To use Acronis True Image 2014, you need to activate it via the Internet. Without activation the fully functional product works for 30 days. If you do not activate it during that period, all the program functions become unavailable except the recovery.
You can activate Acronis True Image 2014 either on your computer or from another computer, if your computer is not connected to the Internet.
Activation on a computer connected to the Internet
If your computer is connected to the Internet, you can activate the product either automatically or from within the program.
To activate the product automatically:
Start the installation procedure. See details in Installing Acronis True Image 2014.
At the Serial number step, select the Activate the product automatically check box. In this case Acronis True Image 2014 will try to perform activation during the first start after installation.
To activate the product from the main screen:
Start Acronis True Image 2014.
On the main program screen, click Activate now on the information bar.
If the computer where you install Acronis True Image 2014 does not have Internet connection or if the program cannot connect to Acronis Activation Server, you may select one of the following actions:
Try again - select this option to try to connect to the Acronis Activation Server again.
Retry automatically later - Acronis True Image 2014 will try to connect to the Acronis Activation Server every hour without the user interaction.
Activate from another computer - you can activate the program manually from another machine that is connected to the Internet (see below).
Activation from another computer
If your computer is not connected to the Internet, you may activate Acronis True Image 2014 by using another computer which has connection to the Internet.
To activate the product from another computer:
Install and start Acronis True Image 2014.
On the main program screen, click Activate now on the information bar.
In the opened window, select Activate from another computer.
In the Acronis True Image 2014 Activation window, perform 3 simple steps:
Save your installation code to a file by clicking the Save to file button, and specify a removable media as the file location (for example, a USB flash drive). You may also simply write down this code on a piece of paper.
On another computer which has the Internet connection, go to http://www.acronis.com/activation/. The instructions on the screen will help you to get your activation code by using the installation code. Save the obtained activation code to a file on a removable media, or write it down on paper.
On your computer, click the Load from file button and specify a path to the file with the activation code; or, simply type it into the box from the piece of paper.
Click Activate.
"Too many activations" issue
Possible reasons for the issue:
You exceed the maximum number of computers with installed Acronis True Image 2014.
For example, you have a serial number for one computer and you install True Image on the second computer.
Solutions:
Enter a new serial number. If you do not have it, you can buy it in the Acronis built-in store.
Move the license to your new computer from another one on which the product is already activated. To do this, select the computer from which you want to move the license. Note that True Image will be deactivated on that computer.
You reinstall Windows, or change hardware of your computer.
For example, you might upgrade motherboard or processor in your computer. Activation is lost, because True Image sees your computer as a new one.
Solution:
To reactivate True Image on your computer, choose from the list the same computer by its old name.