FAQs & Hot Topics

Acronis True Image 2015: FAQ
Acronis True Image 2015: Licensing and Upgrade FAQ
Acronis True Image 2015: "You've exceeded the maximum number of activations for this serial number"
Acronis True Image: Using Cloud Storage
Acronis True Image 2015 for Mac: FAQ

Licensing, Requirements, Features & More

Acronis True Image: Cleanup Utility
How to find the serial number of your Acronis product
Windows 10 support in Acronis products
Acronis Smart Error Reporting
Solid state drive support in Acronis products
Acronis Bootable Media
USB 3.0 support in Acronis products
Acronis True Image: installation fails with "Some Acronis products must be uninstalled first"
Acronis Backup Software: 32-Bit UEFI Devices Support Limitation
Ext4 Support in Acronis Products
Acronis True Image: Supported File Systems
macOS Mojave(10.14) support in Acronis True Image
Acronis Software: Advanced Format Drives Support
Available languages of Acronis products
Acronis True Image 2015: Licensing
Hybrid drives are not supported in Acronis bootable environment
Firewall settings for Acronis products
Windows 8 support in Acronis products
Acronis True Image on Mac: supported Parallels Desktop versions
Acronis Bootable Media displays wrong drive letters
Acronis True Image 2015: Supported File Systems
Acronis True Image 2015 for Mac: Supported Operating Systems
Windows Home Server support in Acronis products
Acronis True Image 2015: Try and Decide Is Not Supported
Acronis backup software does not support FTPS
Windows activation required after restore with Acronis Universal Restore, cloning or converting backup to virtual machine
Acronis True Image: Smart Exclusions in Backup to Cloud
EFI-based operating systems support in Acronis products
Acronis True Image 2015: System Requirements and Supported Storage Media
Acronis True Image 2015 for Mac: Supported File Systems
Acronis products: using USB sticks with more than 32GB capacity
Acronis True Image 2015: Local and Mixed Synchronization Is Not Supported
Volume Size Supported by Acronis Software
Acronis True Image 2015: E-Mail Backup Is Not Supported
Multi-Product Bootable Media in Acronis Home Products
Acronis True Image on Mac: FileVault 2 support
Acronis True Image 2015: Discontinued Features
Acronis True Image 2015: Supported Operating Systems
Acronis True Image 2015/2014: Processes and Services
Acronis True Image on Mac: archive format
Acronis True Image: Dynamic Disks and Disks with GUID Partition Tables (GPT) Support
Acronis True Image 2015: Extended Capacity Is Not Supported
Backup archive compatibility across different product versions
Acronis True Image on Mac: Fusion Drive support
Acronis True Image: unsupported CPU and operating systems
Acronis Backup to Cloud access ports and hostnames
Compatibility of Acronis True Image 2015 and BitLocker
Acronis True Image: Media Supported by Backup to Cloud
Acronis True Image 2015: Boot Sequence Is Not Supported
Acronis True Image on Mac: Boot Camp support

