Editors’ Review
Macrium Reflect is a program that offers external backup capabilities. It worked very well for us, but novice users might be a little lost with some of the more detailed file settings.
The user interface uses colorful command buttons and tabs for easy navigation. We did find a misspelling, which for a paid program, is a pet peeve of ours. But beyond that, we found it extremely easy to add files using the built-in wizard. From there, we were able to select the file types to include or exclude, as well as select the backup location, including a hard disk, network folder, or CD/DVD. As soon as we gave it our permission to do so, the program successfully backed up our selected files to our USB. Likewise, we were able to create a backup image of a hard disk and save it to a DVD. It took a little longer than our first test, but was successful all the same. The program includes a scheduling feature, which simplifies the process even further for the user. The VBScript File and MS-DOS Batch Files generation features might be a little more involved for novices, but the rest of the program’s feature are pretty straightforward.
Macrium Reflect comes with an extensive Help menu, and a sufficient 30-day trial period. Despite a few involved features, this backup program reliable performance will appeal to all user levels.
Full Specifications
What’s new in version 7.2.4156
- Macrium Reflect now includes support for volumes formatted with the NTFS file-system that have a cluster size larger than 64K.
- On some system using Microsoft Storage Spaces the option to enable CBT could fail. This has now been resolved and CBT fully supports Storage Spaces.
- Performance Optimization. The frequency with which CBT flushes its internal state to disk has been reduced.
- Reflect Monitor would show a sliding progress Marquee instead of the actual backup progress. This has been resolved.
- It was not aways possible to switch Wi-Fi networks when more than one network was available. This has been resolved.
- The PEExplorer application in the rescue media now includes a file deletion confirmation prompt.
- An incorrect error could be displayed when browsing images if the ‘Enable access to restricted folders’ option was selected in Windows PE/RE. This has been resolved
- When changing the installed edition of Macrium Reflect the previous license key could be retained after running the installer. This has been resolved
- When resizing a restored BitLocker unlocked image the BitLocker Removal warning message box would not be displayed. This has been resolved
- Various small bug fixes and changes to improve Macrium Reflect.
General
Release April 3, 2019 Date Added April 3, 2019 Version 7.2.4156
Operating Systems
Operating Systems Windows 10, Windows 2003, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows XP Additional Requirements None
Popularity
Total Downloads 510,001 Downloads Last Week 2
