Backup CD is an additional option that offers physical shipment of the installation file on a CD
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While we recommend making a back up of your purchase, sometimes before one can create that backup your system can fail or that human error does happen and ultimately all is lost. So, we have designed a service that makes it easy to have that backup at hand. As you are ordering your software online, all you need to do is select the Send BACKUP CD of my Download option. Next, complete your purchase, download the software and relax, your backup copy will arrive shortly. In less than 14 days, you will receive it in a mail.
(!) The Backup CD is bootable.
Having purchased an Acronis product we recommend you to register the serial key number you have been given for it at the Acronis Web site to be eligible for official Acronis technical support and updates. You can register your product at the Product Updates page of your Account.