Acronis Disk Director Changelog

What's new in Acronis Disk Director 12 Build 12.5.158

Nov 6, 2018
  • What's new in Acronis Disk Director 12.5:
  • The same Acronis Disk Director 12.5 product now supports the server and non-server operating systems. The Server license is required for server operating systems, the Workstation license for other operating systems.
  • Support for Windows Server 2016.
  • Support for native 4K disks (disks that report a 4 KB logical sector size). Previously, only 512-byte emulation disks (512e) were supported.
  • The maximum size of a volume that Acronis Disk Director can manage in the Demo (trial) mode is increased from 100 MB to 10 GB.
  • Compatibility with Acronis True Image 2019. Both products can operate on the same machine and on the same Linux-based bootable media. Use the media builder provided with Acronis Disk Director to create this media.
  • Updated Linux kernel in bootable media to support modern hardware.
  • Issues fixed in Acronis Disk Director 12.5:
  • [ADD-3109] Windows ADK v1803 on Windows 10 is not detected when trying to create WinPE media via Acronis Media Builder.
  • [ADD-2998] Windows ADK v1703 on Windows 10 is not detected when trying to create WinPE media via Acronis Media Builder.

New in Acronis Disk Director 12 Build 12.0.96 (Aug 3, 2018)

  • What's New in Update 2:
  • EFI Secure Boot support in bootable media environment
  • Updated Linux kernel in bootable media to support modern hardware, including eMMC devices and tablets
  • Improved support for 2-4TB disks
  • List of fixed issues in Update 2:
  • (ADD-2997) "Not enough memory to perform the operation." error appears when changing cluster size of 3TB GPT disk
  • (ADD-2993) Acronis Recovery Expert component does not work in WinPE bootable media
  • (ADD-2980) It is not possible to create bootable media with both Acronis Disk Director 12 and Acronis Backup 12/12.5 components at the same time
  • (ADD-2978) “Collect system information” option is missing in bootable media environment
  • List of fixed issues in Update 1:
  • (ADD-2936) Acronis Disk Director bootable media builder component doesn’t work when installed on the same machine where with Acronis True Image 2016 is installed
  • (ADD-2917) Acronis Disk Director crashes on reboot if BootExecute key is NULL in Windows registry

New in Acronis Disk Director Build 12.0.3297 (Jul 19, 2017)

  • What's New in Update 2:
  • EFI Secure Boot support in bootable media environment
  • Updated Linux kernel in bootable media to support modern hardware, including eMMC devices and tablets
  • Improved support for 2-4TB disks
  • List of fixed issues in Update 2:
  • (ADD-2997) "Not enough memory to perform the operation." error appears when changing cluster size of 3TB GPT disk
  • (ADD-2993) Acronis Recovery Expert component does not work in WinPE bootable media
  • (ADD-2980) It is not possible to create bootable media with both Acronis Disk Director 12 and Acronis Backup 12/12.5 components at the same time
  • (ADD-2978) “Collect system information” option is missing in bootable media environment
  • List of fixed issues in Update 1:
  • (ADD-2936) Acronis Disk Director bootable media builder component doesn’t work when installed on the same machine where with Acronis True Image 2016 is installed
  • (ADD-2917) Acronis Disk Director crashes on reboot if BootExecute key is NULL in Windows registry

New in Acronis Disk Director Build 12.0.3270 (Dec 29, 2015)

  • What's New:
  • Windows 10 support
  • WinPE for Windows 10 support
  • List of fixed issues:
  • Acronis Disk Director bootable media builder doesn’t work when installed on a machine that has Acronis True Image 2016 installed.
  • Acronis Disk Director crashes on the machine restart if the BootExecute key is NULL in the Windows registry.

New in Acronis Disk Director Build 12.0.3219 (May 27, 2014)

  • Extended Windows support:
  • Support for the latest versions of Windows (8 and 8.1), as well as earlier versions, including XP. Customers can also download and use the latest versions of Microsoft tools through the support of Windows Preinstallation Environment 5.0, and can access the latest Microsoft tools, like Windows Assessment or Deployment kits for Windows 8 or 8.1.
  • Across-the-board PC support:
  • Support for Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)-based computers, extending support beyond BIOS-based PCs and ensuring full functionality regardless of PC type, which enables all Windows users to access Acronis Disk Director 12. Users can create Acronis bootable media (Linux-based or Windows PE-based) and boot into a recovery environment on a UEFI-based machine.

New in Acronis Disk Director Build 11.0.216 (Jun 15, 2010)

  • Full Windows 7 Support. Dynamic Disk support. GPT disk support. Add or break mirrored volumes. Convert basic disks to Dynamic Disks and vice versa. Span volume across multiplephysical disks. Convert MBR disks to GPT andvice versa. Clone disks to a replacement HDD.