I too have purchased Macrium on version 8, find it the best tool for me personally and have 0 regrets for purchasing. I snagged a 4 pack deal when it went on sale.
Well, the onetime version is for the history of the major version. So, right now 8 or 8.1....but it could go as high as 8.9. A paid subscription will get all of these versions. It wouldn't be until version 9 for you to decide if it's worth upgrading that license.
Yeah, I've always wondered why Windows doesn't include functionality similar to Time Machine. While not a super robust application with tons of features and such, it does what it does well and just works. Your mac craps out, you simply setup your mac again and restore from your time machine backup and viola...you are right back to where you were. You get a new mac, you can just restore from time machine and you are right back in business.But what bothers me a little is: in osx you have time machine, plug any disc and it just works. No need to read about differential, incremental, father, son and the holy spirit. Macrium reflect manual is 485 pages.... Sure, it gives more flexibility and it´s more powerful but... 485 pages!!!!
As far as Macrium goes, I've never even looked at the manual. Imaging a disk and restoring an image has seemed simply enough for me. I don't keep much data on the machine itself, so I don't really care about differentials and incrementals. As long as a i have a relatively recent full backup, I have all that I need/want.
My Computers
System One System Two
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- OS
- Windows 11 Pro
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Beelink SEI8
- CPU
- Intel Core i5-8279u
- Motherboard
- AZW SEI
- Memory
- 32GB DDR4 2666Mhz
- Graphics Card(s)
- Intel Iris Plus 655
- Sound Card
- Intel SST
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Asus ProArt PA278QV
- Screen Resolution
- 2560x1440
- Hard Drives
- 512GB NVMe
- PSU
- NA
- Case
- NA
- Cooling
- NA
- Keyboard
- NA
- Mouse
- NA
- Internet Speed
- 500/50
- Browser
- Edge
- Antivirus
- Defender
- Other Info
- Mini PC used for testing Windows 11.
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- Operating System
- Windows 10 Pro
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Custom
- CPU
- Ryzen 9 5900x
- Motherboard
- Asus Rog Strix X570-E Gaming
- Memory
- 64GB DDR4-3600
- Graphics card(s)
- EVGA GeForce 3080 FT3 Ultra
- Sound Card
- Onboard
- Monitor(s) Displays
- ASUS TUF Gaming VG27AQ. ASUS ProArt Display PA278QV 27” WQHD
- Screen Resolution
- 2560x1440
- Hard Drives
- 2TB WD SN850 PCI-E Gen 4 NVMe
2TB Sandisk Ultra 2.5" SATA SSD
- PSU
- Seasonic Focus 850
- Case
- Fractal Meshify S2 in White
- Cooling
- Dark Rock Pro CPU cooler, 3 x 140mm case fans
- Mouse
- Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
- Keyboard
- Corsiar K65 RGB Lux
- Internet Speed
- 500/50
- Browser
- Chrome
- Antivirus
- Defender.
