Macrium Reflect Installation/Usage Guide

together
PS: It doesn't matter as long as you are restoring them both so I would just do them both together

 

Thanks brother, appreciate it!

 

But does your games, or steam, continue to saves files in "AppData" or C:\Users\Spartan\Documents ?

 

All my libraries have been moved to D:\ on a folder with the same name as my Windows username which is Spartan

Thus, all the save game files are automatically been saved on D:\Spartan\Documents except for stupid games which tend to ignore the location of the actual Windows library folder such as Doom; it was always defaulting to C:\%username%\Documents so when it doesn't find the folder it recreates it on C:

I've not had any other issues with any other game or app other than such games with clumsy developers.

 

Guide updated with a new video on how to create a bootable Macrium Reflect Rescue Disk and partition it to contain your backup images. The new video is in the OP.

 

New Macrium Reflect Rescue Media ISO update in the OP

 

Macrium Reflect Rescue Media ISO updated to v7.3.5289 in the OP

 

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The file you are trying to download is no longer available.

 

Macrium Reflect Rescue Media ISO v7.3.5555

 

Another new option for those who want an fast USB stick for your Macrium Reflect Rescue Disk. Not cheap but fast.

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A few words of praise for Reflect...

Am in a process of finetuning 10 ltsc + getting programs and settings together on my new Dell 5540. Sometimes need switching back and forth between original 10 pro and new 10 ltsc. Don't have the luxury ftm of having several SSD's to swap (and opening up the 5540 is a lot of screws). So using Reflect images.

ltsc\pro Images are on a bitlocker (unlocked) external drive. Simply pick an image to restore, Reflect builds it's boot wim on the pc itself, reboots, keeps the external drive unlocked, restores all partitions flawlessly. Works so well, amazing reliablity and ease.

 

This one is old. Or no changes? Macrium Reflect FREE Edition 7.3.5854
https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/macrium_reflect_free_edition.html

 

No just lost interest in their daily updates like it was an Antivirus Waiting on V8 which they have been Tweeting about since 1 year coming soon

But here you go anyway:

Macrium Reflect Rescue Media ISO v7.3.5854

 

Thanks. A hell lot bigger ISO than the previous one' s. What have changed?

 

Poopoosan =

Previous ISO = Windows PE 10 (suitable for booting / backing up Wincows 10 taptops

New ISO = Regular (larger ISO but suitable for backing up any OS including Linux taptops or older Windows versions.)

 

Macrium Reflect Free v8.0.5903

What’s New
Instant Virtualization for everyone
Oracle VirtualBox provides an alternative to Microsoft Hyper-V for instant image virtualization.

Automatic partition resizing
Ideal for when target disks are a different size to the original source.

Removable flash media and exFAT support
Backup SD cards and flash memory sticks

Improved UI
High DPI and dark mode support, plus new restore and file-and-folder backup interface.

Windows ReFS support
Increase data availability, improve scalability, all while maintaining data integrity against corruption.

Intra daily backups
Schedule high frequency backups to protect rapidly changing data

Download

Download ISO to create a bootable Macrium Reflect Rescue Disk

 

It's amusing that the link for v8 downloads the final version of v7. As a free version, that's already quite an amazing bit of kit!

VostHost asked "Do I check the box for viboot when I install?" but you never answered that, Spartan. I find myself in exactly the same position now and would like your advice. Despite my signature, I'm installing Reflect on a backup machine being an MSI GT73VR with twin 128 Gb SSD's for its C: drive (RAID 0).

 

Macrium Reflect (Free) 8.0.5963 fixes other bugs
good Morning June 7, 2021 7:07 p.m.

Macrium Reflect has now received the fifth update after the release of version 8. Here, too, some problems that had crept in were quickly resolved.

