How to Create an Image Backup
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- Опубліковано 30 чер 2024
- ⚜️ Once I've convinced you that an image backup is important, your next question is most likely to be "OK, how?" Here's a short-and-sweet way to create one.
⚜️ Creating an Image Backup
Download, install, and run Macrium Reflect’s Free edition. Click on “Image selected disks on this computer.” Ensure the disk you want to back up is selected and the disk containing the destination is not. Enter the destination for the image file and run the backup. The result will be an “.mrimg” file at your destination containing the complete image.
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0:00 Creating an Image Backup
1:00 Download Macrium Reflect Free
2:45 Installing Macrium Reflect
4:10 Start Macrium Reflect
4:55 Backup entire disk
5:55 Image selected disks
6:25 select destination
7:09 Backup file name
9:42 Schedule
10:45 Run backup now
12:15 Check your backup file
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Download and install Macrium Reflect and use it to back up your computer.
Doesn't seem to be a free version any more. I don't see a link to it in your description and when I searched for it, I couldn't find it.
Thank you for your comment! I completely agree with you, Macrium Reflect is a great option for creating image backups. By the way, if you're into outdoor activities like camping or RVing, I highly recommend checking out the Segway Portable PowerStation Cube Series. It's a versatile powerhouse that offers massive capacity, powerful output, and fast recharging, perfect for keeping your devices and appliances running during your outdoor adventures. Just thought I'd share that with you! Have a great day!
They discontinued it recently. You can download the trial version, which allows you to use it for 30 days - thereafter it's £36.99 per year, which to me is just a bit too much. If it was around £20, I'd be happy enough. Also, on the 'purchase' page, I could find no reassurance as to how easy - or difficult - it is to end the agreement in the future. Having had a bad experience with recurring payments in the past, I decided against it, which is a shame, because when I used it, it functioned very well.
@@tomnesler2089 Yeah, Macrium doesn't offer a free version anymore.
OMG SOOO many videos on how to do this and you're THE ONLY ONE that explains things reasonably & actually shows the screen choices LEGIBLY!
You are a Gentleman and a Scholar SIR!
I decided to use Macrium from reading others' experiences. I went to quite a few tech site and I have to say… yours was the most understandable and well-paced tutorial. Thank you very much
It would be nice to see how you would recover from a crashed, unbootable HDD. Great video Leo.
Been using MR Free for years and it has NEVER failed me. For the desktop that I built from scratch (Windows 10 installed), I leave an external hard drive plugged into it and set up a schedule in MR so it automatically images my system twice a week (via the incremental feature) and deletes images more than a month old so there's always available space on my external drive. I recently bought a low-end Windows 11 HP laptop to supplement my desktop, and after deleting all the HP bloatware I imaged it. Then I did a clean install of Windows 11 on it and imaged that as well. Just thought it may be nice to have both W11 images to play with.
I'd like to compliment you. You have a heart for wanting to help viewers learn important and practical things about their computers. You are trustworthy and you thoughtfully prepare your presentations and explain them very well. I like your YT channel and I thank you for the effort you put into it. :)
great info, many greetings!
The best tutorial on this specific topic out there. Followed your clear instructions to the letter and was successful in creating a system image backup of my recently purchased brand new laptop. Not only did I save this video for later viewing, but I also subscribed. Excellent work. Thank you so much for this tutorial.
Excellent video. I have used Macrium Reflect for a few years now and it has saved me. Now that the free version is ending at the end of 2023, I think I will buy the retail version.
Thanks for the great video. It seems like you should add the step of making a rescue disk since the backup image is useless without it in the event of a complete hard drive failure.
How do you create the rescue disk?
Good point... I agree.
Awesomely clear and simple explanation, good job!
Thanks Leo
All explained simply with helpful screenshots of the process in a good amount of time. Going to image the drive of a new Surface before I start using it on the internet.
Very helpful helping hold my hand. Been running without backup for too long. Bought the software (since the free version not updated), got an external drive and now having a process in place. Thank you
Thank you! Precise, direct and easy to follow for the noobs!! I look forward to learning more
I've watched several of your video. They're all very clear and easy to follow. Since I also have the hardcover edition of The Complete Calvin and Hobbs book, I subscribed.
