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Maricum Reflect X Question
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Is it better to backup each drive individually or as 1 big backup?
Windows Build/Version
Windows 11 Pro 64bit 26100.3194
OS
Windows 11 Pro 25H2 26200.8037
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
PreBuilt
CPU
AMD Ryzen 7700X
Motherboard
MSI B650 VC WIfi Rev 1.0
Memory
32GB DDR 5 RGB 5600Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon 7800XT
Sound Card
Onboard Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus VG245H
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 990 Evo Plus NVMe Boot
PSU
750 Watt High Power
Case
Lian Li Lan Cool 216 ARGB Airflow
Cooling
2 160MM Front, 1 140MM Rear Exhaust
Keyboard
Logitech G513
Mouse
Logitech G502 X
Internet Speed
Gigabit 1100Mb/35 Upload
Browser
MS Edge Chromium and Bing Search
Antivirus
Windows Defender, Malwarebytes Premium
Other Info
UEFI, Secure Boot, TPM 2.0, Macrium Reflect X
Operating System
Windows 11 Pro 25H2 26200.8037
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Asus TUF A16 Advantage Edition FA617NT.A16.R7700
CPU
Ryzen 7 7735HS
Motherboard
OEM Asus Motherboard
Memory
16GB DDR 5
Graphics card(s)
AMD Radeon™ 680M & Radeon 7700S
Sound Card
Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
16inch FHD 165hz
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
512GB NVMe Boot Drive
PSU
Laptop PSU
Case
Laptop Case
Cooling
OEM Cooling
Keyboard
OEM Laptop Keyboard
Mouse
Touchpad & G502 Hero
Internet Speed
Gigabit 1100 Download/35 Upload
Browser
MS Edge with Bing search
Antivirus
Windows Defender & Malwarebytes Premium
Other Info
Macrium Reflect X
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Is it better to backup each drive individually or as 1 big backup?
I take the view to do them separately.
Firstly, that way if one fails, you do not lose the whole backup.
Also, you may not need to backup each drive to the same frequency.
TBH I only backup my OS drive with Reflect. There are better ways really to backup data drives which will backup in real time, only making backups to changed data which much reduces backup time.
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)
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As cerberus says, do them individually as this gives you more flexibility.
OS
Win 11 Pro
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
N/A
CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
Motherboard
ASUS Crosshair Viii Hero Wi Fi
Memory
G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB 64GB Kit (2x32GB) DDR5-6000 C30
Graphics Card(s)
PowerColor Radeon RX 9060 XT Reaper GDDR6 16GB
Sound Card
USB Out NAD M51 DAC with Adams A8 powered speakers
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell 3219Q
Screen Resolution
3840 x 2160
Hard Drives
5 x WD_BLACK SN850x PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 SSD - 4TB
PSU
be quiet! DARK POWER 13 1000W Titanium PCIe 5.0 ATX Modular PSU
Case
Fractal Design Define 7 Full Tower Case (Black)
Cooling
Noctua NH-D15 G2 LBC - High Performance Multi-Socket PWM CPU Cooler
Keyboard
Razer Huntsman V2
Mouse
Razer Viper Ultimate
Internet Speed
Starlink 94Mbps down 20Mbps up
Browser
Brave
Antivirus
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Oh ok Thank you both so much
OS
Windows 11 Pro 25H2 26200.8037
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
PreBuilt
CPU
AMD Ryzen 7700X
Motherboard
MSI B650 VC WIfi Rev 1.0
Memory
32GB DDR 5 RGB 5600Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon 7800XT
Sound Card
Onboard Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus VG245H
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 990 Evo Plus NVMe Boot
PSU
750 Watt High Power
Case
Lian Li Lan Cool 216 ARGB Airflow
Cooling
2 160MM Front, 1 140MM Rear Exhaust
Keyboard
Logitech G513
Mouse
Logitech G502 X
Internet Speed
Gigabit 1100Mb/35 Upload
Browser
MS Edge Chromium and Bing Search
Antivirus
Windows Defender, Malwarebytes Premium
Other Info
UEFI, Secure Boot, TPM 2.0, Macrium Reflect X
Operating System
Windows 11 Pro 25H2 26200.8037
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Asus TUF A16 Advantage Edition FA617NT.A16.R7700
CPU
Ryzen 7 7735HS
Motherboard
OEM Asus Motherboard
Memory
16GB DDR 5
Graphics card(s)
AMD Radeon™ 680M & Radeon 7700S
Sound Card
Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
16inch FHD 165hz
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
512GB NVMe Boot Drive
PSU
Laptop PSU
Case
Laptop Case
Cooling
OEM Cooling
Keyboard
OEM Laptop Keyboard
Mouse
Touchpad & G502 Hero
Internet Speed
Gigabit 1100 Download/35 Upload
Browser
MS Edge with Bing search
Antivirus
Windows Defender & Malwarebytes Premium
Other Info
Macrium Reflect X
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I think it's better to do them all at once, you can always choose which partitions to restore. Unless you have too much time to kill?
OS
Windows 11 Pro 25H2 26200.8524
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Acemagic LX15PRO
CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 5825U with Radeon Graphics
Memory
16GB
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
SSD 2TB
Internet Speed
30 Mbps
Browser
Brave
Antivirus
Webroot Secure Anywhere
Other Info
System 3
Operating System
Windows 11 Pro 23H2 22631.2506
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
HP Mini 210-1090NR PC (bought in late 2009!)
CPU
Atom N450 1.66GHz
Memory
2GB
Browser
Brave
Antivirus
Webroot
