Backing up to local or network storage

To back up your data to local or network storage:

1. Open Acronis True Image 2016.
2. Perform one of the following:
   • If this is your first backup, skip this step.
   • If you already have a backup and you want to create a new one, click Add Backup at the bottom of the backup list.

     Note: To delete a backup, right-click it, and then click Delete. The backup will be removed from the list, and the backup files will be deleted from the backup storage.

3. Click the backup source icon, and then select what you want to back up:
   • Disks
   • Files and folders

   

4. Click the backup destination icon, select where you want to save the backup file to, and then click OK. If the location is not listed, click Select Other Destination, and then select a location.
5. [Optional step] Configure additional settings. You can:
   • Exclude files and folders manually at Settings —> Exclusions. Refer to Excluding items from backups for details.
   • Configure the backup schedule at Settings —> Schedule. Refer to Scheduling for details.
   • Protect your backup with a password and encryption at Settings —> Encryption. Select the Encrypt backup check box, and then type a password. Please memorize this password, because it cannot be retrieved.

     Acronis True Image 2016 protects your backups with an AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) cryptographic algorithm using a 256-bit encryption key.

6. After you have configured all settings and you are ready to start a backup, click Start Backup.

To recover your Mac from a Acronis True Image backup, you must have an Acronis bootable media. If you do not have one, please create it. Refer to Creating bootable rescue media for details.