Using Macrium Reflect


Hi,
You chose to add it to the boot menu.
 

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Hey gang, will Macrium Reflect copy all my files, pictures and OS system in the cloning procedure to make a back-up of everything ?? If so anyone have an excellent video to follow ??
Never used Macrium before, so this will be all new to me !!
Chuck
I know what you mean, I'm tempted to buying this program as well but not sure how to backup and restore my system. Not sure if to backup my data using my NAS drives or cloud service.
 

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That is normal. You can eliminate the option for withing Macrium; Other Tasks, Create bootable Rescue media, and click on remove boot menu.
 

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    Windows 11
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    HP / Spectre x360 Convertible 13
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    i5-8250U
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    83B9 56.50
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    8GB
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    Toshiba 256GB SSD
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    500Mbps
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    Windows Defender
I know what you mean, I'm tempted to buying this program as well but not sure how to backup and restore my system. Not sure if to backup my data using my NAS drives or cloud service.
You just have to decide where the partitions will be backed up, and how frequently the backup should be done. A key factor is having sufficient storage for at least a few backups.

Backup to NAS should be faster but cloud should be safer from a hardware failure. If the backups are done overnight then time should not be an issue.

I manually make an image back of my OS once a month before patch Tuesday or if major changes are planned to it. An image of the data partitions are made periodically, and a separate process is used to backup my active data (multiple media).
 

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    Windows 11
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    HP / Spectre x360 Convertible 13
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    i5-8250U
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    83B9 56.50
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel(R) UHD Graphics 620
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio(SST)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Toshiba 256GB SSD
    Internet Speed
    500Mbps
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
If you fellows don't mind:
Do I have to create a bootable rescue media?


I should read Kari tutorial more attentively, it is all there.
 

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If you fellows don't mind:
Do I have to create a bootable rescue media?

It would be wise. You can create a Windows boot option that you can choose instead of Windows as you boot up. This is on your C: volume. so if something is wrong with C:, and you can' get to the boot option screen, you would need a bootable USB rescue media to be able to restore a backup. So it is advisable to have both.
 

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    Windows 11 Pro x64
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    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    DIY Photoshop/Game/tinker build
    CPU
    Intel i9 1300KS
    Motherboard
    Asus ROG Maximus Z90 Dark Hero
    Memory
    64GB (2x32) G.skill Trident Z5 RGB 6400 MHZ 32-39-39
    Graphics Card(s)
    Asus ROG Strix 4070 Ti OC
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    Onboard Audio, Vanatoo Transparent One; Klipsch R-12SWi Sub; Creative Pebble Pro Minimilist
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Eizo CG2730, ViewSonic VP2768
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    2560 x 1440p x 2
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    WDC SN850 1TB nvme, SK-Hynix 2 TB P41 nvme, Raid 0: 1TB 850 EVO + 1TB 860 EVO SSD. Sabrent USB-C DS-SC5B 5-bay docking station: 6TB WDC Black, 6TB Ironwolf Pro; 2x 2TB WDC Black
    PSU
    850W Seasonic Vertex PX-850
    Case
    Fractal Design North XL Mesh, Black Walnut
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    EKWB 360 Nucleus Dark AIO w/Phanteks T30-120 fans, 1 Noctua NF-A14 Chromax case fan
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    380 Mb/s down, 12 Mb/s up
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    Defender, Macrium Reflect 8 ;-)
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    Apple 13" Macbook Pro 2020 (m1)
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    Apple M1
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    2560x1600
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    Firefox
Since creating Macrium Rescue Media at boot I'm asked to choose W11 or Macrium?
Is this the norm?
Yes - that is what it is supposed to do. I just reduce the time for selecting which option to 3 seconds before it chooses Windows.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro + others in VHDs
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    Laptop
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    ASUS Vivobook 14
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    I7
    Motherboard
    Yep, Laptop has one.
    Memory
    16 GB
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    Integrated Intel Iris XE
    Sound Card
    Realtek built in
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    N/A
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
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    1 TB Optane NVME SSD, 1 TB NVME SSD
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    Yep, got one
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    Yep, got one
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    Stella Artois
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    Built in
    Mouse
    Bluetooth , wired
    Internet Speed
    72 Mb/s :-(
    Browser
    Edge mostly
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    TPM 2.0
It would be wise. You can create a Windows boot option that you can choose instead of Windows as you boot up. This is on your C: volume. so if something is wrong with C:, and you can' get to the boot option screen, you would need a bootable USB rescue media to be able to restore a backup. So it is advisable to have both.
Having the rescue media both on C: and USB could it create a conflict when repairing W11 from USB?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte
Having the rescue media both on C: and USB could it create a conflict when repairing W11 from USB?
No. Not at all. Macrium just puts its boot files in C:\boot\macrium and adds a Macrium entry in the BCD. This has no impact on any repairs you may wish to do, whether using the Macrium recovery usb or a Windows install usb to perform repairs.
 

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System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire 3 A315-23
    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
    Internet Speed
    50 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 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.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Beta as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Lattitude 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.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Beta as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.
No. Not at all. Macrium just puts its boot files in C:\boot\macrium and adds a Macrium entry in the BCD. This has no impact on any repairs you may wish to do, whether using the Macrium recovery usb or a Windows install usb to perform repairs.
@geneo, @Bree,Thanks.
BTW I get a warning when attempting to create a rescue media on external drive.
The drive is empty. But on Property it shows some space is occupied, when click on clean disk it takes me to control panel uninstall programs?
Those programs are the same I have on C:
I used that HHD as primary internal drive in a previous computer.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11
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    PC/Desktop
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte
BTW I get a warning when attempting to create a rescue media on external drive.
The drive is empty.....
You are attempting to create bootable Macrium rescue media on a 1TB external HDD. It's more usual to use a separate USB memory stick for the rescue media. Less than 1GB is needed, so it's a good use for any old smaller USBs that you may have.