How-tos

How to temporarily turn off Windows Defender Antivirus on Windows 10
How to download Acronis bootable media ISO
How to clone a laptop hard drive
Acronis True Image: repair, update and clean installations on Windows
Acronis True Image: recovering Windows from a boot failure
Acronis Backup Software: How to Manually Extract Drivers from VMware Tools
Acronis True Image on Mac: Restoring
Acronis True Image 2015: Restoring to Dissimilar Hardware with Acronis Universal Boot
Acronis True Image: adding a previously created backup to the backups list
How to download Acronis Product in another language
Acronis True Image 2015: Recovering Files from Acronis Cloud
Acronis True Image 2015: Creating WinPE Media with Acronis Plug-In
Acronis True Image Home: Backing Up to NAS
Acronis True Image 2015 for Mac: Backing Up
Acronis True Image: Send Feedback
Acronis True Image 2015: Creating an Entire PC Backup
Acronis True Image 2015: How to Set Custom Shortcut Key for System Report
Acronis True Image 2015: Creating Acronis Bootable Media with a Backup File
Acronis True Image 2015 for Mac: Scheduling a Backup
Backing Up a NAS Unit
Acronis True Image: switching from partitions to entire disk recovery mode
Acronis True Image: how to delete backups in Acronis Cloud and free up Cloud storage space
Acronis True Image 2015: How to Change Acronis Startup Recovery Manager Delay Time
Acronis True Image 2015: Cloning Disks
Acronis True Image 2015 for Mac: Creating Bootable Media
Changing Keyboard Language in Acronis Bootable Media
Acronis True Image: Using Cloud Storage
Acronis True Image 2015: Installation
Making Acronis Products Compatible with Antivirus Software
Acronis True Image 2015: How to Restore Backups of Older True Image Versions
Acronis True Image 2015: Creating a Disk Backup
Acronis True Image on Mac: Changing the Product Language
Acronis True Image: how to distinguish between UEFI and Legacy BIOS boot modes of Acronis Bootable Media
Acronis True Image 2015: Setting Up Backup Compression
Acronis True Image 2015: Activating a Full Version
Acronis True Image 2015 for Mac: Installation
Acronis True Image on Mac: Connecting to TimeCapsule using Acronis bootable media
Acronis True Image 2015: Creating a File Backup
Acronis True Image 2015: Updating to the Latest Build
Acronis True Image 2015: Creating Acronis Bootable Media

Technical Questions & Known Solutions

Acronis True Image Errors Out with "Failed to deploy task"
Acronis True Image: Backup Fails with 0x000B03EC
Acronis True Image: Backup Fails with "Disk is full" Or "Write error"
First cloud backup is slow
Acronis True Image: unable to select a disk for new backup, already configured backups fail, if volsnap is missing from UpperFilters in the system registry
Acronis True Image Errors Out with “Unable to create volume snapshot”
Acronis True Image Errors Out on an Attempt to Open Backup Location
Acronis True Image Errors Out with "Access to the file or folder is denied"
Acronis True Image: Entire PC backup fails with "Unknown status" if Windows Sandbox is enabled
Acronis Cyber Backup Software: "Failed to create volume snapshot"
Acronis True Image: A Backup Attempt Fails with "Failed to read data from the disk"
Acronis Bootable Media Does Not Detect OCZ RevoDrive 350
Acronis True Image: Backup fails if Act! software product is misconfigured
Acronis True Image: installation fails with "Some Acronis products must be uninstalled first"
Acronis True Image for Mac: Scheduled Backups Reports "Bug: 12F37" in the System Console
Acronis True Image: Backup Fails with "Cannot access the path"
Acronis True Image: Installation Fails with "Another installation is already in progress"
Acronis True Image for Mac Does Not Attempt to Reconnect to a Lost Share during a Backup
Acronis True Image 2015: Reboot after Recovery Does Not Work on PC with ASROCK Z87 Pro3 Motherboard
Acronis True Image: Installation Fails with "The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed"
Acronis True Image 2015: Need to Reset Acronis Secure Zone Password after Activating Acronis Startup Recovery Manager
Acronis True Image: false alarm by email about a failed backup
Acronis Backup Software Creates Large Incremental or Differential Backup Archives
Acronis True Image for Mac: Backup Progress Pauses at 99%
Acronis True Image 2015: Target Disk Is Inaccessible after Recovery Completion
Acronis Backup Software: Backup of Disk Containing VHD File from Which Machine Is Currently Booted Fails with 'The Specified Volume Is Nested Too Deeply to Participate in the VSS Operation'
Acronis True Image 2015: Port and Protocol Fields Are Not Visible on Notifications Tab in Localized Builds
Acronis True Image 2015: Deactivating SMTP Authentication Does Not Work
Acronis Cyber Backup: BSoD after Restore to New Hardware with "Stop 0x0000007B" Due to Restricted Installation of Devices
Acronis True Image: "Installation has failed. This installation package couldn't be opened"
Acronis True Image: Backup Fails with "Cannot access the path"
Acronis True Image for Mac: Remaining Space on Cloud Does Not Change during Backup
Acronis True Image 2015: Unable to Move License from One Machine to Another
Acronis True Image for Mac: FileVault2 Cannot Be Turned On after Restore to Unallocated Space
Acronis True Image: Rescue Media Creation Fails with "Unable to format media"
Acronis Backup 11.5/11.7 for Linux: LVM Structure Cannot Be Partially Restored during Automatic Mapping
Acronis True Image 2015 for Mac: Need to Reassign Cloud Services Folders after Restore when Smart Exclusions Are Enabled
Acronis True Image 2015: Bootable Media Does Not Support Microsoft Surface Touchscreen
Acronis True Image: Installation fails with "The system cannot find the file specified"
Acronis True Image: "Failed to parse the license file"
Acronis True Image 2015: Backups Are Not Displayed in WebRestore if Datacenter Was Selected Manually
Acronis True Image for Mac: Backup of Files with Extended Attributes Fails
Acronis True Image 2015: Nonstop Backup of an Encrypted Drive with BitLocker Fails with "The selected source is not supported by Nonstop Backup."
Acronis True Image Errors Out with "Failed to run now"
Acronis True Image on Mac: Parallels Desktop Virtual Machines Do Not Boot if Recovered as Files
Acronis True Image 2015: Backup of Restored GPT Disk Fails with "Cannot find the partition selected for the backup"
Acronis True Image: backup to Cloud fails with "Failed to get the account information from database"
Acronis True Image 2015: Installation Over Acronis True Image 2014 Results In "Installation incomplete. Some required files are used by other process"
Acronis True Image for Mac: Restoring Your Disk to a Larger One Will Increase the Size of the Recovery HD Partition Size
Acronis True Image 2015: "You've exceeded the maximum number of activations for this serial number"

