ACRONIS BACKUP AND RECOVERY 10 ONLINE STAND-ALONE User Manual

Table of contents1 Introduction to Acronis Backup & Recovery Online .................................................................41.1 What is Acronis Backup & Recovery Online?.............................................................................41.2 What data can I back up and recover? ......................................................................................41.3 How long will my backups be kept in the online storage? ........................................................41.4 How to secure my data? ............................................................................................................51.5 Backup and recovery FAQ ..........................................................................................................51.5.1 What backup methods are available? ........................................................................................................... 51.5.2 Is the online storage available under Acronis bootable media?.................................................................. 51.5.3 Can I use Acronis Universal Restore when recovering a system from the online storage? ...................... 51.5.4 What if a network connection is lost during online backup or recovery? .................................................. 61.5.5 What happens if I run out of space? .............................................................................................................. 61.5.6 What is the cleanup task for? ......................................................................................................................... 61.5.7 How to make a recovered machine recognize its subscription? ................................................................. 61.6 Initial Seeding FAQ .....................................................................................................................61.6.1 What is Initial Seeding?................................................................................................................................... 61.6.2 Why would I want to use Initial Seeding? ..................................................................................................... 71.6.3 Is Initial Seeding a paid service? ..................................................................................................................... 71.6.4 What types of hard drive can I use for Initial Seeding? ................................................................................ 71.6.5 Can I send more than one backup under a single Initial Seeding license? ................................................. 71.6.6 Can I send backups taken from a number of machines on a single hard drive? ........................................ 71.6.7 How to buy an Initial Seeding license? .......................................................................................................... 71.6.8 How to perform initial seeding?..................................................................................................................... 81.6.9 How to package a hard drive for shipment? ................................................................................................. 81.6.10 How do I track an Initial Seeding order status? .......................................................................................... 101.7 Large Scale Recovery FAQ........................................................................................................111.7.1 What is Large Scale Recovery? ..................................................................................................................... 111.7.2 Why would I use Large Scale Recovery?...................................................................................................... 121.7.3 Do I need to perform initial seeding to be able to use Large Scale Recovery?......................................... 121.7.4 Is Large Scale Recovery a paid service? ....................................................................................................... 121.7.5 Can I perform large scale recovery on a different machine? ..................................................................... 121.7.6 Can I obtain backups taken from a number of machines on a single hard drive? ................................... 121.7.7 How to buy a Large Scale Recovery license?............................................................................................... 121.7.8 How do I track a Large Scale Recovery order status? ................................................................................. 121.7.9 How to perform large scale recovery? ........................................................................................................ 131.8 Subscription lifecycle FAQ .......................................................................................................131.8.1 How to access my account management Web page? ............................................................................... 131.8.2 Where do I find the subscriptions that I purchased? ................................................................................. 131.8.3 When does my subscription begin?............................................................................................................. 141.8.4 What happens when my subscription expires? .......................................................................................... 141.8.5 How do I renew a subscription?................................................................................................................... 141.8.6 What is the “Group”column for? ................................................................................................................. 151.8.7 Can I revoke a subscription from a machine? ............................................................................................. 151.8.8 Can I cancel my subscription? ...................................................................................................................... 152 Where do I start? ................................................................................................................. 153 Choosing a subscription ....................................................................................................... 154 Software installation ............................................................................................................ 164.1 What software do I need to install? 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