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This document explains how to do online backups using the Acronis Backup & Recovery Online
service and stand-alone editions of Acronis Backup & Recovery 10. The stand-alone editions enable
you to back up an individual server or workstation to Acronis Online Backup Storage.
This document contains an overview of Acronis Backup & Recovery Online and step-by-step
instructions for the typical software installation and usage scenarios. The instructions are intended to
help users who are not familiar with Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 with their first online backups.
For detailed information about the functionality provided by Acronis Backup & Recovery 10, please
refer to the product help system. Context-sensitive help is available in every program window by
pressing F1.
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Introduction to Acronis Backup & Recovery
Online
This section contains a brief overview of Acronis Backup & Recovery Online and answers questions
that may arise during evaluation and usage of this product.
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What is Acronis Backup & Recovery Online?
Acronis Backup & Recovery Online is a service that enables you to back up data to Acronis Online
Backup Storage. To use this service, you need to buy a subscription that determines the amount of
storage space reserved for your backups (storage quota) and how long the online service will be
available to you.
A separate subscription is required for each physical machine you are going to back up. The server or
workstation subscription that you buy will depend on the Windows operating system that the
machine is running. Other operating systems are not supported by Acronis Backup & Recovery
Online.
Example:
A 250 GB/ 1 year workstation subscription means that you can back up data from a
machine running a non-server Windows operating system for a period of 1 year. The backups can
occupy no more than 250 GB.
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What data can I back up and recover?
You can back up any files, volumes, or the entire physical machine as often as you wish. Unlike most
online backup solutions, Acronis Backup & Recovery Online enables bare metal recovery directly
from the online storage. Files can be recovered from disk-level backups as well as from file-level
backups.
1.3
How long will my backups be kept in the online
storage?
Your backups remain in the online storage until you delete them or until the subscription expires.
Recovering data from the online storage is possible for 30 days following the subscription expiration
date.