• Clone:
• When executing clone jobs in 'batch' mode, the clone dialog was incorrectly displayed at the end of the job. This has been fixed.
• The system tray icon could be hidden for planned clone jobs. This problem has been resolved.
• Windows PE: If Windows PE has a low horizontal screen resolution of 800 pixels or less, the restore / clone dialog could be “cut off”, making the “Finish” button inaccessible. This problem has been resolved.
• ReflectUI.exe: ReflectUI could generate a program error under Windows 8.1 and Server 2012 and lead to several icons being displayed in the notification area. This problem has been resolved.
• Backup on DVD / CD: Reflect could generate a program exception if optical media were ejected at the end of a backup. This problem has been resolved.
• Backing up files and folders: When searching for password protected / encrypted file and folder backups, the correct password entered was rejected, causing the search to fail. This problem has been resolved.
• Data storage warning: The warning at the end of the backup, if the retention cleaner deletes all backups before executing the backup, was not suppressed if the retention rules were explicitly set to retain 1 Full. This has been fixed.
• Misc: Various minor fixes and changes to improve Macrium Reflect.

As a hint afterwards. The free version of Macrium Reflect will not be officially offered until later. If you want to try Macrium Reflect 8, you can also install the 30-day test version of the Home. After the 30 days, this will be converted into a free version. An update in the free version currently means that the v7 will be reinstalled.

 

Macrium Reflect (Free) 8.0.5994 with many corrections 21, June 2021

Mr. Tim sleeping again

Macrium has made a new update available for download for the Reflect (Free) backup program. This time the release note has been filled for almost all areas.

Bug fixes and Improvements v8.0.5994 - 21st June 2021

• Windows PE
  When mapping a network drive in WinPE/RE the error "A specified logon session does not exist. It may already have been terminated." could be encountered. This has been resolved.
• Rescue Media Builder
  We've added the WinRE Boot\Resources folder contents to the rescue media build for improved loading visualization.
• Log View
  Log Files View would crash if a completion message exceeded 255 chars, this has been resolved.
• UI Theme
  • Some Edit controls in viBoot would fail to respond to mouse interactions when using dark themes. This has been resolved.
  • When using the light theme, some UI elements would incorrectly display a dark grey overlay. This has been resolved.
• Consolidation
  • The standalone consolidation tool 'Consolidate.exe' rejected correct passwords for password protected backups. This has been resolved.
  • A rare condition could cause consolidation to fail with a 'Bad file descriptor' error. This has been resolved.
• Backup File Name
  • When an Incremental or Differential had no backup set to append to and created a Full, the {BACKUPTYPE} Parameter would be incorrectly replaced with the requested type rather than 'Full'. This has been resolved.
  • A backup set with alternative locations, where the Full backup was created with Macrium Reflect v7.2.4732 or earlier, could cause the backup file name to exclude the default Image ID and target the wrong directory. This has been resolved.
  • We've added a 'Collision Sequence' number that persists for a backup set when the Full backup has the same name as an existing backup. This ensures that backup sets with similar names and no unique prefix, can be easily identified by file name.
• VBScript Generation
  The auto generated VBScript source template failed to run with a code syntax error. This has been resolved.
• Scheduled Tasks
  In some circumstances, when editing non SYSTEM account scheduled tasks, Reflect would ask for a username and password even when one had already been provided. This has been resolved.
• Restore
  • The locked drive dialog incorrectly showed drive 'X:' rather than the locked volume when prompting to restore using using the rescue media. This has been resolved.
  • When launching a restore from an image file in Windows Explorer, the restore Wizard would be suppressed for the first run after a reboot. This has been resolved.
  • The Restore/Clone automatic resize was not locking the size of MBR WinRE recovery partitions. This has been resolved.
• Existing Backups View
  The Existing Backups view could become unsynchronized with the "Folders To Search". This has been resolved.
• Backup Definition Rename
  • Renaming a backup definition file could lead to an abnormal Reflect termination. This has been resolved.
  • Renaming a backup definition file could cause the next definition in the list to incorrectly show the name of the file just renamed. This has been resolved.
• Network Path Auto-Complete
  A long delay could be encountered when entering a UNC or network share path as a backup path. This has been resolved.
• Server Plus
  • When backing up Microsoft Exchange the incorrect databases, intermittently, could be listed in the backup summary. This has been resolved.
  • Exchange backups could fail with: "One or more files failed the copy process" if the database path uses a different case to the defaulted case. This has been resolved.
• viBoot
  The network adapter settings in the create VM wizard could be incorrectly hidden. This has been resolved.
• Various
  Various minor fixes and changes to improve Macrium Reflect.

updates.macrium.com/reflect/latest_release_notes

 

And how have you the expectation of him posting it when he hasn't a download link for the free version? The free version is not officially out unless someone leaks a download link on some forum

 

Yeah it seems his friend "Snappy Phoenix" have more than enough with searching info for a new taptop Or he had problems with his Gigatop and couldn't reach out to him at proper time

 

I had not the ability to find a link on my gigabyte taptop why don't you go to your German wonder site and use G00gl3 translate I know you can find everything there

 

Use automatic translate. And yep, I like that German site. But as long its possible I want to support our friend Mr. Timmy at Majorgeeks. I even support him on YoooTube

 

Macrium Reflect FREE Edition 8.0.6036 14th July 2021

Mr. Timmy hadn't the change log. But here it is....

Bug fixes and Improvements v8.0.6036 - 14th July 2021

• Installer
  On pre-Windows 8 systems we've improved the detection of Windows SHA-2 patches to enable installation to continue.
• Rescue Media Builder
  • When determining what size partition to create for USB rescue media, the Rescue Media Builder will now always allocate at least 20% more space than is required for the files to ensure enough space is allocated.
  • If the Rescue Media Builder could not find enough space on a USB stick to create the rescue media, the log could report incorrect partition numbers and size requirements. This has been resolved.
  • An invalid filename for an iso file could cause the iso file path to be malformed. This has been resolved.
• Macrium Reflect UI - General
  • We've added a Full/Diff/Inc backup type column to the Log View list.
  • The 'Type' column in the 'Definition Files' view is now sortable.
  • Disabled menu items could sometimes appear as enabled when using the light theme. This has been resolved.
  • When trying to rename an XML definition file, the ‘c’ character could not be entered. This has been resolved.
  • The mouse pointer detection zone for check-boxes in the Browse Image dialog box was too small, making them difficult to interact with. This has been resolved.
  • Under Reflect Defaults, some text labels in the Email Settings could become misaligned. This has been resolved.
• Existing Files View
  • We've changed the icon in the list of folders for network shares that can't connect and for folders that don't exist. We've also added a 'Connect' context menu to prompt for authentication and to display an appropriate error message for local folders.
  • Intermittent connection issues could cause the list of backups in a shared folder to be empty. This has been resolved.
  • Removing the last folder in the list of files to search in the existing backups view would not refresh the backups. This has been resolved.
• Rescue Media
  • When authenticating a network share while booted into the Rescue Media, clicking the Show Password button could cause the Rescue Media to reboot. This has been resolved.
  • The backup run dialog could be clipped when running at 800x600 resolution. This has been resolved.
  • An incorrect VSS warning message box was displayed when imaging removable drives in the rescue media. This has been resolved.
  • We've increased the time-out when connecting to network shares to reduce connection failures.
  We recommend re-building your rescue media if these problems adversely affect you, or if you're unsure.
  
  
• viBoot
  viBoot in VirtualBox mode now uses per-user repository for VMs instead of per-machine configuration. This is to bring it in-line with Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager UI. Existing VMs will be migrated to per-user repository when viBoot is restarted after installation.
• Removable Drive Images
  Images of BitLocker encrypted flash/removable drives would fail with a file system error. This has been resolved.
• Clone/Restore
  A drive letter could be incorrectly assigned when 'None' was selected for the target partition drive letter. This has been resolved. .
• Server Plus Exchange
  • Exchange backups now show a more appropriate error when attempting to backup databases that changed location.
  • Encrypted and password protected Incremental backups could fail to append to an existing backup set. This has been resolved.
• Various
  Various minor fixes and changes to improve Macrium Reflect.

 

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Macrium Reflect FREE Edition 8.0.6161 7th Sept 2021

Bug fixes and Improvements v8.0.6161 - 7th September 2021

• General
  • We've added identification of external processes locking Macrium Reflect backup files when a sharing violation causes a failure in the backup or consolidation.
    Note: Process names can only be identified if they originate on the local PC and are traceable.
    
    
  • We've added a 'Reveal' button to show the typed/entered password when browsing/verifying/restoring password protected or encrypted images.
  • We've added a backup overall progress percentage tooltip to Reflect Monitor taskbar system tray icon
• Localization
  • We've added Japanese localization support. The Japanese language will be automatically selected at install time for Japanese Windows installations.
    Take 'Other Tasks' > 'Defaults and Settings' > 'Advanced' > 'Language' to change language for an existing installation after patching.
    日本語で利用可能になりました
    
    これらのリリースノートのGoogle翻訳については、ここをクリックしてください
    
• Rescue Media Builder
  • Recent backup folders were not always being copied when creating rescue media. This has been resolved.
  • We've added a network authentication prompt when saving an ISO file to a disconnected network share.
• Technician's Rescue Media
  • The option to prefix the backup filename with IMAGEID was not available in PE/Portable mode. This has been resolved.
  • The toolbar for Defaults was not visible in Technician's PE/Portable mode. This has been resolved.
• File and Folder Backup
  • Folders to backup were not added in alphabetic order. This has been resolved.
  • File & Folder backup wizard would not use the users locale date/time format for the folder date/time. This has been resolved.
• Server Plus
  • The refresh of the Exchange backup cache could lead to a "Not Responding" state. This has been resolved.
  • Exchange backup could lead to an error "Not Enough Storage is available to process this command". This has been resolved.
  • A program exception could occur when specifying an alternate location for SQL Server database restore. This has been resolved.
• Clone
  • Email Attachments were missing for Clone operation. This has been resolved.
  • Clone operations could fail to start if Forensic Copy was selected. This has been resolved.
• Image
  An edge case with some flash drives could cause the last physical cluster of an imaged file system to be skipped. This has been resolved.
• Changed Block Tracker
  • The CBT state in Macrium Reflect menus would not always track the current CBT state correctly. This has been resolved.
  • On some systems, CBT could not be enabled on the system volume. This has been resolved.
• Image Mounting
  • Mounted NTFS volumes would show as tbFAT in the Windows Explorer properties dialog when the option to "Allow access to restricted folders" had been checked. This has been resolved.
  • When mounting an image the image comment would be displayed over the checkbox forcing 2 clicks to enable the checkbox. This has been resolved.
  • When an image is automatically dismounted as part of consolidation, the Unmount backup dialog would retain the mounted volume. This has been resolved.
• Defaults and Settings
  • The network authentication defaults now has a Test option to test connectivity.
  • On 32 bit systems, default network user names were not being saved. This has been resolved.
• Log View
  • The toolbar on the Log View could become corrupt when hiding the filters after switching tabs. This has been resolved.
  • The Log view refresh button was clearing the log filters. This has been resolved.
• Existing Backups View
  • The Existing Backups View browse option would not automatically select the file that was browsed for. This has been resolved.
  • We've made the 'Folders list' column in the Existing Backups View re-sizable.
• Reflect Monitor
  Cancelling a backup in Reflect Monitor could leave some buttons disabled. This has been resolved.
• Various
  Various minor fixes and changes to improve Macrium Reflect.

 

I miss Spartans iso releases of this so i could make a bootable usb. Anyone happen to have the latest version bootable with 11th gen support? The one i have will not see the nvme on a 11th gen system. :-(

 

This is the latest version if I remember correctly Macrium Reflect FREE Edition 8.0.6161 (Bootable Rescue.iso)

 

have you not an idea who submits those ISOs to Mr. Timmy and who's mega.nz account is this?

 

I still remember your old nickname

Thanks to our friend, Snappy Phoenix, for the info.

 

Macrium Reflect FREE Edition 8.0.6353 6th Nov 2021

Mr. Timmy don't post the change log. But here it is....

Bug fixes and Improvements v8.0.6353 - 6th November 2021

• Encrypted Backups
  After upgrading to v8.0.6350, scheduled encrypted backups failed with 'File is encrypted and supplied password is incorrect'. This has been resolved.

Spoiler: Bug fixes and Improvements v8.0.6350 - 6th November 2021

Bug fixes and Improvements v8.0.6350 - 6th November 2021

• Macrium Reflect Free
  • Macrium Reflect v8 Free Edition is now available for download.
    https://blog.macrium.com/reflect-8-free-is-out-now
• Localization
  • We've added French, Russian and Ukrainian translations to Macrium Reflect, and improved the coverage of translated strings.
• Windows 11
  • Support has been added in RMBuilder for the Windows 11 PE Rescue Environment.
  • The rescue media now correctly automatically assigns drive letter 'C' to the Windows 11 system drive.
  • The rescue media now correctly identifies and labels Windows 11 for 'Fix Boot Problems' and 'ReDeploy'
  • We've fixed a problem that could cause a Windows 11 disk clone to hang at the end of the clone process.
  
  If this affects you then please create fresh rescue media after updating.
  
• Rescue Media Builder
  • The interface would not scale correctly when moved to a different monitor. This has been resolved.
• Scheduling
  • The backup delay after reboot for scheduled backups is now user configurable. This enables a custom delay to enable network shares and external disks to come on-line before starting a backup.
    See here for more information.
  • The message displayed in the log for a full target disk has been improved
  • On some systems, tasks scheduled to run at logon would not always run. This has been resolved.
• File and Folder Backup/Restore
  • There’s a new option in Restore to select the "Parent Folder" to restore when restoring to a new location. It’s now possible to restore individual files directly into the new folder, or restore higher parent folder(s) of the selected files.
    Note, if the files selected to restore are in multiple folders then the common parent folder of the selected files is used as the base parent.
    See here for more information.
  • Some file modified dates in File and Folder backups could be off by the DST time difference. This has been resolved.
  • Use of inconsistent share name case in network share paths could lead to multiple root folders when mounting the backup in Explorer. This has been resolved.
  • Customers reported a rare case where exclusion filters could be ignored in Japanese. This has been resolved.
• Cloning
  • We've resolved a problem where shrinking large FAT32 file systems, where the root directory cluster wasn't at a standard offset, could cause the cloned file system to be unreadable.
    Note: The cluster offset indicates that the file system wasn't created by Windows, and is a rare occurrence.
• viBoot
  • viBoot would not respond to a theme change. This has been resolved.
  • viBoot incorrectly checking password encrypted image files during VM creation. This has been resolved.
  • Empty error message was displayed when attempting to change repository location. This has been resolved.
• Change Block Tracker
  • Change Block Tracker would sometimes fail to attach to the System volume. This has been resolved.
• Image Guardian
  • We have improved the attack detection algorithms to provide enhanced security.
• General
  • Customers were reporting issues with network share access in the UI and during backup. This has been resolved.
• General UI
  • The File menu option in Reflect Monitor would sometimes not be shown. This has been resolved.
  • The Restore button in the Restore wizard would not disable all page items. This has been resolved.
  • Customers reported that the backup log could be in mixed English and German. This has been resolved.
  • Log View refresh button was not correctly finding new log files. This has been resolved.
  • Log View browser view option would not correctly show the backup state image. This has been resolved.
  • Existing Backups View was not showing split file total sizes alongside the single file size. This has been resolved.
  • Customers reported a crash in the Existing Backups view when refreshing the list of files. This has been resolved.
  • In PE Explorer the OK button was not opening selected volumes. This has been resolved.
  • Scheduled backups on completion could leave the Close button disabled. This has been resolved.
  • Customers reported that the backup system tray icon could not be shown. This has been resolved.
  • Windows Notifications were not translated. This has been resolved.
  • The verify process after backup showed a double percentage sign. This has been resolved.
  • Standalone WebView2 browser for email authentication has been removed due to Google API change.
  • Existing Backups View. The size column is now configurable.

Macrium has now officially made the Reflect 8 backup software available for download as a free version. The new version 8.0.6350 (8.0.6353 as Hotfix) corrects a lot of errors. Support for Windows 11 PE has now also been added for the rescue media.

 

Just did some upgrading to 8, all well. (Will not mention an old 7 .msi installer that 'someone' had deleted from a machine, made normal upgrading (or uninstall) impossible. Not even to be found in any older disk images, needed full clean of registry etc of any old Reflect traces then do a fresh install. Worked fine.)

Then made the new rescue usb media. Tested booting, all well ....but one surprise, the bitlocked C: os drive was showing up with all it's directories. Took some headscratching and reading before finding that the wim builder had 'auto unlock bitlocker volumes' ticked as default.

So the usb stick inherits the key (or password?) of any unlocked drive(s) at the moment of creation of the boot media. Having the unlock as default may perhaps be useful, but evaluating any possible implications.

 

Ref post above. Reflect 8 in action.

Today's normal, monthly windows update failed on a win 8.1 laptop (initiating any download inexplicably locked up everything). Could surely have done some troubleshooting, but welcomed the opportunity to test 8 in action > restore OS partition.

A recent OS partition image (done with reflect 7) available, booted with usb stick, perfect restore.

So, v8 accepts images done with previous versions, dealing with bitlocker no problem, works with 'old' OS's, and is as reliable as always. Was expecting all that :O) but nice to get confirmation.

 

Macrium Reflect FREE ISO v8.0.6392

Make sure to right-click on the file you just downloaded, go to Properties, then hit Unblock from the bottom right as it may be blocked since it was downloaded from the internet, if you don't do this before you run the file or extract it, then it may not install correctly due to insufficient privileges.

To prevent this automatic blocking of files in the future so you don't have to go unblocking every file you download to ensure it runs properly, check the guide in this thread:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/are-you-sure-you-want-to-run-this-file-yes-or-no.825668/

 

Just made a 'donation', their blackfriday offer made me think, been using this great software for free for ages (although had a paid version long ago). Got no need for 4 pack or anything, but high time to give something back for service above and beyond the call of duty.

 

Mr. Timmy or the good helper don't post the change log. But here it is....

Bug fixes and Improvements v8.0.6392 - 18th November 2021

• Rescue Media
  Some customers have reported incorrect drive letter assignments in Windows PE. This has been resolved.
  If this issue affects you then please create fresh rescue media after updating.
  
• Server Plus
  Improved performance of the Exchange Mailbox Restore wizard when selecting folders or mailboxes.
• Changed Block Tracker
  We've added extra detection for nonconforming 3rd party file system kernel filter drivers to prevent system exceptions.
• Various
  Various minor fixes and changes to improve Macrium Reflect.

 

link updated, I integrated the RAID Driver in the ISO

https://mega.nz/file/uCBmRTBY#gRvo4WOp51qGOLfdbeAzWrGGPgP2T5w9_fJ-Fuvhkmk

 

Did not take long before it was put to use again :O) Some 'great' ideas to improve the firewall, happily shoveling stuff around in win + regedit. All well until ...gasp

So, the long plague of reinstalling win and re-tweaking a zillion things, or, maybe, chose the 2 min 38 sec path... Knowing how to do image backups should be mandatory by state law for anyone ever touching a pc.