Backup and recovery
Backup refers to making copies of data so that they can be used to recover the original data after a data loss event.
Backups are useful primarily for two purposes:
Backup versions
A backup version is created during a backup operation. Each version represents a point in time to which the system or data can be restored. The first backup version contains all the data selected for backup. The second and subsequent versions contain only data changes that occurred since the previous backup version. All the backup versions are stored in a single backup file.
Backup file format
When you back up your Mac to a local storage or a network place, Acronis True Image 2016 saves backup data in the proprietary .tib format, by using compression. The data from .tib file backups can be recovered only through Acronis True Image 2016.
When you back up your Mac to Acronis Cloud, Acronis True Image 2016 saves your data "as is". You can open the Acronis Cloud web application on any Mac computer and recover the data.
Schedule
For your backups to be really helpful, they must be as up-to-date as possible. Schedule your backups to run on a regular basis.
Backup retention rules
Every time you run a backup operation, manually or on a schedule, Acronis True Image 2016 creates a new backup version in the backup location. A maximum of 10 versions are stored in one location. This rule applies to both Acronis Cloud and local or network folders. When you create the eleventh version, Acronis True Image 2016 automatically deletes the oldest version of the backup. As a result, you always have the ten most recent backup versions.
Note: In the case of a local or network backup location, you can create more than 10 versions by setting a new destination for the backup. The versions stored in the previous location will not be deleted.