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NAS devices are automatically detected and offered as backup location

This article applies to:

• Acronis True Image Home 2012

Introduction

Acronis True Image Home 2012 supports backing up to SMB shares on NAS devices. Such devices are automatically detected on the network and are offered as backup destinations in backup wizard:

The following NAS brands have been tested to work with Acronis True Image Home 2012:

• LaCie Backup NAS
• Promise
• NetGear
• Seagate

The following backup types support SMB shares on NAS as destination:

• Disk/partition backup
• File backup
• E-mail backup
• Nonstop Backup

Solution

1. Select the necessary backup wizard;
2. Click the down arrow next to Destination and select the share on your NAS device from the list:

   

3. If your NAS device requires credentials to connect, press Enter credentials and specify user name and password for connection:

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5. Press Test connection. If the credentials are correct, you should see Connection established message:

   

6. Specify other details of the backup and press Back up now:

   

More information

See also:

• Acronis True Image Home 2012
• Acronis True Image Home 2012: Backing Up to FTP