Release date: April 27, 2010
Build: English USA, English UK, German & French
Downloadable Basic: 4102

Overview

Acronis is pleased to announce the update of Acronis Backup and Security 2010.

For a complete description of the product visit product page.

Installation Notes

The installation procedure is straightforward. Run the downloaded executable file and follow instructions.

Please pay attention that you must register a short serial number on the web in order to get the fully functional product. When you launch the program for the first time after installation, it will guide you through the product registration and activation procedure. If you need more detailed information, open the product's Help by following the path Start -> Programs -> Acronis Backup and Security 2010 -> Acronis Backup and Security 2010 Help and go to "Activating the product".

New Features

• Integration with Acronis Drive Monitor: Acronis Backup and Security 2010 backs up data on a hard drive as soon as there is an alarm on Acronis Drive Monitor about a potential problem with the drive.
• Autoupdate: Acronis Backup and Security 2010 automatically checks for a new version on the Web site every time you run the application.
• The SnapAPI module # 517.

List of Issues Fixed in This Release

• System reboots when you press "Tab" in Acronis Backup and Security 2010 Restore wizard on bootable media.
• Some files are not included into the backup when you back up files and folders together with Windows special folders (e.g. "Documents").
• Acronis Backup and Security 2010 overwrites full backups even if the "A new full backup overwrites the previous one" option is disabled.
• Acronis Backup and Security 2010 does not detect the iOmega REV-70 USB drive.
• Acronis Backup and Security 2010 renames an archive with the "-" symbol in its name when the task runs for the second time.
• Acronis Backup and Security 2010 on bootable media reboots the computer when you click the "Next" button in the "Options" window of the Backup wizard.
• Partition labels are displayed incorrectly in the One-click Backup wizard.
• The color of the days in the calendar remains blue (scheduled) for the current day even if the backup has already run successfully.
• Consolidation fails with the "Backup date cannot be found" error in a log file.
• Acronis Backup and Security 2010 creates the "MyBackups" folder while a backup is being created.
• Acronis Backup and Security 2010 asks you to insert the next storage media when the size of the archive, created on the iOmega REV storage device reaches 2 GB.
• Wireless keyboard and mouse packs do not work with Acronis Backup and Security 2010 on bootable media.
• One-Click Backup operation fails with the "Tag 0x0" error.
• Acronis Backup and Security 2010 becomes unresponsive when you delete a large backup from the Acronis Secure Zone.
• The TrueImage.exe process may stop responding after closing Acronis Backup and Security 2010.
• Acronis Time Explorer recovers an empty *.doc file from an external hard drive if the *.doc file was modified while the Time Explorer was running.
• Acronis Time Explorer recovers a corrupted *.doc file if the *.doc file was modified while the Time Explorer was running.
• Acronis Backup and Security 2010 freezes Windows Vista or Windows 7 operating system.

Known Issues

• Acronis Backup and Security 2010 cannot be installed if a previous version of Acronis Backup and Security 2010 is already installed. Uninstall the previous version first.
• Acronis Backup and Security 2010 cannot be installed if Acronis True Image Home 2010 is already installed. Uninstall Acronis True Image Home 2010 first.
• Antivirus module doesn't scan for viruses inside of .tib files.
• The links to the database with virus descriptions on the Acronis site do not work.
• If Real Time Protection is on and you're going to back up a new volume which is not scanned by Real Time Protection yet, we recommend you to wait till the scan is completed. Otherwise viruses can get into backup even with the 'Scan for viruses before backup' option enabled.
• Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0 is not supported by Acronis Backup and Security 2010 2010 Anti-spam module.
• Deep System Scan may be very resource-consuming with high CPU load.
• Repair function is unavailable on 64-bit versions of Windows.
• Scanning for viruses cannot be disabled when running Acronis One-Click Backup.
• Antiphishing toolbar does not behave as expected in Firefox 3.6.
• Nonstop Backup settings might be lost after the trial period has expired.
• Files that were moved to quarantine during the trial period become inaccessible after the trial period expiration.