To WD, I think that backup encryption is nowadays a must-have feature for every serious backup-software and the Acronis OEM version of WD is useless this way. Drive cannot be unlocked using the rescue stick when encrypted with WD Security.Encryption option is missing in the settings of Acrones OEM of WD.
So, I am forced to create a backup without any encryption at all using the Acronies OEM version of WD to be able to use the rescue stick because The 2nd problem is, that the drive, which is encrypted with “WD Security”, cannot be unlocked when booted to the rescue stick. This way I would be able to boot by this stick and recover e.g. This works fine as a workaround using Windows only.īut Acronis proposes to create a “Rescue Media Builder” stick too in case of a complete system crash. I unlock the drive, do a backup with Acronis - fine. So I’ve tried out to use “WD Security” to encrypt the complete external drive. The first problem is that this important features is missing in the Acronis OEM version of WD.
#Acronis true image wd edition 2021 software#
Because the support of “WD Backup” has ended, I’ve recently switched to “Acronis True Image for Western Digital” OEM version as suggested at the official product page Software and Firmware Downloads | WD SupportĪs stated by the Acronis documentation, the Backup encryption should be part of the Settings options e.g.
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