Solved Latest Macrium Reflect 8 updates

Bree · Jul 6, 2022

Latest Update

v8.1.8311 - 8th October 2024

Release notes: Macrium Reflect Patch Details

Previous Update

v8.1.8110 - 10th July 2024

Release notes: Macrium Reflect Patch Details

1st January 2024. Reflect Free has been retired now, it did not get the update to v8.1. It did however still get security and bug fixes. Now that is has reached end of support it is very unlikely that there will be any more patches, so v8.0.7783 looks like being the final version.

Latest Reflect Free update:

~~Currently at 1st December attempting to download this update produces an HTTP 403 error.~~
Update: 2nd December. The server issues have been resolved, the update is now available to download.

v8.0.7783 - 1st December 2023

Release notes: Macrium Reflect Patch Details

Previous Reflect Free update:

v8.0.7690 - 11th October 2023

Release notes: Macrium Reflect Patch Details

Macrium Reflect Free to reach End Of Life.

Macrium Reflect Free Product - End Of Life (EOL)

Macrium Reflect Free v8.0 is the last version to receive feature, compatibility or bug fix updates.

Will future security vulnerabilities be fixed?

Yes, security patches will still be provided until 1st January 2024. After that date we will no longer provide any changes to the v8 Free code base.

Can I continue to use Macrium Reflect Free?

Yes, you can continue to use the software in perpetuity, your license to use the software is unaffected.

Will Macrium Reflect Free have any new features or updates for future Windows versions?

Macrium Reflect Free v8.0 supports Windows XP SP 3.0 up to, and including, Windows 10 & 11 version 22H2. There will be no new features or support for later Windows operating system updates.

Note: This notice only applies to Macrium Reflect Free.

Macrium Product Support Policy

Macrium is pleased to offer three stages of product support. Stage 1: Current Support Stage 2: Extended Support Stage 3: Self-Service Support

www.macrium.com

Downloads:

Reflect v8.1 for purchase or 30-day free trial: Macrium Reflect Free Trial

Update 10 Nov 2023: To download the Trial from their webpage you now need to register with an email address. You can can get the Reflect Home Trial download agent direct from Macrium here: https://updates.macrium.com/reflect/v8/ReflectDLHT.exe

You can get the Reflect Download Agent (Reflectdlfull.exe) from the link here and use it to download the installer for Reflect Home. If you have purchased Reflect Home then you can install it using your key, otherwise it will install as a 30 day trial.

Installing Macrium Reflect - Knowledgebase 8.0 - Macrium Reflect Knowledgebase

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At the end of the 30-day trial Reflect Home Trial v8.1 reverts to a RESTORE ONLY version if you decide not to purchase it. You can restore your existing images but not make new ones.

Reflect Free v8.0 Download Agent: https://updates.macrium.com/reflect/v8/ReflectDLHF.exe

Update 08 March 2024: ReflectDLHF.exe was temporarily unavailable from the Macrium's servers. If this happens again you can use the Reflect 30-day trial download agent, or the Reflectdlfull.exe. Just rename it to ReflectDLHF.exe to turn it into the the Reflect Free download agent. They are all the same .exe, the name is the only thing that determines its behaviour.

CountMike · Sep 8, 2022

Scott · Sep 8, 2022

I always update my boot menu and USB drive as well.

kado897 · Sep 8, 2022

Done & recovery drive created and tested.

f14tomcat · Sep 8, 2022

@Brink - Shawn, can you consolidate all this into a "Latest" thread not titled to any particular release, like on TF? Thanks.

Bree · Sep 8, 2022

f14tomcat said:
@Brink - Shawn, can you consolidate all this into a "Latest" thread not titled to any particular release, like on TF? Thanks.

I thought that too, as the Thread Starter I can change the title myself.

I have edited the title and updated post #1 now. I'll endeavour to keep Post #1 updated as required.

pietcorus2 · Sep 16, 2022

Since today the bootmedia of the latest Macrium takes a lot of time for testing the diskwrite-speed ( starts when making a backup) , it takes about 1 hour for making a backup !!
Used to be about 5 minutes !
When going back to a previous backup , all went fine ( in 4 minutes )
Did a disk-check ; no errors found ..........
What could be wrong........????

Tried to backup to another HDD , this time no problems , went very fast !
So , have to check the HDD , which I always used for backups , with a disk-check.............

Bree · Sep 16, 2022

pietcorus2 said:
Since today the bootmedia of the latest Macrium takes a lot of time for testing the diskwrite-speed ( starts when making a backup)....
.....Tried to backup to another HDD , this time no problems , went very fast !

It's worth checking the disk, but it may not have a problem.

Is this the first time this install of Macrium has backed up to this particular HDD? If so, I've noticed that the speed check always takes a lot longer, if it's a drive that Macrium recognises as having used before then it seems to remember thst it has already tested it.

pietcorus2 · Sep 16, 2022

" the speed check always takes a lot longer "..............well costed me a lot of precious time !
Checked the HDD , which is used by Macrium since the start of Win11, a lot of backups in a folder ( Macrium)
No errors were found .
Then made a new folder ( Macrium2) on the same HDD , tried to make a backup to this new folder , succeeded ( 5 minutes ) ! Still dont know the exact reason for the writing-speed test problem , maybe the folder is too full(??) , but will send my next backups to this new folder ( Macrium2)...........

kado897 · Sep 16, 2022

pietcorus2 said:
" the speed check always takes a lot longer "..............well costed me a lot of precious time !
Checked the HDD , which is used by Macrium since the start of Win11, a lot of backups in a folder ( Macrium)
No errors were found .
Then made a new folder ( Macrium2) on the same HDD , tried to make a backup to this new folder , succeeded ( 5 minutes ) ! Still dont know the exact reason for the writing-speed test problem , maybe the folder is too full(??) , but will send my next backups to this new folder ( Macrium2)...........

You could have had a dodgy USB connection. Maybe degraded to USB 1 speed for some reason.

Bree · Oct 21, 2022

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cereberus · Oct 21, 2022

Bree said:
20% off for Halloween

Home Edition

The complete backup solution for personal use. Protect documents, data and operating systems using advanced disk imaging technology. Includes Macrium viBoot for instant Hyper-V virtualization and Macrium Image Guardian. Your license includes 12 months Essentials Support, giving you complete...

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If you wait one month, you will possibly get 50% off on Black Friday, but if they do not follow recent tradition...........

CountMike · Oct 31, 2022

Josey Wales · Oct 31, 2022

Thanks Count!

pietcorus2 · Oct 31, 2022

Not in a hurry for updating my boot-media , this time .
No changes reported for it.................

cereberus · Oct 31, 2022

pietcorus2 said:
Not in a hurry for updating my boot-media , this time .
No changes reported for it.................

I always update it as the heading always tells me I have not missed an update without having to backtrack version numbers.
It only takes 5 minutes at most.

I also work on opinion that you never know when you might fall foul of a bug that has been fixed. Like all things, I doubt they mention every bug that has been fixed - just headliners.

f14tomcat · Oct 31, 2022

Does anyone know how to force Reflect to see the current booted OS, i.e. 22621 and not Dev or other OS's on the same drive? The Rescue Build always wants to pick up the highest one it can find, in my case DEV 25231 (?). Occasionally, the WIN on the DEV is not quite all together and causes issues. I thought some time back that had been corrected by Macrium to only pick up the current OS, then it went back to the highest it could find. I've tried hiding the partitions of other OS's on the drive, but that doesn't help. Any insights would be appreciated.

Bree · Oct 31, 2022

First post updated.

cereberus · Oct 31, 2022

Yeah - this is a problem when multi booting.

You could try to use "reagentc /disable" on the other OSs to temporarily park the winre.wim file in OSs C drive. Then use "reagentc /enable afterwards.

Another approach could be to make an image backup of the other recovery partitions and delete them, restoring later.

This is one of the reasons I multiboot with native booting virtual hard drives as each OSs recovery partition is within the vhd and not visible when booting from another OS unless you physically mount the drive.

Bree · Oct 31, 2022

f14tomcat said:
Does anyone know how to force Reflect to see the current booted OS, i.e. 22621 and not Dev or other OS's on the same drive? The Rescue Build always wants to pick up the highest one it can find, in my case DEV.....

This is how Macrium is supposed to look for the WinRE to use....

Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE)
Files for the Windows Recovery rescue environment are pre-existing and located on the local file system.

The folowinng folders, and sub-folders are searched for file WinRE.wim

C:\Windows\System32\Recovery
<ALL VOLUMES>\Recovery

If multiple copies of WinRE.wim are found then each WIM is examined and the WIM that contains the most recent Windows OS is copied to the Staging Area.

Rescue Media Builder - Knowledgebase 8.0 - Macrium Reflect Knowledgebase

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It would appear that if your DEV build is the version that's currently in your recovery partition then it will be found under <ALL VOLUMES>\Recovery and used. I would think that if you turn off the recovery environment in all builds then the only WinRE.wim it could find would be the one in the C:\Windows\System32\Recovery for the currently booted windows. If you do want the recovery enabled, then try only enabling it in your 22621 build.