Troubleshooting

Acronis True Image: Cleanup Utility
Acronis True Image: repair, update and clean installations on Windows
Acronis Home Products: Serial Number Is Not Accepted
Acronis True Image: Installation Fails in Windows
Acronis True Image: recovering Windows from a boot failure
Acronis Software: Unbootable System after Cloning Operation
Acronis True Image: Restored Operating System Fails to Boot
Acronis Software: Troubleshooting Universal Restore and Bootability Issues
Acronis True Image for Mac: Acronis System Report
Acronis True Image: Finding and Analyzing Logs
Acronis True Image: Recovery Fails
Acronis True Image: Troubleshooting Network Connection Issues
Acronis Software: Cloning Fails
Acronis True Image: Troubleshooting Performance Issues
Acronis True Image: Troubleshooting Nonstop Backup
Acronis Software: Allowing Acronis Products Through Firewalls
Acronis True Image 2015: Creating an MS Installer Log
Acronis Bootable Media(Linux-based): Troubleshooting NIC Detection
Acronis Backup to Cloud access ports and hostnames
Acronis True Image 2015: How to Set Custom Shortcut Key for System Report
Acronis True Image: Applications don't work or files are damaged after recovery
Acronis True Image: Validation Fails
Acronis Bootable Media(Linux-based): Troubleshooting Network Browsing Issues
Acronis True Image: Backup Fails
Acronis True Image 2015: Generating System Report
Acronis Software: Troubleshooting Consolidation Failures
Acronis True Image 2014-2016: Troubleshooting WinPE-Based Bootable Media Creation Issues
Acronis True Image: Installation Over a Previous Version Fails
Acronis True Image: Troubleshooting System Clean-up Issues
Acronis Software: Troubleshooting Scheduled Backup Issues
Acronis Software: Making Acronis Products Compatible with Third-Party Firewall Software
Acronis True Image: Troubleshooting Mount/Explore Issues in Windows
Acronis True Image: Troubleshooting Disk Management Issues
Acronis Linux-based Bootable Media: Troubleshooting USB HID Devices Detection Issues
Acronis True Image: repairing program settings
Acronis True Image: Troubleshooting Sync
Acronis True Image: Troubleshooting Acronis Startup Recovery Manager Issues