Completely new design - design and usability of Acronis True Image 2015 were completely reworked to improve and simplify the user experience.

Compatible with touch screens - the new interface allows you to work with Acronis True Image on touch screens.

Entire PC backup - backup has never been easier: select all data stored on your computer with just one click. In case of disaster, you will be able to recover Windows and applications, in addition to all your documents, photos, and other files.

Disk recovery from Acronis Cloud via Wi-Fi - use Wi-Fi for disk recovery from Acronis Cloud. You can even wirelessly migrate your operating system with all the installed programs to a bare-metal computer.

Premium version functionality included - you obtain the full feature set, including dynamic disk support and Acronis WinPE ISO builder.

Automatic deduplication of online backup source data - decrease backup size by 10 percent and save free space on Acronis Cloud. Before you start an online backup, True Image analyzes the data that you selected. If there are two or more identical data blocks, only one of them will be uploaded to Acronis Cloud. During recovery, True Image will duplicate the block and insert it to all places where it was originally detected.

Simplified Acronis Media Builder - the new wizard allows you to create both Acronis bootable media and WinPE-based media in a few simple steps.

Yes, Acronis True Image 2015 supports Windows 10 starting with build 6613. See this article for detailed instructions on updating; here is how to view which build is currently installed on your machine. The update is available for Acronis True Image 2015 and Acronis True Image Unlimited users free of charge.

Build 6613 is the latest build and thus available to all new users who purchase Acronis True Image and to trial users.

Please check the confirmation e-mail. It contains links to the installation files.

You can find the installation file of the latest build in your account at any time:

1. Log in into your account.
2. Navigate to Products.
3. Under your registered products locate the product you need and click the + sign.
4. Click Download. The latest build will be downloaded.

If you already have True Image installed, there is no need to remove the old version and reinstall the software. Start the installation file of Acronis True Image 2015 and install the product. 

After upgrade, create new bootable media.

Proceed as described in Article 46928.

Proceed as described in KB Article 46710.

Start the product and click on the key sign on the left panel. Select Enter serial number and provide your SN.

See Acronis True Image 2015: Activating a Full Version.

Cause

• You exceed the limit of available activations. For example, you have a Standard edition and attempt to install Acronis True Image 2015 on more than 1 machine;
• You reinstall or upgrade your operating system;
• You upgrade your machine with new hardware;
• You replace your machine with a new one.

If you want to use Acronis True Image 2015 on more machines than you license allows, you will need to purchase additional serial numbers and activate the new copies.

If you have reinstalled or upgraded your operating system or hardware, or simply moved the product to a different machine, reactivate Acronis True Image 2015 in the new environment: click here for instructions.

Follow this illustrated step-by-step guide: Acronis True Image 2015: Creating an Entire PC Backup

Follow this illustrated step-by-step guide: Acronis True Image 2015: Creating a Disk Backup

Follow this illustrated step-by-step guide: Acronis True Image 2015: Creating a File Backup

See Acronis Backup Software: Slow Windows Shutdown or Restart.

1. Start your computer with Acronis bootable rescue media.
2. On the home screen, select My disks below Recover.
3. Select the system disk or partition backup to be used for recovery.
4. Select Recover whole disks and partitions as recovery method.
5. Select Items to recover - partitions you want to recover.
6. Carefully read the summary of operations and click Proceed if all selections were made correctly.

1. Get your serial number using Serial Number Retriever.
2. Register your serial number
3. Download ISO file of the product from Products.
4. Burn the ISO Image. See Burning an ISO Image.
5. Boot the machine from the ISO Image and restore the machine from your backup archive.

Follow this illustrated step-by-step guide: Acronis True Image 2015: Cloning Disks.

No, you can only clone basic MBR and GPT-disks.

Here is how cou can find out the type of partitions layout of your hard drive in Disk Management:

1. Open Disk Management: Start -> Run -> type diskmgmt.msc
2. See if the disk is Basic:
   
   You can clone this type of disk.

If your disk is dynamic, you cannot clone it:

Yes, Acronis Acronis True Image 2015 allows you to clone your HDD to SSD.

Before cloning:

1. Make sure the target disk (SSD) has more free space than is occupied on you old disk (HDD), you won't be able to clone if the data cannot fit to the new disk.
2. Make sure the drive you want to clone is a basic drive.

Cloning procedure:

1. On the sidebar, click Tools, and then click Clone disk.
2. Follow on-screen instructions.

As alternative to cloning, you can create a backup of your drive and restore it to the new SSD. This method provides more flexibility and control over migration.

To lighten the product and to make it more reliable, the following tools were removed:

• Acronis Extended Capacity Manager
• Trim SSD
• Backup file conversion from the .tib format to .vhd, and vice versa
• Disk Editor
• Boot Sequence Manager
• File Shredder
• Import and export of backup settings
• Try&Decide
• Mail backup
• Auto-search at startup

For more information, see Acronis True Image 2015: Discontinued Features

1. Start -> Acronis (product folder) -> True Image -> Tools and Utilities -> Acronis Startup Recovery Manager
   Or among Apps in Windows 8:
   
   
2. In the opened window, click Activate.

or:

1. On the Tools tab click More tools:
   
   
2. Double-click Acronis Startup Recovery Manager:
   
   

1. While creating a backup, click on Options:
   
   
2. Click on Advanced:
   
   
3. Scroll down to Performance:
   
   
4. Select compression level:
   
   

Compression is not available for Backup to Cloud, data in your Cloud backup is deduplicated automatically: before you start an online backup, Acronis True Image analyzes the data that you selected. If there are two or more identical data blocks, only one of them will be uploaded to Acronis Cloud.

Yes, Acronis True Image 2015 supports UEFI/GPT with the following limitations:

• Creation of Acronis Secure Zone on dynamic disks is not supported.
• Recovery of a dynamic volume as a dynamic volume with manual resizing is not supported.
• "Clone disk" operation is not supported for dynamic disks.