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1 Getting started
1.1 Introduction
In this section
What is True Image™ 2013 by Acronis®? ................................................... 7
What is True Image 2013 Plus Pack by Acronis? ....................................... 8
True Image 2013 basic concepts ............................................................... 8
New in True Image 2013 by Acronis ........................................................ 10
FAQ about backup, recovery and cloning ................................................ 11
System requirements and supported media ........................................... 12
True Image 2013 installation ................................................................... 15
True Image 2013 activation .................................................................... 16
Program workspace ................................................................................. 18
1.1.1 What is True Image™ 2013 by Acronis
®
?
True Image 2013 by Acronis is an integrated software suite that ensures the security of all of the
information on your PC. It can back up the operating system, applications, settings and all of your
data, while also securely destroying any confidential data you no longer need. With this software,
you can back up selected files and folders, settings and messages of Microsoft e-mail clients — or
even the entire disk drive or selected partitions. Online backup will allow you to store your most
important files on a remote storage. Your data will be protected even if your computer is lost, stolen
or destroyed. Acronis Nonstop Backup continuously saves changes in your system and files, as often
as every five minutes, so you can rollback easily to any point in time if needed.
True Image 2013 provides you with all the essential tools to recover your computer system should a
disaster occur, such as losing data, accidentally deleting critical files or folders, or suffering a
complete hard disk crash.
With the unique technology developed by Acronis and implemented in True Image 2013 you can
perform exact, sector-by-sector disk backups. Such backups include all operating systems,
applications and configuration files, personal settings, and data.
True Image 2013 helps you protect your identity as well. Simply deleting old data will not remove it
permanently from your computer. True Image 2013 includes Acronis DriveCleanser that permanently
destroys files and wipes personal information from partitions and/or entire disks, as well as the
System Clean-up tool that cleans up your Windows system of all traces of user activity.
When performing scheduled backups, True Image 2013 automatically selects a backup mode (full,
incremental, differential), in accordance with the backup scheme set by the user.
You can store backups on almost any PC storage device.
Windows-style interface and wizards will make your work easier. Just perform a few simple steps and
let True Image 2013 take care of everything else! When a system problem occurs, the software will
get you up and running in no time.
