions to backup my Windows C drive SSD with the ability to later recover from the NAS back up if my hard drive crashes.
Do I do a whole-drive back-up, or a clone? What options should I choose? Backup by sector? Place Acronis on media?
How do I recover the NAS backup if the drive crashes? Do I need to use a second computer to recover the OS drive backup? Can ATI 2018 access the NAS directly?


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Guy, Steve has provided excellent links & guidance. Here's some additional info:
When creating an OS backup, you must create a "Disk Mode" backup. Select the OS drive top level box, then select full partition list and make sure all partitions are selected:
It is your option whether to create full backups only, incremental backups, or differential backups.
In the event of an OS disk crash, accessing your NAS can be a challenge, especially if your NAS is connected through WIFI.
As Steve Recommends: "Create and test your Acronis bootable Rescue Media a long long time before you will ever need to use it in anger! Make sure you can see all your disk drives that will be needed for recovery."
Sometimes, when using rescue media, you won't be able to access the NAS using the NAS name. If that is the case, you should then try the NAS IP address.
Another issue is the login credentials for your NAS. If you map your NAS share drive to a drive letter in Windows, when you boot with rescue media, you will have to manually input the NAS login credentials for the share drive where the backups are located.
Additionally, if you encrypt and password protect the backup, then you will also have to type in that password when you perform a recovery.
If you have access to another computer that has access to the NAS, then the easiest way to recover is to use the other computer to copy the .tib files from the NAS to a USB drive. Then attach the USB drive to the computer with with the failed OS drive. Boot rescue media and perform the restore. This is how I perform my restore operations.
I would like to repeat Steve's recommendation: "Create and test your Acronis bootable Rescue Media a long long time before you will ever need to use it in anger! Make sure you can see all your disk drives that will be needed for recovery."
Regards,
FtrPilot
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