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5 Uninstallation
5.1 Uninstalling Acronis Backup Advanced
When you uninstall a component that uses a license on Acronis License Server, the license remains
assigned to the machine. If you want to use this license for a different machine, revoke the license
manually.
5.1.1 Uninstallation in Windows
5.1.1.1 Interactive uninstallation
To uninstall Acronis Backup Advanced or its components, we recommend using the following
procedures instead of the Add or Remove Programs or Programs and Features tool of Windows.
To uninstall all components of Acronis Backup Advanced
1. Click Start -> All Programs -> Acronis -> Uninstall Acronis Backup.
2. To delete associated information (see later in this topic), select the Remove the product's log,
tasks, vaults and configuration settings check box.
3. Click Remove.
To uninstall individual components or features of Acronis Backup Advanced
1. Start the Acronis Backup Advanced setup program.
2. Click Install Acronis Backup.
3. Click Modify.
4. Clear the check boxes next to the names of the components or features that you want to
uninstall.
5. To delete associated information (see later in this section), select the Remove the product's log,
tasks, vaults and configuration settings check box.
Deleting associated information
If you are planning to reinstall a component at a later time, you may want to keep its associated
information.
If instead you want to delete this information, select the Remove the product's log, tasks, vaults and
configuration settings check box. As a result, the following information will be deleted:
When uninstalling Acronis Backup Agent for Windows: the log and tasks of the agent
When uninstalling Acronis Backup Management Server: the management server databases,
which store the configuration of centralized backup plans, the operation log, and statistics
When uninstalling Acronis Backup Storage Node: the log and tasks of the storage node
5.1.1.2 Unattended uninstallation
To uninstall a component or feature of Acronis Backup in the unattended mode, you need to run the
msiexec utility. This utility uses the corresponding installation package (an .msi file).
To uninstall a component or feature
1. Extract the corresponding installation package to a folder or a network share.
