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2. Arrange the boot order in BIOS so that your rescue media device (CD or USB drive) is the first
device to be booted.
Refer to Arranging boot order in BIOS (p. 74) for details.
3. Boot your computer from the rescue media and select Acronis True Image 2015.
Result: Once True Image is loaded, you can use it to recover your computer.
Refer to Acronis Media Builder for details.
Refer to Recovering your system (p. 62) for more details about computer recovery.
2.2 Backing up all data on your PC
What is an Entire PC backup?
An Entire PC backup is the easiest way to back up the full contents of your computer. We
recommend that you choose this option when you are not sure which data that you need to protect.
If you want to back up your system partition only, refer to Backing up disks and partitions (p. 35) for
details.
When you select Entire PC as a backup type, True Image backs up all your internal hard drives in disk
mode. The backup contains the operating system, installed programs, system settings, and all your
personal data including your photos, music, and documents.
The recovery from an Entire PC backup is also simplified. You only need to choose the date to which
you want to revert your data. True Image recovers all data from the backup to the original location.
Note that you cannot select specific disks or partitions to recover and you cannot change the default
destination. If you need to avoid these limitations, we recommend that you back up your data with
an ordinary disk-level backup method. Refer to Backing up disks and partitions (p. 35) for details.
If an Entire PC backup contains dynamic disks, you recover your data in partition mode. This means
that you can select partitions to recover and change recovery destination.
How do I create an Entire PC backup?
To back up the entire contents of your computer:
1. Start Acronis True Image 2015.
2. On the sidebar, click Backup.
3. Click the Backup source icon, and then select Entire PC.
4. Click the Backup destination icon, and then select a destination for the backup.
5. Click Start backup.
2.3 Backing up your files
To protect files such as documents, photos, music files, and video files, there is no need to back up
the entire partition containing the files. You can back up specific files and folders and save them to
the following storage types:
Local or network storage
This option is fast and easy. Use it to protect rarely changed files.
Acronis Cloud
This option is reliable. Use it to protect critical files and files that you want to share between
devices or people.
