In Windows 3.1 all that was required was 16 OS and Application floppies to recover and a new hard drive. In this time, I have experienced, hard drive failure, virus corruption of windows, severe voltage surges that damaged my physical hardware and the operating system. * Why do I need this utility, when it's very rarely the computers become so damaged to require this type of repair? You also need a USB hard drive to store the system image onto when using this utility too, so factor in this to the cost of this method. I learned how to use this by repeatedly viewing Acronis True Image 2017 videos on well - known video sharing websites, (you know the one). Its designed to regularly back up your computer and if it falls over, you can recover quickly and cheaply. The utility is a sophisticated backup and recovery utility for the home computer user. * What does it do, how did you learn to use this? The very latest one I downloaded from Acronis, so did not require the disk. Keep this box safely in case you require it again. In less than a week, it was posted from Switzerland and I received a boxed disk and the serial number to activate this. There are several versions with differing numbers of computing devices to backup for, and cloud storage options up to 5 TB.

You need Acronis Cloud Storage subscription to be able to back up to Acronis Cloud.I made an account on the Acronis website, downloaded the utility I wanted, and then trialled it for a week to get the hang of it. Click Select destination, and then select a destination for the backup:.You can specify a custom name for your backup:.Entire PC is pre-selected, leave it as is:.To back up the entire contents of your Windows computer The backup contains the operating system, installed programs, system settings, and all your personal data including your photos, music, and documents. When you select Entire PC as a backup type, Acronis True Image backs up all your internal hard drives in disk mode. We recommend that you choose this option when you are not sure which data that you need to protect. Backing up the entire machine is the most complete way to protect your data.

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