Thanks so much for the tutorial! You've encouraged me to start doing regular system backups and tools like Macrium Reflect are making it easy. Thanks!
Thanks so much for taking the time to clearly explain all the steps. The restoring part is what I'm not so clear on as to how to add the boot to the restored image. I'll look at some more of your videos.
With the “Default” compression, it took 2:40 to create a Windows Image (13 GB), and with “High” compression took 4:00 (12.6 GB). Honestly, the extra time does not justify so tiny space gained, I understand why Macrium recommends leaving by default. But enabling the image verification is definitely crucial, in my case added only 25 seconds extra minute to the task. Thanks for the tip👌
A brilliant edutorial for us newbies. Your video is precise and easily understandable....thank you
You are exceptional in explaining things for someone who is not a computer expert to say the least. You are my go-to guy for everything. Thanks for what you do.
Leo - your video tutorials are excellent....thank you - cheers....
I did it. Thank you so so much. You’re a gem.
thank you!! More Macrium how to vids please
Thank you so much for this - next best thing to holding my hand!!
I really enjoy these videos, thanks Leo!
It will come as no surprise to read here, you have a talent for what you do. It's excellent - good content, well presented and no fluff. Kudos.
Thank you very much, I am grateful for the care you show
This helped a lot because the windows tool didn’t work for me it did take 5 hours but it was mostly because my drive had 1.5 terabytes of data on it but it worked thx
Thank you so much for this video!
Hi Leo, from the UK. I've been trying out the Macrium Freeware since watching your video on it. Its a cracking piece of freeware. I've been using the windows built in utility for years, amd its been fine. but this thing is far superior. I'll use it until Microsoft break it, like they do with everything. LOL. I have a dual boot configuration and Macrium hadled it well. Good videos by the way.
Concise. Well put video.
Just what I need. Thanks.
Great video! Thank you!
Excellent job
Parkland Makes my head spin. Wish you lived next door. Thanks for the info.
thank you so much!
thank you!
Can you adjust the "priority" slider in the lower left hand corner while the backup is running?
Great video.
Hi Leo. Do you have any backup tool suggestions for Linux? There are so many of them.
nice tutorial - well scripted and clear. This is how it should be done. JT
Bootable USB of Macrium Reflect also repairs MBR issues.
Easy to understand.Good video as usual. Is it possible to create an image Only for windows operating system and to restore later when I consider it necesary so I can keep all my files at that moment ?? Thank you.
No, not really. Windows own Reset with "keep my files" select gets pretty close though, but there's really no definition of EXACTLY what it means to be "only Windows".
A newbie to Macrium and your video explains it quite clearly. I used Acronis and have set it up to run 2 sets of backup one after the other automatically. Creating my windows OS to an SSD inside my PC and the same image to an external usb drive (a backup of a backup - paranoid of redoing a whole new setup if PC crashes). In Acronis, after i start the 1st backup, i wait for 1 min and then start the 2nd backup and the 2nd backup shows Queued. After the 1st backup is done validating, it will start the queued backup, validates and shuts down my PC when backup i is done. Can this be done in Macrium backup, if yes, is there a documentation on this. Thank you.
Super clear instructions I just used for my first full backup image. My drive C drive (the one I was backing up) had 280 GB used. The high compression (per recommendation) backup image only takes up 100 GB on my external D rive, that seems much smaller than I had expected, though this is my first time using this. It verified ok. Still, based on your frequent use of this software, does that seem right to you? Just seems like a huge compression ratio.
It REALLY depends a lot of what's on your hard disk. if it's highly compressible, then sure, that makes sense. You might mount it and poke around inside of it to see if everything you expect to be there is there.
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Leo, this was a simple, concise and completely understandable tutorial. My only question is whether you plan to do other of the same subject going over restore and incremental backup using Macrium relect 8? Thanks
Leo, I'm begging the same thing as Al. Plus how do I restore an image onto a new hard drive.
