The disk image file includes all the computer data including the operating system, programs, software updates and patches, data files, configurations, preference settings, e-mails, pictures, MP3s, and the like.

After a fatal system failure, you can restore the entire drive contents to a known, working state or simply replace the lost or corrupted files and folders or after a system crash you can restore the entire system or simply replace lost files and folders from your disk backup.

• Automated hard disk imaging and recovery with easy to use wizard-driven interface
• Transparently create the live system disk image for complete hard disk data backup and recovery.
• Create and restore disk images in Windows — no need to reboot to DOS, even when backing up the system partition
• Restore the entire original disk drive's contents
• Mount the disk image as a virtual disk drive and restore individual files and folders.
• NEW! Schedule automated hard disk data backups and Online system hard disk imaging and instant bare metal system restore.
• NEW! Create incremental disk images and Restore individual files and folders.
• NEW! Built-in disk imaging verification tool and Integrated compression and password protection.
• NEW! Clone and upgrade disk drives and Incremental disk backup and disk backup image verification.
• NEW! View backup logs and Acronis Secure Zone and Acronis Startup Recovery Manager.