We strongly recommend creating a bootable media immediately after the first backup if the operating system crashes, the only way to restore it is restoring from the bootable media. Mark the checkbox “Verify disc after burning” and then click the Burn button to start writing the media. When the download finishes, right-click the downloaded file and select “Burn disc image”. Save the ISO file somewhere on the computer. Locate the link “Bootable Media ISO” on the download page and click it to start the correct download.

If a download starts automatically, cancel it. You cannot create a bootable USB thumb drive this way. You can always download a Bootable Media ISO image file from your account web page on any computer and create the bootable media even on a computer where Acronis True Image is not installed.

Follow these instructions to create a bootable media.

You can create a rescue bootable media – a standalone version of Acronis True Image that you can use to boot a crashed machine or a machine without any operating system and restore an image of your system.

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