Macrium Reflect Free is no longer available or supported. Which is a bummer because this is a great tutorial.
When initiating the backup I get a error, "An error has occurred. Please see the history log for more details."
Said on the bottom, "Unknown error. - Error code =9"
UPDATE: I updated the Macrium Reflect and the error left.😉👍
Backround: I kept having my computer (BLUE SCREEN of DEATH) when trying to do a CLONE of a WD512MB M.2 PCIe NVME SSD to a Samsung 980 M.2 SSD in an enclosure.
This was in a USB 3.1 10Gb/s connection that seemed to Over heat the Samsung 980 SSD.
I did successfully Clone with a different program but used a 2.1 USB at 5Gb/s
Couple of Questions:
1. This was a HDD to HDD Correct?
2. Difference between Image backup and Clone?
3. Is it possible to do M.2 NVMe SSD to m.s SSD in an SSD Enclosure.
Please make a video of finding a file within a Macrium image at documents. When I drill into the right path's image with a new letter, documents under this new letter is empty; My documents are not really empty though..
Thanks for the tutorial,....very easy to follow, especially for an old guy like me (84), I do
have a question, is it required to format the external drive I wish to save the image on
or can I save the image to a folder on the external drive ?....thanks
Depends on the tool you use, but most all will save to a folder.
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Leo, many thanks for the reply, I can always
try it first to a folder on my 1tb external drive, that holds numerous other files.
Hi Leo, i read your "just do this back up" ebook and did my first image back up yesterday using a WD My passport portable drive. the back up was completed. but the next day, i heard a click click click sound and the drive does not show up on my pc. yikes. might be a faulty drive. Might have to get a new one i am pretty sure. I have two questions: are externally powered drives more reliable long lasting? and secondly, should we be backing up the image in two different hard drives to avoid this type of situation - so if one fails, you've another copy of the image and files. what do you recommend?
I do prefer externally powered drives for backup, though they SHOULDN'T be any more or less reliable. And yes, backing up your backups is also a good idea. 😁
I went from windows 10 to windows 11 this week. Made an upgrade within my system.
Now I read that Macrium Reflect free won't be updated for next updates of Windows 11. I thought about downloading and using the free version, but when the next great update comes it might not work for me?
Should I go back to windows 10 now again to use this, cause I think there won't be major updates for Win 10, but it will be for Win 11.
Maybe I will stay on my old backup programm Aomei Backupper or Acronis True Image WD Edition (free). What do you mean?
Leo, I have a couple of question. Would it be better to backup from a new install as opposed to an install that is older? Also, would it be ok to backup to a usb flash drive of big enough capacity instead of an external hard disk? Thanks in advance.
"better" depends on how you expect to use it. Both have advantages and disadvantages. Most important is that you backup regularly as you use your PC. No, I do not recommend thumbdrives at all. they're typically cheap and you run a real risk of losing your backup.
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Good video !When i downloaded MR and went through the steps the program did not appear, I kept trying it about 3 times but it did not appear. what's wrong? Also i tried PW Mini Tool to do this but it seemed to copy my original and put the files on the original drive and filled it up. what did i do wrong. How do I find the copied files and dump them? Thank you
Macrium Reflect Free Edition is being retired. Security and major bug patches will be provided until 1 January 2024, but there are no planned feature changes or non-security-related updates following this update. Note: This notice only applies to Macrium Reflect Free.
As far as I can see this software is no longer available at the Macrium website itself but it is still available at other online file archives.
Cannot locate. Can you share a trustworthy link?
@@RotaryTeamVincent Is Techspot trustworthy?
@@davejoseph5615 I saw that one but is only has Reflect 7 rather than 8
Very nice tutorial, I appreciate it a lot due I need to make one as soon as possible. However, as soon as I made a backup, let´s say, my system can´t open anymore or any other disaster that might occur, what are the steps to make sure the the backup will be reinstated, let´s say as well that the C partition Hard Disk is also broken, how can I have my backup running again? You don´t explain this but if you already has a video about my questions, please, give the direct link to it. If the PC starts failing and still I can use windows, I guess that I could open Macrium and select restore Image from E:\ or from where I saved it, but, my problem and questions were about, if all stops working and I can not use the PC anymore, then what!?! - I send you many greetings from Germany, and thank you very much for your great tutorial, Alfredo ( SUBSCRIBED ) ps. by the way, I have been using Rollback FX Pro which was a demo and all my images made with it have no more meaning or use, I could buy a license but to pay almost 100 dollar for such an app is crazy!
