Verifying file authenticity

By using Blockchain technology, Acronis True Image 2019 can protect your backed-up files from unauthorized modification. This gives you a guarantee that you can recover data from exactly the same file that was backed up.

To verify a file's authenticity:

1. Open Acronis True Image 2019.
2. On the sidebar, click Backup.
3. From the backup list, select the notarized backup which contains the file that you want to verify.
4. On the right panel, open the Recovery tab.
5. Browse to the required file, click the arrow icon, and then click one of the following:
   • View certificate—The certificate containing the detailed information about the file security will be opened in the web browser.
   • Verify—Acronis True Image 2019 will check the file authenticity.

To verify a file's authenticity by using the File verification tool:

1. Open the File verification tool with one of the following methods:
   • In a web browser, open https://notary.acronis.com/verify.
   • On the sidebar of Acronis True Image 2019, click Backup, select a notarized backup, and then click Open File verification tool on the right panel.
2. In Finder, browse to the file that you want to verify, and then drag it to the web browser window.

If a notarized backup is stored on Acronis Cloud, you can also verify a backed-up file's authenticity in the Acronis Cloud web application.

To verify a file's authenticity on Acronis Cloud:

1. Go to https://www.acronis.com/my/online-backup/webrestore/, and then log in to your Acronis account.
2. On the Files tab, browse to the required file, point to the file name, and then click the View certificate icon or the Verify icon. See the commands description above.