Make sure that the USB drive is attached to your computer.
On the Data synchronization tab, specify your Acronis account credentials (if necessary), and click New sync.
Select a sync folder on your hard drive, and then click Next.
Select Local folder as an object with which you want to synchronize your data, and then click Next.
Select a sync folder on your USB drive.
Click Sync now and wait for the progress completion.
Hint: If you want your USB drive to have a regularly updated copy of a local folder, create an empty folder on the USB drive in advance and select it afterwards as the sync folder.
Hint: Keep your USB drive attached while working with the sync folder on your computer. Firstly you will not forget to sync your files at the end of your work, secondly Acronis True Image Home 2012 will process data changes gradually and quickly.
2. Synchronization "My computer 1 - My computer 2"
Popular cases:
You want to sync your documents between your home computer and work computer (via the Internet).
You want to sync your photos, music, videos between your home notebook and home desktop computer (via your home network).
It does not matter which of your computers is computer 1, and which is computer 2. You can start from any of your computers. See more details in How to sync data between your computers.
Steps to perform on your computer 1:
Start Acronis True Image Home 2012.
On the Data synchronization tab, specify your Acronis account credentials (if necessary), and click New sync.
Specify a sync folder and other settings, if necessary.
Click Create sync and wait for the progress completion.
Steps to perform on your computer 2:
Start Acronis True Image Home 2012.
On the Data synchronization tab, specify your Acronis account credentials, if necessary.
Find the sync that you have created on computer 1, and then click Join this sync.
In the opened window, select the folder that you want to synchronize, and click Sync now.
Hint: If you initially have a folder with files on computer 1, and you want to have its regularly updated copy on computer 2, create in advance an empty folder on computer 2 and select it afterwards as the sync folder.
3. Synchronization "My computer - My friend's computer"
Popular cases:
You want to sync your photos, music, videos with your friend.
Please remember that by sharing music files you may infringe the copyright of their owners.
You and your colleague have some teamwork. You want to sync the project files between your computers.
Synchronization may start from any of the computers, but please note that the user who creates a sync is the owner of the sync. This means that only this user can change settings of the sync, invite other users to the sync, delete the sync, etc. See more details in How to sync data with another person.
Steps to perform on your computer (if you want to own the sync):
Start Acronis True Image Home 2012.
On the Data synchronization tab, specify your Acronis account credentials (if necessary), and click New sync.
Specify a sync folder and other settings, if necessary.
Click Create sync and wait for the progress completion.
On the created sync box, click the Settings icon and select Invite collaborators.
In the opened window, type e-mail address of your friends who you want to invite, and click Send.
Steps for your friend or colleague to perform on his computer:
Find and open the e-mail message sent from computer 1.
To join the sync, click the link in the message and then click Accept invitation.
Yow will be redirected to your Acronis account in your browser.
On the Synchronization tab, specify your Acronis account credentials and then click Log in.
Start Acronis True Image Home 2012.
Find the required sync box and click Join this sync.
In the Browse for Sync Folder window, select the folder that you want to synchronize, and click Sync now.
Hint: When you synchronize files with your friends, we recommend that each of you select for synchronization an empty folder, and then move folders with files inside the empty folder. As a result your files and your friends’ files will be stored in separate subfolders. This allows you to avoid muddle in the synced folder.