You can make the Macrium rescue media on an external HDD if you really need to. The rescue media builder is not complaining that there's no space in the NTFS partition on your drive. It is complaining that the existing partition is using all of the space on the HDD and there's no room for it to create the Fat32 partition that it needs. You'd need to shrink the existing partition to leave at least 1GB of unallocated space so Macrium can create a second partition.
 

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System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire 3 A315-23
    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
    Internet Speed
    50 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 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.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Beta as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Lattitude 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.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Beta as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.
You are attempting to create bootable Macrium rescue media on a 1TB external HDD. It's more usual to use a separate USB memory stick for the rescue media. Less than 1GB is needed, so it's a good use for any old smaller USBs that you may have.

You can make the Macrium rescue media on an external HDD if you really need to. The rescue media builder is not complaining that there's no space in the NTFS partition on your drive. It is complaining that the existing partition is using all of the space on the HDD and there's no room for it to create the Fat32 partition that it needs. You'd need to shrink the existing partition to leave at least 1GB of unallocated space so Macrium can create a second partition.
Thanks Bree. Job done.
 

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    Windows 11
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    PC/Desktop
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    Gigabyte
Did save Rescue Media on external HHD that contains also the System backup folder.
I separately manually saved my File & Folders in there too. (free version does not backup those)
I am good to go?
Thanks.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11
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    PC/Desktop
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte
Did save Rescue Media on external HHD that contains also the System backup folder.
I separately manually saved my File & Folders in there too. (free version does not backup those)
I am good to go?
Sounds like it. The only thing remaining is to test that you can boot from your rescue media and can browse for, find and see the image. The ultimate test would be to restore it, but I'm not suggesting you try. The next best thing would be to select the image and verify it (in v7 Free that's on the 'Other actions...' menu). If you can verify it then there should be no reason it could not also be restored.

Macrium, verify existing image.png

By the way, with Macrium installed on your PC you can double-click on a .mrimg file and mount it as a virtual drive (remember to tick the box to enable access to restricted folders). That enables you to explore it with File Explorer to retrieve individual files. The Free version does not, as you say, include Files and Folders backup. But if you have imaged the partition they are on, then you have already backed them up anyway.

Macrium - enable access to restricted folders.PNG
 

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System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire 3 A315-23
    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
    Internet Speed
    50 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 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.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Beta as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Lattitude 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.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Beta as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.
@Bree much appreciated. 🍕
Running v8 free. Backup was verified.
As files and folders are in there would a differential backup take care of changes/adding of files and folders?

BTW at booth this morning I had the external HHD plugged in and it booted on Macrium and all seems to be fine. So it appears that I am good to go.

Could you suggest an easy Tutorial, for dummy if possible?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte
Running v8 free. Backup was verified.
Do you mean you verified as part of making the image?

The test I was suggesting is that you make sure you know how to boot from the rescue media, and to verify the image again while booted from the rescue media. This tests that a) your rescue media boots successfully, and b) that when so booted Reflect can read the whole of the image file. If it passes those tests, then you can be pretty certain that it would also be able to restore the image (plus you will have practised the steps required).
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire 3 A315-23
    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
    Internet Speed
    50 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 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.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Beta as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Lattitude 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.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Beta as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.
Do you mean you verified as part of making the image? The test I was suggesting is that you make sure you know how to boot from the rescue media, and to verify the image again while booted from the rescue media. This tests that a) your rescue media boots successfully, and b) that when so booted Reflect can read the whole of the image file.
Yes it was verified as part of making the image. Also from whatever I construe from yours screenshot I probably reverified the same.
That's why I need a tutorial for dummies. Yours instruction are not at fault, just my bad...
I am not expecting you to spend all day as @zbook did in a unrelated matter.
Very thankful for what you gave so far, it already gave me more insights than I had before posting. I'll get there eventually eh eh.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte
The important thing is to test that you can boot the PC from the Macrium rescue media you made. Work out how to do this now while you can practice it calmly and safely. Most PCs have a one-time boot device menu if you press F12 at start up, check you manual and see how to boot yours from a usb drive.

The last thing you want is to find out that you don't know how to, or can't boot the recovery media when you are in a desperate panic that can only be fixed by doing a restore. :wink:
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire 3 A315-23
    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
    Internet Speed
    50 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 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.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Beta as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Lattitude 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.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Beta as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.
The last thing you want is to find out that you don't know how to, or can't boot the recovery media when you are in a desperate panic and need to do a restore. :wink:
Yeah that would be me. Thanks for the advice, I'll get into it ASAP.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte
Great Program Easy to use
There are some programs I'm truly grateful for, Macrium, 7 zip, Filezilla, Libreoffice.. to name few that make me amazed they are free, Macrium though is one that has saved me hours, nay days of re-installing. Fantastic program
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 (Pro)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Scan Vengeance
    CPU
    i7 8700K
    Motherboard
    ROG Strix Z370F Gaming
    Memory
    16GB Corsair Vengeance
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 1070Ti
    Sound Card
    Onboard / Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BENQ GL2450
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    1x Samsung 960 ProM=M.2 NVE 250GB
    1x Samsung SSD 860Pro SSD 250GB
    1x WD 2GB Spinner
    PSU
    Corsair 550w
    Case
    Fractual Mesh
    Cooling
    Corsair water cooling H100i v2
    Keyboard
    Microsoft keyboard and mouse combo
    Mouse
    Microsoft
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Bitdefender

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