<s>
Acronis	B-Operating_System
Cyber	I-Operating_System
Protect	I-Operating_System
Home	I-Operating_System
Office	I-Operating_System
(	O
previously	O
known	O
as	O
Acronis	B-Operating_System
True	I-Operating_System
Image	I-Operating_System
)	O
is	O
a	O
software	O
package	O
produced	O
by	O
Acronis	O
International	O
GmbH	O
that	O
aims	O
to	O
protect	O
the	O
system	O
from	O
ransomware	O
and	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
backup	B-Application
and	O
restore	O
files	O
or	O
entire	O
systems	O
from	O
a	O
backup	B-Application
archive	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
previously	O
created	O
using	O
the	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
2020	O
,	O
Acronis	B-Operating_System
Cyber	I-Operating_System
Protect	I-Operating_System
Home	I-Operating_System
Office	I-Operating_System
includes	O
malware	O
and	O
Zoom	B-Application
protection	O
(	O
though	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
use	O
such	O
features	O
depends	O
on	O
the	O
subscription	O
purchased	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Acronis	O
can	O
create	O
two	O
types	O
of	O
backup	B-Application
archives	O
:	O
(	O
1	O
)	O
file	O
backups	B-Application
(	O
which	O
consist	O
of	O
user-specified	O
files	O
and	O
directories	O
(	O
but	O
not	O
the	O
metadata	O
of	O
the	O
disk	O
or	O
partition	O
)	O
)	O
and	O
(	O
2	O
)	O
full	O
system	B-Operating_System
images	I-Operating_System
(	O
which	O
consist	O
of	O
files	O
,	O
directories	O
and	O
disk	O
metadata	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
can	O
create	O
full	O
disk	O
backup	B-Application
archives	O
of	O
several	O
file	O
systems	O
including	O
:	O
NTFS	B-Application
(	O
Windows	O
)	O
;	O
FAT32	B-Application
(	O
Windows	O
9x	O
and	O
removable	O
media	O
)	O
;	O
Macintoish	O
systems	O
(	O
HFS+	B-Application
and	O
APFS	B-Application
)	O
and	O
Linux	O
systems	O
(	O
ext2	B-Application
,	O
ext3	B-Application
,	O
ext4	B-Application
;	O
ReiserFS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Architecture
Swap	I-Architecture
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Acronis	O
has	O
an	O
agent	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
installed	O
within	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
backups	B-Application
to	O
be	O
performed	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
while	O
the	O
computer	O
is	O
being	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
can	O
perform	O
full	O
,	O
differential	O
and	O
incremental	O
backups	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Full	O
creates	O
a	O
new	O
backup	B-Application
archive	O
every	O
time	O
and	O
backs	O
up	O
everything	O
specified	O
by	O
the	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Differential	O
backups	B-Application
only	O
backup	B-Application
the	O
changes	O
made	O
since	O
the	O
latest	O
full	O
backup	B-Application
and	O
incremental	O
only	O
backs	O
up	O
the	O
changes	O
made	O
since	O
the	O
last	O
incremental	O
backup	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Incremental	O
backups	B-Application
are	O
a	O
chain	O
and	O
loss	O
of	O
any	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
incremental	O
backups	B-Application
renders	O
the	O
entire	O
backup	B-Application
useless	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
Acronis	B-Operating_System
True	I-Operating_System
Image	I-Operating_System
2020	O
,	O
incremental	O
backups	B-Application
were	O
stored	O
individually	O
in	O
separate	O
tib	O
files	O
which	O
made	O
them	O
difficult	O
to	O
manage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
2020	O
,	O
Acronis	O
stores	O
backups	B-Application
in	O
a	O
single	O
archive	O
file	O
with	O
a	O
tibx	O
extension	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
specify	O
to	O
store	O
their	O
backup	B-Application
archives	O
in	O
Acronis	O
's	O
data	O
centers	O
around	O
the	O
globe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
who	O
subscribe	O
to	O
the	O
software	O
for	O
a	O
year	O
rather	O
than	O
buying	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
receive	O
cloud	O
storage	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
store	O
cloud-based	O
backups	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Acronis	B-Operating_System
Cyber	I-Operating_System
Protect	I-Operating_System
Home	I-Operating_System
