Copyright © Acronis, Inc., 2000-2009 1195. Select whether you want to mount image in Read-only or Read/Write mode.6. If you select Read/Write mode, the program assumes that the connected image willbe modified, and creates an incremental archive file to capture the changes. It is stronglyrecommended that you list the forthcoming changes in the comment to this file.7. The program displays a summary containing a single operation. Click Proceed toconnect the selected partition image as a virtual disk.8. After the image is connected, the program will run Windows Explorer, showing itscontents. Now you can operate with files or folders as if they were located on a physicaldisk.You can connect multiple partition images. If you want to connect another partitionimage, repeat the procedure.11.2.3 Unmounting an imageWe recommend that you unmount the virtual disk after all necessary operations arefinished, as keeping up virtual disks takes considerable system resources. If you do not,the virtual disk will disappear after your server is turned off.To disconnect the virtual disk, click Unmount Image and select the disk to unmount.You can also unmount the disk in Windows Explorer by right-clicking on its icon andselecting Unmount.11.3 Consolidating backupsThe file name-based consolidation allows deleting the backups that you do not need anymore from any archive while keeping the archive consistency. The operation is somewhatsimilar to consolidating backups on the Acronis Backup Server. In either case, you candelete from an archive, if need be, the base full backup. The program will create anotherfull backup in place of the oldest remaining backup. The difference is as follows:1. On the backup server, backups are deleted permanently. File name-based consolidationcreates a consistent copy of the archive that does not contain deleted backups, but thesource archive stays as is unless you delete it. This requires more disk space but ensures
