You can activate Acronis True Image WD Edition either on. If you do not activate it during that period, all the program functions become unavailable except the recovery. Without activation the product works for 30 days. After that I'm not certain whether it would work as usual. 1.4 Activating Acronis True Image WD Edition To use Acronis True Image WD Edition, you need to activate it via the Internet. The Seagate edition (Seagate DiscWizard) CAN be installed on a system without a Seagate or Maxtor drive but such a drive will be required for launching the application. Penbook (Windows 10/Surface Digital App) for Free. Discuss Latest Deals From The Same Category Computer - Softwares.
What I can say for sure is that once the WD edition actually launches it works like the regular (paid) version - one can work with any drive (not just Western Digital ones). Download the Data Lifeguard Tools software (Acronis True Image WD Edition and user manual and the WD diagnostic tool) and follow the instructions provided to complete the installation.
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I do have two Western Digital drives but they are internal and I really couldn't be bothered to install the WD edition of Acronis True Image, disconnect both drives and try if the application would run. I highly doubt that a drive is only needed for the installation, but I cannot say that with 100% certainty as I haven't tested it. I can't be 100% certain whether after the installation launching the program would also require a Western Digital hard drive but it's only logical that it does. One needs a Western Digital hard drive in order to begin the installation. I have used the WD edition and can speak from first hand experience.