Office	I-Operating_System
allows	O
users	O
to	O
restore	O
files	O
from	O
a	O
full	O
disk	O
or	O
a	O
file-based	O
archive	O
using	O
either	O
a	O
preinstallation	O
media	O
with	O
Acronis	O
on	O
it	O
or	O
from	O
within	O
the	O
user	O
interface	O
of	O
the	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
may	O
also	O
mount	O
a	O
backup	B-Application
archive	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
browse	O
the	O
contents	O
of	O
the	O
archive	O
in	O
a	O
manner	O
similar	O
to	O
browsing	O
any	O
other	O
disk	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SSD	B-Device
,	O
HDD	B-Device
or	O
NVMe	B-Application
)	O
to	O
another	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
disk	B-Application
cloning	I-Application
is	O
useful	O
for	O
installing	O
a	O
larger	O
disk	O
in	O
a	O
computer	O
or	O
replacing	O
a	O
hard	B-Device
disk	I-Device
drive	I-Device
with	O
a	O
solid	B-Device
state	I-Device
drive	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
hard	B-Device
disk	I-Device
manufacturers	O
including	O
Western	O
Digital	O
,	O
Intel	O
and	O
Seagate	O
provide	O
customized	O
variants	O
of	O
Acronis	B-Operating_System
True	I-Operating_System
Image	I-Operating_System
with	O
their	O
drives	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
clone	O
their	O
existing	O
disk	O
to	O
another	O
disk	O
,	O
typically	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
manufacturer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
Acronis	B-Operating_System
True	I-Operating_System
Image	I-Operating_System
2020	O
,	O
the	O
backup	B-Application
archives	O
were	O
stored	O
using	O
a	O
proprietary	B-Application
format	O
with	O
a	O
.tib	O
file	O
extension	O
on	O
Windows	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Older	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
cannot	O
read	O
backup	B-Application
archives	O
created	O
using	O
a	O
newer	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Managing	O
backup	B-Application
archives	O
created	O
using	O
the	O
Acronis	B-Operating_System
Cyber	I-Operating_System
Protect	I-Operating_System
Home	I-Operating_System
Office	I-Operating_System
software	O
can	O
be	O
challenging	O
for	O
expert	O
users	O
who	O
want	O
to	O
use	O
it	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
other	O
software	O
to	O
manage	O
their	O
backups	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
software	O
does	O
not	O
recognize	O
when	O
backups	B-Application
have	O
been	O
deleted	O
using	O
external	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Acronis	B-Operating_System
Cyber	I-Operating_System
Protect	I-Operating_System
Home	I-Operating_System
Office	I-Operating_System
is	O
used	O
by	O
cybersecurity	O
researchers	O
to	O
conduct	O
analysis	O
of	O
computer	O
viruses	O
because	O
it	O
is	O
faster	O
than	O
using	O
alternative	O
techniques	O
such	O
as	O
virtualization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Acronis	B-Operating_System
Cyber	I-Operating_System
Protect	I-Operating_System
Home	I-Operating_System
Office	I-Operating_System
is	O
used	O
by	O
computer	O
technicians	O
to	O
deploy	O
a	O
common	O
system	B-Operating_System
image	I-Operating_System
to	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
preinstallation	O
media	O
of	O
Acronis	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
create	O
full	O
disk	O
backup	B-Application
archives	O
of	O
a	O
given	O
system	O
without	O
needing	O
to	O
install	O
the	O
agent	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
being	O
cloned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Acronis	O
began	O
in	O
2001	O
as	O
a	O
division	O
of	O
SWsoft	O
and	O
in	O
2003	O
became	O
a	O
separate	O
company	O
and	O
continued	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
Acronis	B-Operating_System
True	I-Operating_System
Image	I-Operating_System
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
True	B-Operating_System
Image	I-Operating_System
name	O
was	O
applied	O
to	O
all	O
platforms	O
from	O
Home	O
to	O
Corporate	O
until	O
2010	O
,	O
when	O
Acronis	O
business	O
backup	B-Application
software	I-Application
was	O
renamed	O
,	O
with	O
True	B-Operating_System
Image	I-Operating_System
being	O
the	O
home	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
Acronis	B-Operating_System
True	I-Operating_System
Image	I-Operating_System
9	O
