

Create a backup of an entire hard disk that you want to restore to a larger or smaller one.(!) This can be done only with a backup of an entire hard disk. Resizing all partitions proportionally during restore:

if you have a 200 GB disk with 100 GB occupied space, you can transfer image of this disk to a 150 GB drive, but not to 80 GB disk). It is possible to restore a disk image to a smaller drive if the smaller drive has enough space to accommodate the occupied space of the larger disk (e.g. When you transfer a system to a hard drive that is larger or smaller than the original one, Acronis True Image allows you to create a new partition layout to fit the hard disk of a larger or smaller size. If you are using Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 see Acronis Backup & Recovery 10: Resizing Partitions during Restore to Larger/Smaller Hard Drive.

Launch Acronis True Image 2014 and go to Help-> Activate, then again select the option Activate from another computer. Transfer the activation code to the computer where Acronis True Image 2014 is installed.Your copy of Acronis True Image 2014 will be activated and you will receive activation code.Go to Activation page, submit the installation code that you received from the program and press Get activation code: LIC file to a computer with Internet access. The program will display installation code.Go to Help -> Activate, then select the option Activate from another computer:.If the computer where you install Acronis True Image 2014 does not have Internet connection or if the program cannot connect to Acronis Activation Server ("Failed to connect to the Acronis activation server"), you can activate the program manually from another machine that is connected to the Internet:
