Download the new version for windows Macrium Reflect install#

When the install is completed click 'Launch Now' Registration is optional - click 'next' to skip.Ĭlick 'Next'. Follow all the prompts.Ĭhoose the home version. You will be asked to confirm the download of the installer and the PE components.įinally the installation will start. Make note of where you are downloading the installation package. Please note this is not the actual installer package but rather a small stub that will download the correct version of Macrium for your system (Google Chrome works the same way).Īfter you run the download agent be sure to select 'Free' and tick the 'Run installer directly after downloading' box. It will start downloading the 'ReflectDLHF.exe' file which is 5 MB in size. Fortunately you are not required to enter it - just hit 'Continue' Go to the Macrium website and install the free version: In this guide I will be installing Macrium Reflect free, creating recovery media, creating an image, and subsequently testing the viability of the image I created by wiping the hard drive then booting from the recovery media and restoring the image.

It is a commercial drive imaging solution that has a free version available for home users and is compatible with Windows XP. The only issue is Acronis is not free so I set about searching for a reliable drive imaging software for Windows XP that was free and easier to navigate than Clonezilla.Įventually I came across Macrium Reflect 7. I have used many imaging utilities over the years starting with Norton Ghost in the DOS era eventually settling on Acronis True Image for my Windows systems. As the name implies, an exact image of the hard drive is created preserving not only your data but the OS and any installed components. This is where drive imaging eclipses data backup utilities. Consequently you will be burdened with the time-consuming task of manually re-installing your operating system and associated drivers/software. None of these will restore your system to operational status in the event of a hard disk failure. HTML log reports are generated and can be viewed using Reflect''s built in browser.There are many tools available for backing up your data on Windows systems.

Full logging of all backup operations.Automatic disk space management for local / remote hard drives.Automatic incremental / differential images.

Download the new version for windows Macrium Reflect generator#

Includes VBScript integration and a VBScript generator for unparalleled control of the backup process.Save your backup definitions as XML files and execute them with a single click from your desktop.AES 256 bit encryption for ultimate security.Password protect images to prevent unauthorized access.Three compression levels can be selected to optimize between file size and speed.System files such as ''pagefile.sys'' and ''hiberfil.sys'' are not included in the image.Images (Backup files) can be separately verified or automatically verified before restore.

Download the new version for windows Macrium Reflect driver#

A special driver ensures that the disk image represents an exact point in time and will not be affected by disk access that may occur during the backup process.

Disk image can be created whilst Windows is in use.

Backup files can be saved to local or network drives or optical storage (CD, DVD).

Track 0 (The Master Boot Record) is saved with all backups.

Download the new version for windows Macrium Reflect upgrade#

A hard disk upgrade can easily be performed by increasing the partition to fill the new disk. a logical partition can be restored as a bootable primary partition

Restore a partition to a different type.

Create a single backup file of one or many partitions.

Create a single backup file of a complete hard disk.

Macrium Reflect Free is a Hard Disk Imaging and File Backup Software