Reflect 8 No Longer Mounts an Image File for Windows Explorer


idgat said:
Microsoft has decided to "blacklist" psmounterex.sys as a security risk

Solution ...
Open the regedit in admin mode, navigate to
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CI\Config > VulnerableDriverBlocklistEnable and modify the key from 1 to 0
Reboot, mount the image, when done then unmount image, change the key back from 0 to 1, reboot

Take that, Microsoft!

But the usual caveat applies, image your system before trying anything
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Slavic said:
Why the Microsoft's decision of blacklisting was correct:
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Maybe so, but the above solution will do me temporarily, whilst still using the last free version of MReflect

Oh, I forgot to include in the above "fix", disconnect/disable the internet while mounting a drive using MR (freeware).
 

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Long time user/supporter of reflect but not happy with how things are so I started to write a FOSS program some months ago.

If you are still holding onto reflect images, this will help:

OPBS — Open Pickle Backup System​

The ultimate FOSS imaging solution

A FOSS disk imaging backup solution for Windows, inspired by Macrium Reflect.

Website: https://opbs.rhitcs.com
Github: GitHub - bobeire/opbs: Open Pickle Backup System brings block-level imaging, differential chains, AES-256-GCM encryption and read-only WinFsp mounts to Windows — with a headless CLI for scripted environments.
  • Mount a partition from a .opbs or Macrium image as a virtual drive letter with zero extra disk usage — file reads are served lazily by decompressing only the covering blocks.
  • Restore from Macrium Reflect images: restore also accepts Macrium .mrimgx (Reflect X) and .mrimg (Reflect 7/8) containers. Works from the CLI, the restore wizard and a Config Builder.
Know this is an old thread but worth being resurrected if this helps.
 

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bobeeire said:
Long time user/supporter of reflect but not happy with how things are so I started to write a FOSS program some months ago.

If you are still holding onto reflect images, this will help:

OPBS — Open Pickle Backup System​

The ultimate FOSS imaging solution

A FOSS disk imaging backup solution for Windows, inspired by Macrium Reflect.

Website: https://opbs.rhitcs.com
Github: GitHub - bobeire/opbs: Open Pickle Backup System brings block-level imaging, differential chains, AES-256-GCM encryption and read-only WinFsp mounts to Windows — with a headless CLI for scripted environments.
  • Mount a partition from a .opbs or Macrium image as a virtual drive letter with zero extra disk usage — file reads are served lazily by decompressing only the covering blocks.
  • Restore from Macrium Reflect images: restore also accepts Macrium .mrimgx (Reflect X) and .mrimg (Reflect 7/8) containers. Works from the CLI, the restore wizard and a Config Builder.
Know this is an old thread but worth being resurrected if this helps.
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Many thanks for this!

I checked out the portable version and was easily able to grab files off my Macrium Reflect (version 8.0.7783) images without having to jump through hoops!

Simple as running OPBS --> Selecting "Browse Files" --> Browse Backup Image
 

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BKnight said:
Many thanks for this!

I checked out the portable version and was easily able to grab files off my Macrium Reflect (version 8.0.7783) images without having to jump through hoops!

Simple as running OPBS --> Selecting "Browse Files" --> Browse Backup Image
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Thanks for trying it — and for taking the time to report back! Glad the portable build got your files out of those Reflect 8 images without hoops; that "Browse → open → extract" path is exactly what it's for.

The project keeps moving (0.6.90 shipped this week — window-state memory and a quieter startup among other things), and the issue tracker is the best place for any quirks or wishes you hit along the way. Thanks again for the kind words — they keep the late-night commits coming.
 

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Nice one, too bad it does not support encrypted (password protected) images yet. All my images are encrypted. Is support for this planned?
 

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Very promising. I installed it, eventually. Whenever I got an error, I rebooted and it progressed. After successfull installation, I backed up all my system partitions but deselected two data partitions. When I tried a restore, there was no option to restore to the four original partitions, it warned that it would overwrite the entire disk. Is that correct?
 

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I tried it anyway and got this error.

1792933536923.webp
 

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