,	O
their	O
business-focused	O
product	O
Acronis	O
Backup	B-Application
or	O
Acronis	O
Cyber	O
Protect	O
shared	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
as	O
their	O
home	O
product	O
with	O
the	O
minor	O
exception	O
that	O
the	O
business	O
versions	O
were	O
called	O
Acronis	B-Operating_System
True	I-Operating_System
Image	I-Operating_System
Server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
server	O
backup	B-Application
software	I-Application
was	O
renamed	O
"	O
Acronis	O
Backup	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
Year	O
Notes	O
6.0	O
2002	O
Supports	O
creation	O
of	O
disk	B-Application
images	I-Application
on	O
recordable	O
DVD	O
media	O
and	O
external	O
USB	O
drives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supports	O
disk	B-Application
cloning	I-Application
that	O
directly	O
duplicates	O
the	O
contents	O
of	O
a	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
to	O
another	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
8.0	O
2004	O
Supports	O
backing	O
up	O
to	O
a	O
network	O
location	O
and	O
restoring	O
individual	O
files	O
from	O
a	O
disk	B-Application
image	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
9.0	O
2005	O
The	O
last	O
version	O
to	O
support	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Device
ME	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
10.0	O
2006	O
Backs	O
up	O
and	O
restores	O
directly	O
from	O
network	O
shares	O
and	O
FTP	B-Protocol
servers	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Can	O
save	O
archives	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Outlook	I-Application
and	O
Outlook	B-Application
Express	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
Windows	O
Address	O
Book	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
12/2009	O
2009	O
One-click	O
Backup	B-Application
backs	O
up	O
a	O
computer	O
using	O
default	O
settings	O
,	O
without	O
asking	O
any	O
question	O
other	O
than	O
backup	B-Application
destination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
13/2010	O
2010	O
Supports	O
Virtual	O
Hard	B-Device
Disk	I-Device
(	O
VHD	O
)	O
and	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nonstop	O
Backup	B-Application
provides	O
continuous	B-General_Concept
data	I-General_Concept
protection	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Online	O
Backup	B-Application
backs	O
up	O
data	O
to	O
an	O
off-site	O
location	O
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
13	O
home	O
available	O
as	O
free	O
WD	O
Edition	O
(	O
see	O
partnerships	O
below	O
)	O
14/2011	O
2010	O
Supports	O
USB	O
3.0	O
,	O
integration	O
with	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
and	O
predefined	O
backup	B-Application
schemes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
15/2012	O
2011	O
Supports	O
File	O
synchronization	O
,	O
Network-attached	B-Application
storage	I-Application
,	O
Nonstop	O
Backup	B-Application
over	O
network	O
and	O
integrated	O
online	O
backup	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
18/2015	O
2014	O
Radically	O
changed	O
the	O
UI	O
and	O
removed	O
many	O
features	O
including	O
backup	B-Application
file	O
conversion	O
from	O
the	O
.tib	O
format	O
to	O
.vhd	O
and	O
vice	O
versa	O
,	O
user	O
backup	B-Application
file	O
management	O
(	O
deletion	O
of	O
specified	O
existing	O
backups	B-Application
when	O
destination	O
has	O
insufficient	O
space	O
for	O
new	O
backup	B-Application
)	O
,	O
user-driven	O
consolidation	O
of	O
incremental	O
backups	B-Application
,	O
import	O
and	O
export	O
of	O
backup	B-Application
settings	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
sort	O
backups	B-Application
by	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
18	O
Home	O
available	O
as	O
free	O
WD	O
Edition	O
(	O
see	O
partnerships	O
below	O
)	O
19/2016	O
2015	O
Added	O
support	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
21/2018	O
2017	O
Added	O
cloning	O
of	O
active	O
disks	O
and	O
continuous	O
backups	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
22/2019	O
2018	O
23/2020	O
2019	O
Changed	O
suffix	O
of	O
backup	B-Application
files	O
to	O
.tibx	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Acronis	O
also	O
produce	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
similar	O
backup	B-Application
solutions	O
for	O
businesses	O
including	O
:	O
</s>
