Default backup options
Each Acronis agent has its own default backup options. Once an agent is installed, the default options have pre-defined values, which are referred to as presets in the documentation. When creating a backup plan, you can either use a default option, or override the default option with the custom value that will be specific for this plan only.
You can also customize a default option itself by changing its value against the pre-defined one. The new value will be used by default in all backup plans you will create later on this machine.
To view and change the default backup options, connect the console to the managed machine and then select Options > Default backup and recovery options > Default backup options from the top menu.
Availability of the backup options
The set of available backup options depends on:
- The environment the agent operates in (Windows, Linux, bootable media)
- The type of the data being backed up (disk, file)
- The backup destination (networked location or local disk)
- The backup scheme (Back up now or using the scheduler)
The following table summarizes the availability of the backup options.
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Agent for Windows
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Agent for Linux
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Bootable media
(Linux-based or PE-based)
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Disk backup
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File backup
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Disk backup
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File backup
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Disk backup
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File backup
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Archive protection (password + encryption)
|
+
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+
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+
|
+
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+
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+
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Source files exclusion |
+
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+
|
+
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+
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+
|
+
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Pre/Post backup commands |
+
|
+
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+
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+
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PE only
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PE only
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Pre/Post data capture commands |
+
|
+
|
+
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+
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-
|
-
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Multi-volume snapshot |
+
|
+
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-
|
-
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-
|
-
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File-level backup snapshot |
-
|
+
|
-
|
+
|
-
|
-
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Use VSS |
+
|
+
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-
|
-
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-
|
-
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Compression level |
+
|
+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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Backup performance:
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Backup priority |
+
|
+
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+
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+
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-
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-
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HDD writing speed |
Dest: HDD
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Dest: HDD
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Dest: HDD
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Dest: HDD
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Dest: HDD
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Dest: HDD
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Network connection speed |
Dest: network share
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Dest: network share
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Dest: network share
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Dest: network share
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Dest: network share
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Dest: network share
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Fast incremental/differential backup |
+
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-
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+
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-
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+
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-
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Backup splitting |
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
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File-level security:
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Preserve files’ security settings in archives
|
-
|
+
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-
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-
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-
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-
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In archives, store encrypted files in decrypted state
|
-
|
+
|
-
|
-
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-
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-
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Media components |
Dest: removable media
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Dest: removable media
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Dest: removable media
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Dest: removable media
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-
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-
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Error handling:
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Do not show messages and dialogs while processing (silent mode)
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+
|
+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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Re-attempt if an error occurs
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
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Ignore bad sectors
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
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Dual destination |
Dest: local
|
Dest: local
|
Dest: local
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Dest: local
|
-
|
-
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Task start conditions |
+
|
+
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+
|
+
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-
|
-
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Task failure handling |
+
|
+
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+
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+
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-
|
-
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Tape support |
Dest: managed vault on a tape library
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Dest: managed vault on a tape library
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Dest: managed vault on a tape library
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Dest: managed vault on a tape library
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Dest: managed vault on a tape library
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Dest: managed vault on a tape library
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Additional settings:
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Overwrite data on a tape without prompting for user confirmation
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Dest: Tape
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Dest: Tape
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Dest: Tape
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Dest: Tape
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Dest: Tape
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Dest: Tape
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Dismount media after backup has finished
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Dest: removable media
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Dest: removable media
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Dest: removable media
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Dest: removable media
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Dest: removable media
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Dest: removable media
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Ask for the first media while backing up to removable media
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Dest: removable media
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Dest: removable media
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Dest: removable media
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Dest: removable media
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Dest: removable media
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Dest: removable media
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Reset archive bit
|
-
|
+
|
-
|
-
|
-
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+
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Restart the machine automatically after backup is finished
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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+
|
+
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Deduplicate backup only after transferring it to the vault
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Dest: dedup. vault
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Dest: dedup. vault
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Dest: dedup. vault
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Dest: dedup. vault
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Dest: dedup. vault
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Dest: dedup. vault
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Use FTP in Active mode
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Dest: FTP server
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Dest: FTP server
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Dest: FTP server
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Dest: FTP server
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Dest: FTP server
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Dest: FTP server
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Save software RAID and LVM metadata along with backups
|
-
|
-
|
+
|
-
|
-
|
-
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Notifications:
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E-mail |
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
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-
|
-
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Win Pop-up |
+
|
+
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+
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+
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-
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-
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Event tracing:
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Windows events log |
+
|
+
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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SNMP |
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
-
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-
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