Why can't Macrium Image Guardin work on network shares?

Studynxx said:

They only work on physical drives, not network shares. This has been documented for a long time and I've personally tested it, always been this way

But on a technical level, why not? I'd ask Macrium but I am not a paying customer so they'd just refuse to answer and instead spam me with their copy-paste lol

MIG is a paid feature. If you do not have a paid version, then I do not see how you could have tested it.

Even the trial version is not necessarily a full test as not all paid features are in the trial version.

Anyway, it is a moot point if you do not have a paid version.

Studynxx said:

But on a technical level, why not? I'd ask Macrium but I am not a paying customer so they'd just refuse to answer and instead spam me with their copy-paste lol

MIG acts as a filter on the local file system, whether that's an internal drive or a usb external one. The only way a network share can be protected is when it is being shared by a Windows PC that has Reflect installed and MIG enabled.

Macrium said:

In the above illustration, the PC sharing the backup repository (Shared Volume) has a full install of Macrium Reflect, including MIG. A local drive is shared over the network and MIG has been enabled on that drive in the Macrium Reflect user interface.

Macrium Image Guardian - Knowledgebase 8.0 - Macrium Reflect Knowledgebase

cereberus said:

MIG is a paid feature. If you do not have a paid version, then I do not see how you could have tested it.
Even the trial version is not necessarily a full test as not all paid features are in the trial version.

I understand that the only Premium feature not included in the Trial version is ReDeploy.

Studynxx said:

I have my own methods...

I cannot discuss this any further as discussing piracy is against forum rules

Studynxx said:

Never said piracy tho

Not in so many words but.......