In the event your computer's hard drive fails, but your computer is otherwise operating properly, you would replace the hard drive with one having the same or larger capacity and restore your backed up image to it. In the event you have a catastrophic failure and you have to replace your computer with a new one, you would most likely not be able restore a reliable image to it. A new computer has different components and drivers, so images from one computer to a completely different one will typically fail or, at best, be glitchy.
Here's an article covering an older version of macrium reflect, but the concept hasn't changed: askleo.com/macrium_reflect_6_restoring_an_image/
in this time all the 4 options limit's time to 30 days, now what to do?
My destination source (external hdd) has important files. Will it override the old files stored from the destination source?
If those important files are ONLY on that external HDD< then you're not backed up. BACK UP FIRST. Creating a backup will not overwrite files.
My computer has two Drives, Drive "C" (SSD) and Drive "D" (HHD) I only keep software programs on my "C" Drive and store all files on the "D" Drive. I want to back up the "C" and "D" Drives to an external Drive. How do I do that or did you create a video for that? Also how do you create a rescue disk?
I have lots of videos and articles on the topic. Try searching over at askleo.com
The macrium reflect Free doesn't exist anymore and don't get long support either.
Hi Leo, I had a question kinda related to cloning…sorta. I have a Dell laptop in which I added a second hard drive (SSD). I had windows 10 on the original drive but decided to upgrade to windows 11 while I was doing the upgrade. Long story short, I now have windows 11 on the SSD, windows 10 on the original drive, and, most importantly, the UEFI and windows recovery partitions also on the original drive. So my question is this: how can I move the UEFI partition to the SSD without bricking my laptop? Thanks.
I don't have a really great solution. What I would TRY is to create an image backup of both drives, then restore the UEFI partition (and perhaps recovery partitions) to the SSD, and then restore the original SSD partition back to the remaining space on the SSD. That'll need to be resized, of course. I can't guarantee it'll all work seemlessly, but since we started with an image backup you can always go back.
@@askleonotenboom thank you, Leo. Sounds reasonable. I’ll give it a go
What again is the Difference Between an Image Backup & a Clone? This is a Backup from HDD to HDD, what about M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD to a Larger newer M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD?
askleo.com/difference-between-clone-image/ or ua-cam.com/video/f9va6_gn-8s/v-deo.html
no more Macrium Reflect NOT free, and VERY expensive for the home user. Is the trial fully operational or a cut down version.
Can you use this disk image to migrate to a new machine? What if the new machine is running Windows 11 but the image backup is Windows 10?
Nope. askleo.com/restore-old-backup-to-new-computer/ or ua-cam.com/video/-Jsp2G8Vgac/v-deo.html
Started working with Macrium Reflect 8.0 home version to make images and run backups. So, I am a newbie to the Macrium environment. With my most recent file backs, I received the following error message: "Some files were not copied. See log for full details." This message came as a warning and to my knowledge the process ended successfully. It pointed to the log file, and I opened it to see what full details it might provide. I see the path+filename, and I assume it was for all 60000+ files Macrium Reflect V8 backed up. What I didn't see, and it was hard to scan such a large file, and that is information on which files were not backup (copied) per the message. I do have some password protected files and thought it might be those. I just don't know. Thanx.
Can Macrium also create an image or just a backup? I want to add an SSD.
Yes.
So if something happens that you can't get into windows how do you restore your windows from this backup?🤔
You boot from rescue media you create using the backup program you used to create the image. In the case of Windows built in backup, the Windows Setup disc will do, as will a Recovery Disc you can create while Windows is running.
I'm wondering what's better reflect or EaseUs ToDo Backup becourse I don't want buy both, it's to much money for me and would en make sense to use both I think. 🤔
You don't need both. One will do. Which is a matter of taste. Try the trial for each and see which one feels better to you.
