Changing a license

By changing the license, you switch to a different version or edition of the product. The following table summarizes the available options.

Switching a license

Why you may need it

Trial > Full

After trying the product, you purchased a license.

Full > Full different edition
  • You want to upgrade Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 from a stand-alone product to the advanced platform in order to use the centralized management capability. For more information, refer to the "Upgrading from a stand-alone product to the advanced platform" section of the installation documentation.
  • You used a server edition license for a workstation. Now you want to assign the workstation a workstation license. After that, you can revoke the server one and use it for a server.
  • A machine has an Advanced Server license that allows you to back up 4 virtual machines. To back up more virtual machines, you need to assign the machine a Virtual Edition license.

Full > Full + add-on

You purchased an add-on license such as Universal Restore or Deduplication.

Backing up to the online storage* > Full

After backing up to the online storage only, you decided to buy an edition with greater functionality.

Trial > Backing up to the online storage*

After trying the product, you decided to back up to the online storage only.

*Online backup is not available for machines running Linux. Some types of data (such as Exchange databases) cannot be backed up to the online storage. Prior to backing up to the online storage, you need to activate a subscription for the online backup service on the machine(s) you want to back up. For more information refer to the "Online backup" section.

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Changing a license in advanced editions

Changing a license in stand-alone editions