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Did my Macrium backup work?
Hi all
(Windows 10 Pro build version 10.0.19042)
I have downloaded Macrium Reflect 7 Free, but my download/install experience does not match the tutorial.
I have a simple PC set up and backup requirements. I have one desktop with a C: drive, a Samsung external drive I backed up to (using the Backup & Restore (Win7) option in Win10 before I found Macrium) and a CD/DVD drive. I want to backup my files (basically the My Documents folder) and also have a separate system Win10 image in case I need to reinstall Win10.
1. Running the install as administrator I got Part 1 (2) so downloaded the agent there. But then I did not get the screenshot for Part 1 (3) to install Windows PE or Rescue Media (though I see from the Macrium web page that v7 includes this)
2. I didn't get any of the Part 2 screenshots re the Rescue Media wizard. The Macrium Setup Wizard started. I chose "Home", not to register, then chose not to install VBoot (as you had no mention of this). I then clicked Install, and it finished and launched.
3. Please see my screenshot.
I selected a "Create an image of the partition" option and managed to follow your other steps.
Now forgive me for appearing thick but can someone be clear on what I am getting with that second option? Is it a Win10 system image (with no user data files)?
My user data is all contained within C: under My Documents. If I want to back up those files, I presume I choose "Create a file and folder backup". Can I store that on my Samsung drive as well as the image? When I chose the 'Image selected disks' option, a message said my destination drive could not store both (or words to that effect).
I put my pc into hibernate that night and the following day it seemingly continued the backup. However, I didn't get any confirmation message to say it was successful. This is the image summary:
So I suppose in the end I'm just wondering why I had a different experience, did it work, and presumably the different messages I am seeing/not seeing is simply because I'm using version 7 and the tutorial is for an earlier version.
Any advice as ever is welcome
Thanks, Tim