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I've been using V8 free for several months now. No issues making backups or restoring them.
The issue is about getting updates not whether it works.
Some people install V8 Free from non Macrium Reflect sites, and and found they do not get updates even though they mostly work ok. Of course, if you fall foul of a bug fixed in a later version, you are goosed. I cannot say this is true for all users.
However, if you use the official trial version of Home, after 30 days it reverts officially to V8 free if you do not buy a licence and DOES get updates (well certainly does on my spare devices - I cannot guarantee it for all users but that is how it is supposed to work).
Note: initial web release said trial would revert to V7 Free after 30 days but on Reflect Forum, it was confirmed that it would revert to V8 Free and that is exactly what I have experienced).
You can actually bypass the 30 day wait by removing the trial licence and entering the generic free licence. I think it was @Bree or @Brink (sorry guys grey matter means I cannot remember who) who described how to do this on a post somewhere).
Like Hemimax I will give the 'Home Trial' version a go and hope it reverts to 'Free' without a hitch after one month. Watch this space after 16th November.
@cereberus - I took your advice and uninstalled the version I got from 3rd party website and installed the official 'Home Trial' software from Macrium.
Well, I don't know about Brink, but I posted about that back in July....
New Macrium Reflect Updates [2] - post #2089Bree said: