Solved Macrium Reflect Ends free version


Zardoc said:
From Macrium:
1. If you permanently replace your Computer you may load Macrium Reflect® and your
license key onto your new Computer provided you have removed Macrium Reflect®
from your old Computer. Once you have done so, you can use Macrium Reflect® on
your new Computer as normal and restore existing Images to it. However, you must
not restore Images back to your old Computer.

2. If your Computer develops a hardware fault which makes it inoperable you may load
Macrium Reflect® and your purchased license key onto a substitute Computer on a
temporary basis whilst the fault is being repaired. You may then use Macrium
Reflect® on that substitute Computer as normal and restore existing Images to it.
Once the hardware fault has been repaired, you can re-load Macrium Reflect® and your
purchased license key back onto your repaired Computer (if required), and must
promptly delete it from your substitute Computer.
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Sounds reasonable. Thanks for the reply!
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 11
OS
Windows 11
Winuser said:
I have used Macrium to restore just one partition from a system image. I have also used a system image to move the image to a larger drive while increasing the C: partition size. It's been awhile but so I don't know exactly how. I do rember that it was done with drag and drop.
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The trick with drag and drop to larger drive is as follows.

This assumes you only want the C drive on larger drive and not extra data partitions.

Lets assume 4 partitions in image (or drive if cloning) in this standard order

1) EFI
2) MSR (normally hidden)
3) C drive
4) Recovery Partition

Lets assume larger SSD is blank.

1) Drag EFI as partition 1

2) Drag MSR as partition 2

3) Drag Recovery Partition (not C drive temporarily as third partition)

4) click on dragged recovery partition and click on link "Float Right". This moves Recovery partition to far right armt ebd if disk.

5) Drag C drive to unallocated space between MSR and Recovery Partition as partition 3.

6) As drive is larger, there will still be space space. Click on C drive and click on link "Fill Space".

Then continue restore/clone.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 11 Pro + Win11 Canary VM.I9 13th gen i9-13900H 2.60 GHZ16 GB solderedIntegrated Intel Iris XE
OS
Windows 11 Pro + Win11 Canary VM.
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
ASUS Zenbook 14
CPU
I9 13th gen i9-13900H 2.60 GHZ
Motherboard
Yep, Laptop has one.
Memory
16 GB soldered
Graphics Card(s)
Integrated Intel Iris XE
Sound Card
Realtek built in
Monitor(s) Displays
laptop OLED screen
Screen Resolution
2880x1800 touchscreen
Hard Drives
1 TB NVME SSD (only weakness is only one slot)
PSU
Internal + 65W thunderbolt USB4 charger
Case
Yep, got one
Cooling
Stella Artois (UK pint cans - 568 ml) - extra cost.
Keyboard
Built in UK keybd
Mouse
Bluetooth , wireless dongled, wired
Internet Speed
900 mbs (ethernet), wifi 6 typical 350-450 mb/s both up and down
Browser
Edge
Antivirus
Defender
Other Info
TPM 2.0, 2xUSB4 thunderbolt, 1xUsb3 (usb a), 1xUsb-c, hdmi out, 3.5 mm audio out/in combo, ASUS backlit trackpad (inc. switchable number pad)

Macrium Reflect Home V8
Office 365 Family (6 users each 1TB onedrive space)
Hyper-V (a vm runs almost as fast as my older laptop)
Bree said:
I'm sure there will continue to be a Trial version, it makes no sense to discontinue it. Currently at the end of the trial it reverts to Free if you don't purchase. I'm wondering if it will continue to do that.

Also, you are supposed to change the installed key for Trial to a key you have purchased, but if you put in the Free key it becomes the Free version. I'm keeping a note of the Free key and will see if that continues to work after Free is withdrawn.
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I guess this is the end of the free version.
I'm done with it. 🤐

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My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 11 Pro 25H2Intel I9-9900K64GBNVIDIA RTX 2060
OS
Windows 11 Pro 25H2
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Dell XPS 8930
CPU
Intel I9-9900K
Memory
64GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA RTX 2060
Sound Card
NVIDIA High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
4k Samsung
Screen Resolution
3840 x 2160
Hard Drives
512GB NVMe, ADATA SU 800, 2TB HDD
I just tried again and got the update... all seems to be ok...
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 11 Intel i5 10400 HD630 graphics chipi5-1040012 gbHD630 chipset
OS
Windows 11 Intel i5 10400 HD630 graphics chip
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
HP
CPU
i5-10400
Memory
12 gb
Graphics Card(s)
HD630 chipset
Monitor(s) Displays
LG 24inch
Hard Drives
SSD, external usb drive 1tb for files/backups
Keyboard
wireless Logi
Mouse
ms 4000 wireless mouse
Internet Speed
10meg
Browser
Firefox
Antivirus
Defender
Other Info
Win11 Home 25h2 26200.8655 06/09/2026
TheVisitor said:
I just tried again and got the update... all seems to be ok...
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Did you get the error earlier? I got the same error on all my machines. I'm using the free version, and it is not January yet. 😂😂😂🤷‍♂️
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 11 Pro 25H2Intel I9-9900K64GBNVIDIA RTX 2060
OS
Windows 11 Pro 25H2
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Dell XPS 8930
CPU
Intel I9-9900K
Memory
64GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA RTX 2060
Sound Card
NVIDIA High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
4k Samsung
Screen Resolution
3840 x 2160
Hard Drives
512GB NVMe, ADATA SU 800, 2TB HDD
fg2001gf11F said:
Did you get the error earlier? I got the same error on all my machines. I'm using the free version, and it is not January yet. 😂😂😂🤷‍♂️
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Yes. I'm the 'free' version and was getting the 403 error.

It did require a machine restart to finish the update.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 11 Intel i5 10400 HD630 graphics chipi5-1040012 gbHD630 chipset
OS
Windows 11 Intel i5 10400 HD630 graphics chip
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
HP
CPU
i5-10400
Memory
12 gb
Graphics Card(s)
HD630 chipset
Monitor(s) Displays
LG 24inch
Hard Drives
SSD, external usb drive 1tb for files/backups
Keyboard
wireless Logi
Mouse
ms 4000 wireless mouse
Internet Speed
10meg
Browser
Firefox
Antivirus
Defender
Other Info
Win11 Home 25h2 26200.8655 06/09/2026
TheVisitor said:
Yes. I'm the 'free' version and was getting the 403 error.
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I just tried again, and it worked. Thanks.
We'll see what happens in January. 🤣🤣🤣

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My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 11 Pro 25H2Intel I9-9900K64GBNVIDIA RTX 2060
OS
Windows 11 Pro 25H2
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Dell XPS 8930
CPU
Intel I9-9900K
Memory
64GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA RTX 2060
Sound Card
NVIDIA High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
4k Samsung
Screen Resolution
3840 x 2160
Hard Drives
512GB NVMe, ADATA SU 800, 2TB HDD
TheVisitor said:
I just tried again and got the update... all seems to be ok...
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This isn't the first time an update has been temporarily unavailable for a while after release. And it probably won't be the last. It seems to be an issue with the new files on Macrium's server not being propagated out to the CDN servers in a timely fasion....
fg2001gf11F said:
I just tried again, and it worked. Thanks.
We'll see what happens in January. 🤣🤣🤣
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What happens in January is that updates stop, that's all. Reflect Free will just keep on working until MS make an OS change that breaks it (for which, of course, there will only be be an update for Reflect Home).

That hasn't happened yet, and probably won't for a long time. I still have one machine that's happily running Reflect Free v7.2 in Windows 11 23H2.
 

My Computers My Computers

System One System Two Other systems

  • At a glance

    Windows 11 HomeAMD Athlon Silver 3050U8GBRadeon Graphics
    OS
    Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire 3 A315-23-R9VY
    CPU
    AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon Graphics
    Monitor(s) Displays
    laptop screen
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768 native resolution, up to 2560x1440 with Radeon Virtual Super Resolution
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung EVO 870 SSD (from April 2026: 250GB EVO 850)
    Internet Speed
    150 Mbps
    Browser
    Edge, Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    fully 'Windows 11 ready' laptop. Windows 10 C: partition migrated from my old unsupported 'main machine' then upgraded to 11. A test migration ran Insider builds for 2 months. When 11 was released on 5th October 2021 it was re-imaged back to 10 and was offered the upgrade in Windows Update on 20th October. Windows Update offered the 22H2 Feature Update on 20th September 2022. It got the 23H2 Feature Update on 4th November 2023 through Windows Update, 24H2 on 3rd October 2024 through Windows Update by setting the Target Release Version for 24H2, and 25H2 on 30th September 2025 through Windows Update by setting the Target Release Version for 25H2.

    UPDATE - 11 April 2026: due to mechanical deterioration this PC has been retired from active duty. The OS with all software and files has been migrated to my System Seven in 'Other systems' to carry on as my general purpose 'main machine'.

  • At a glance

    Windows 11 ProIntel® Core™ i5-520M8GB(integrated graphics) Intel HD Graphics
    Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Latitude E4310
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i5-520M
    Motherboard
    0T6M8G
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics card(s)
    (integrated graphics) Intel HD Graphics
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    500GB Crucial MX500 SSD
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    unsupported machine: Legacy bios, MBR, TPM 1.2, upgraded from W10 to W11 using W10/W11 hybrid install media workaround.

    In-place upgrade to 22H2 using ISO and a workaround.
    Feature Update to 23H2 by manually installing the Enablement Package.
    In-place upgrade to 24H2 using hybrid 23H2/24H2 install media.
    Upgraded to 25H2 by Enablement Package.

    Also running Insider Dev, and Canary builds and Windows 10 as native boot .vhdx.
  • My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro.

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 8GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Dev, Beta, and RP 24H2 as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 8GB RAM, 1TB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds (and a few others) as a native boot .vhdx.

    My SYSTEM SIX is a Dell Latitude 5550, Core Ultra 7 165H, 64GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, supported device, Windows 11 Pro 24H2, Hyper-V host machine. Updated to 25H2 on 30th September 2025.

    My SYSTEM SEVEN is a Lenovo Thinkpad T580, Intel Core i7-8650U, 16GB RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD + 2nd 512GB NVMe SSD, a supported device for Windows 11. This is my current general purpose 'main machine'. The installed Windows 11 Home from my System One has been migrated to this machine.
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