Specify the additional settings for the backup operation by selecting or clearing the following check boxes.
Ask for the first media while backing up to removable media
This option is effective only when backing up to removable media.
The option defines whether to display the Insert First Media prompt when backing up to removable media.
The preset is: Disabled.
When the option is enabled, backing up to removable media may be not possible if the user is away, because the program will wait for someone to press OK in the prompt box. Hence, you should disable the prompt when scheduling a backup to removable media. Then, if the removable media is available (for example, a DVD is inserted), the task can run unattended.
Reset archive bit
The option is effective only for file-level backup in Windows operating systems and in bootable media.
The preset is: Disabled.
In Windows operating systems, each file has the File is ready for archiving attribute, available by selecting File -> Properties -> General -> Advanced -> Archive and Index attributes. This attribute, also known as the archive bit, is set by the operating system each time the file is changed and can be reset by backup applications each time they include the file in a backup. The archive bit value is used by various applications such as databases.
When the Reset archive bit check box is selected, Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 will reset the archive bits of all files being backed up. Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 itself does not use the archive bit value. When performing incremental or differential backup, it determines whether a file has changed by the file size and the date/time when the file was last saved.
Restart the machine automatically after backup is finished
This option is available only when operating under bootable media.
The preset is: Disabled.
When the option is enabled, Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 will restart the machine after the backup process is completed.
For example, if the machine boots from a hard disk drive by default and you select this check box, the machine will be restarted and the operating system will start as soon as the bootable agent has finished creating the backup.
Deduplicate backup only after transferring it to the vault (do not deduplicate at source)
This option is available only in advanced editions of Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5.
This option is effective for Windows and Linux operating systems and bootable media, when the backup destination is a deduplicating vault.
The preset is: Disabled.
Enabling this option turns off deduplicating backups at source, meaning that deduplication will be performed by Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Storage Node after the backup is saved to the vault (this is called deduplication at target).
Turning off deduplication at source may lead to faster backup processes but greater network traffic and heavier load of the storage node. The eventual size of the backup in the vault is independent of whether deduplication at source is turned on.
Deduplication at source and deduplication at target are described in Deduplication overview.