@@askleonotenboom thanks
please make one video if i have usb bootable pendrive i have use BR Automation pc if have damaged pc so how to i use gigabyte ddr3 motherboard this pen drive need to run that time this one msg came so what can i do ? & give me some suggestion
1.The system may not support the PCI bus
2.The PCI adapter may not be properly installed in a slot
3. Some of the PCI adapter resources in configuration space may be invalid
If I Image my hard drive and install a larger hard drive in this same computer, will the restore be succesful?
Should be, yes. I've certainly done it a few times.
I created an image of my M.2 boot SSD excluding the partition that just has Steam games due to the limited space of my backup drive. Would that disk image with the missing partition cause any issues if I attempted to restore my PC with it?
It kinda depends, probably not, but at a minimum you of course wouldn't have those steam games.
It kinda depends, probably not, but at a minimum you of course wouldn't have those steam games.
What about using this image on other machines?
askleo.com/restoring-an-image-backup-from-one-computer-to-another/
Once installed, you will never get rid of it again. Been trying to uninstall it with no luck. Hidden files won't let you uninstall it. Can no longer boot straight into Windows. Keep getting Boot options, Windows or Macrium Reflect.
Am I correct in understanding that Macrium no longer offers a free version as of 01/2024?
That is correct. askleo.com/macrium-reflect-free-is-going-away/
I cannot longer find the Macrium Reflect Free Edition in 2023 as I can only see the free trial version. What gives? Thank you for your video though. 🤔
The free edition has been discontinued. :-( askleo.com/macrium-reflect-free-is-going-away/
@@askleonotenboom Ok, let me assume I pay for the software; however, I have yet to see how I will use it to create and Windows 11 image backup, and then restore Windows 11 from the image backup if it is ever needed. Do you have such video here on youtube? Thanks for your help.
@@orestesdd Short version: create the image backup using the "Image disks on this computer" option, written to an external hard disk. Create a bootable "rescue disk". Now boot your machine from that rescue disk - this runs a copy of macrium reflect. You can then use that Macrium Reflect to restore the image backup from the external hard drive to the primary hard drive in the machine. I have a course on the topic (askleo.com/product/saved-backing-up-with-macrium-reflect-8-online-course/). I also have a series of articles, some with videos, from a few years ago that work with an older version of the software (askleo.com/macrium_reflect_1_downloading_and_installing/) that is free to access. (That series is from my before-UA-cam days, so the videos may or may not all still work, but the written content is fine.)
Once the image disk is created, can I remove my current boot drive and put in the new image disk I've just created?
No. Images are in a different format. You can restore an image to a replacement drive.
@@askleonotenboom then what is the use case? If I can only restore it to another drive, I assume my main drive which boots up my PC must be working. But then, why would I need to restore to a replacement drive? I would assume I would want a replacement when my main drive stops working. But, if I create this image to replace my main drive with a newer one, then wouldn't is be easier to clone instead of restore from an image, one step instead of two?
@@user-oc6ni8hu8q If your hard drive fails, you replace it and restore the backup image to it. If you accidentally delete a file, you can get it out of the backup image.
I believe there isn't free edition of this software anymore, is there?
Sadly, the free edition of Macrium Reflect has been discontinued. I still recommend the trial of the paid version.
What on earth was the point of all this complication? It ends up with a proprietary image specific to the application, when Windows 11, 10 or 7 have a perfectly simple way of creating an ISO file that is easily is recoverable from their standard rescue USB?
as of 20 march 24 completely free version no longer available. can only get 30 day free trial version now.
i tried to follow your video in order to create a full backup, but I get the message:Backup aborted!-unable to open file handle for"\\?\globalroot\device\hardiskvolumeshadowcopy1''-access is denied
Are you signed in using an administrator-capable account?
Why do my comments dissapear when I click the blue comment
please sir!!! I forgot my 8 digits backup codes for my gmail account and forgot 2-step verification!!!
please I need help sir
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My computer has two hard drives. Will this program back up both?
It should.