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One example is simply copying the content through scheduled…" url: "https://zebr.ai/en/knowledge-base/folder-backup" markdown_url: "https://zebr.ai/en/knowledge-base/folder-backup.md" language: "en" alternates: cs: "https://zebr.ai/cs/knowledge-base/folder-backup.md" sl: "https://zebr.ai/sl/knowledge-base/folder-backup.md" sk: "https://zebr.ai/sk/knowledge-base/folder-backup.md" hr: "https://zebr.ai/hr/knowledge-base/folder-backup.md" sr-Latn: "https://zebr.ai/sr-latn/knowledge-base/folder-backup.md" bs: "https://zebr.ai/bs/knowledge-base/folder-backup.md" sq: "https://zebr.ai/sq/knowledge-base/folder-backup.md" fr: "https://zebr.ai/fr/knowledge-base/folder-backup.md" es: "https://zebr.ai/es/knowledge-base/folder-backup.md" de: "https://zebr.ai/de/knowledge-base/folder-backup.md" pt-BR: "https://zebr.ai/pt-br/knowledge-base/folder-backup.md" pl: "https://zebr.ai/pl/knowledge-base/folder-backup.md" it: "https://zebr.ai/it/knowledge-base/folder-backup.md" nl: "https://zebr.ai/nl/knowledge-base/folder-backup.md" hu: "https://zebr.ai/hu/knowledge-base/folder-backup.md" ro: "https://zebr.ai/ro/knowledge-base/folder-backup.md" tr: "https://zebr.ai/tr/knowledge-base/folder-backup.md" id: "https://zebr.ai/id/knowledge-base/folder-backup.md" --- [Home](https://zebr.ai/en/) [Knowledge base](https://zebr.ai/en/knowledge-base) Directory backup # Directory backup **How do you create one?** A directory data backup can be created in many different ways. One example is simply copying the content through scheduled synchronization, backing up the directory with content compression, and more.\ Acronis True Image offers directory backups that you can schedule. Backup content is compressed according to your settings, reducing storage space requirements. You can burn backups to CDs and DVDs, save them to local and external disks, and store them in network storage. In addition, Acronis True Image can create system and disk backups, and much more. - Features · Software - [Acronis True Image](https://www.acronis.cz/produkt/true-image/) · [Acronis Backup](https://www.acronis.cz/produkt/acronis-backup/) · [Acronis Disk Director](https://www.acronis.cz/produkt/acronis-disk-director/) · [Acronis Disk Director (Workstation, Server, Technician licence)](https://www.acronis.cz/produkt/acronis-disk-director-advanced/) - Which environment is the product suitable for - For households · Yes · Yes - For organizations of all sizes · Yes · Yes - Which machine types are supported - Computers running Windows OS (Windows 7, 8, 10) · Yes · Yes · Yes · Yes - Computers running Mac OS (Apple computers) · Yes · Yes - Physical Windows and Linux servers · Yes · Yes - Virtual machines (VMware, Hyper-V, RHEV, Citrix, KVM) · Yes · Yes - Cloud machines (Azure, Amazon EC2) · Yes · Yes - Mobile devices based on iOS and Android · Yes · Yes - What can be backed up - Entire machine backups (disk, volume and partition images) · Yes · Yes - Data backups (files and directories) · Yes · Yes - Database backups (Exchange, SQL, SharePoint, AD, Oracle) · Yes - How backup is managed - Backup is managed directly from the backed-up machine · Yes - Backup and recovery are managed centrally, from a single location · Yes - Remote installation of agents on backed-up machines · Yes - Backup can be started manually at any time · Yes · Yes - Backup can be scheduled to run automatically · Yes · Yes - Backed-up machines can be organized into groups · Yes - Backup can be managed by subordinate administrators · Yes - Option to set up email backup notifications · Yes - Backup options - Full, incremental and differential backups · Yes · Yes - Always incremental scheme, GFS scheme, custom scheme · Yes · Yes - Backups can be encrypted with a custom password (AES 256 standard) · Yes · Yes - Backups are automatically compressed · Yes · Yes - Backups can be deduplicated · Yes - Backups can be saved to multiple storage locations at once · Yes - Where backups can be stored - Local disks, external disks, USB drives · Yes · Yes - Network storage, including NAS · Yes · Yes - Tape drives and tape libraries · Yes - FTP servers · Yes - SFTP servers · Yes - Acronis cloud storage (at an additional cost) · Yes · Yes - How recovery can be performed from backups - From the operating system – if the machine is working · Yes · Yes - From bootable media that can be created (CD/DVD, USB) · Yes · Yes - A machine without a working OS can also be recovered · Yes · Yes - Recovery can be performed to hardware-dissimilar machine · Yes · Yes - Recovery can be started remotely from central management · Yes - Recovery can also be performed to a larger or smaller disk · Yes · Yes - Partition sizes can be changed during recovery · Yes · Yes - Recovery can be performed from HDD to SSD and vice versa · Yes · Yes - What can be recovered from a backup - Entire disk, volume, partition · Yes · Yes - Required data (files and directories) from both data and image backups · Yes · Yes - Entire databases or individual database parts · Yes - Virtual environment backup - Machines can be replicated to a standby ESXi host · Yes - Backups can be automatically converted into ready-to-use virtual machines · Yes - Backups can be started as virtual machines · Yes - Backups can be recovered as ready-to-use virtual machines · Yes - Backups can be recovered into virtual machines · Yes - Virtual machines can be backed up without an agent inside (Hyper-V and VMware) · Yes - Virtual machines can be backed up with agents inside the virtual machines · Yes - Support for granular recovery of virtual machines · Yes - Hard disk operations - Support for both HDD and SSD drives · Yes · Yes · Yes · Yes - MBR disks can be cloned using the Disk to Disk method · Yes · Yes - MBR and GPT disks can be cloned using the Disk to Backup to Disk method · Yes · Yes - Option to create new disk partitions · Yes · Yes - Option to delete a disk partition · Yes · Yes - Option to enlarge or shrink a disk partition without data loss · Yes · Yes - Option to format disk partitions · Yes · Yes - Option to merge disk partitions without data loss · Yes · Yes --- - Source: - Site overview for AI agents: