Macrium integrates heavily with Windows-examples include support for attaching and browsing backups boot image backups in Hyper-V generating PowerShell scripts to automate backups creating batch files, and of course, scheduling backups. But this a powerful alternative offering a range of options for creating and managing backups. The Macrium Reflect interface is a bit more jam-packed than what you would normally find in Windows 10. Setup was quick and easy but needed a restart to complete changes made to the system. Included are a collection of preinstallation environment tools based on Microsoft’s Windows Image deployment solutions. Macrium provides a small click to run the installer, but I chose the offline installer, which required finding the download agent this downloads the full installer at around 800 MBs. But if you have a good internet plan and are looking for a service to keep multiple versions of your personal files safe, online backup solutions like Backblaze are still your best bet. This makes online solutions-like Backblaze or ElephantDrive are untenable solutions for him. Please note that v6 free edition is licensed is for non-commercial home use only.Editor’s note: Andre may be a self-proclaimed cheapskate, but note that a big gamechanger for him is that he lives out in the middle of nowhere and gets all his internet via mobile data costly and slow. We hope you will enjoy the improvements and continue to spread the word.

It is built on the new v6 codebase and contains the following new features: To thank the Reflect free community for their support and efforts to make our software more widely known, we would now like to announce the release of the v6 free edition. Until now the free edition has remained on the v5.3 codebase.

This has been downloaded over 4 million times and has a very active user base. For business users this can be extended to include phone support and annual renewal for ongoing support.įor home users who only need to do occasional clones or ad hoc full backups, we have always had a free edition. As always, with a purchase of v6, Macrium’s renowned support is included. v6 is a large step forwards in speed, simplicity and flexibility. In February we released Macrium v6 including one edition targeted for home users and a further three for business users.

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