5.3.1 Archive protection
The default setting –
no password
.
An archive can be protected with a password. To protect the archive from being restored by
anybody except you, enter a password and its confirmation into the text fields. A password
should consist of at least eight symbols and contain both letters (in the upper and lower
cases preferably) and numbers to make it more difficult to guess.
If you try to restore data from a password-protected archive, or append an
incremental/differential backup to such an archive, Acronis True Image Home will ask for the
password in a special window, allowing access only to authorized users.
5.3.2 Source files exclusion
The default setting –
all files from the selected folders will be included into the
archive
.
You can set default filters for the specific types of files you do not wish to back up. For
example, you may want hidden and system files and folders, as well as files with
.~, .tmp
and .bak
extensions, not to be stored in the archive.
You can also apply custom filters, using the common Windows masking rules. For example,
to exclude all files with extension .exe, add
*.exe
mask.
My???.exe
mask will reject all .exe
files with names consisting of five symbols and starting with “my”.
This option is effective for file/folders backup only. When creating a disk/partition image, you
cannot filter out any files.
5.3.3 Pre/post commands
You can specify commands or batch files to be automatically executed before and after the
backup procedure
. For example, you may want to remove some tmp files from the disk
before starting backup or configure a third-party antivirus product to be started each time
before the backup starts. Click
Edit
to open the
Edit Command
window where you can
easily input the command, its arguments and working directory or browse folders to find a
batch file.
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