New Macrium Reflect Updates


  1. Posts : 2,450
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #1581

    cereberus said:
    I have never had an image backup fail in years. I just do not bother as I know MR is so reliable.

    I don't disagree about the reliability. It's not questionable.
    But software is always software... and after all, as an advice, someone won't save that much time by avoiding image validation.
    Of course it's always up to the user's discretion what he/she does!
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  2. Posts : 622
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #1582

    cereberus said:
    I have never had an image backup fail in years. I just do not bother as I know MR is so reliable.
    Same here.
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  3. Posts : 56,806
    Multi-boot Windows 10/11 - RTM, RP, Beta, and Insider
       #1583

    I'm not disagreeing with anyone's choice of verifying or not or their rationale. Just my opinion the extra 1 minute 30 seconds on average is not too high a price to pay, nor an inconvenience. I have a fast machine as others do, some have slower. It really does depend on your particular circumstances, including how much data is involved. There is no black and white correct answer.
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  4. Posts : 15,441
    Windows10
       #1584

    f14tomcat said:
    I'm not disagreeing with anyone's choice of verifying or not or their rationale. Just my opinion the extra 1 minute 30 seconds on average is not too high a price to pay, nor an inconvenience. I have a fast machine as others do, some have slower. It really does depend on your particular circumstances, including how much data is involved. There is no black and white correct answer.

    Yep - I do not tell others not to do it - I have multiple proven backups, so I do not bother.
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  5. Posts : 10,929
    Win10 x64
       #1585

    Started doing more restores from backups since getting a new SSD while back. MR is so reliable, I recommend to anyone I talk, chat or post too. Another program (Acrony) failed me when I needed it, I searched for backup programs and it led to this forum and MR. Best google search I have done in years. So happy with MR and here. Just waiting on the coming update to see what they add into it making it so much better.
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  6. Posts : 29,078
    Windows 10 21H1 Build 19043.1023
       #1586

    f14tomcat said:
    I'm not disagreeing with anyone's choice of verifying or not or their rationale. Just my opinion the extra 1 minute 30 seconds on average is not too high a price to pay, nor an inconvenience. I have a fast machine as others do, some have slower. It really does depend on your particular circumstances, including how much data is involved. There is no black and white correct answer.
    Is fer me! Kinda like the old saying, measure twice, cut once. That little extra time isn't an inconvenience to me.
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  7. Posts : 15,441
    Windows10
       #1587

    People have kind of forgotten that the roots of imaging backup goes back to days of lower capacity hard drives when backup was primarily to DVDs. Then verification was essential as read/write errors were common.

    However, since large hard drives are the main target, read/write errors are pretty much a thing of the past with a healthy drive.

    My laptop takes around 7 mins to backup - I am just not prepared to nearly double that for an action that has never had any postive impact for years. But hey I understand the risk.

    I test the validity of a backup now and then by mounting image as a drive using viboot (available to all Reflect users on Pro). If it boots in viboot, the backup is fine. This is actually very quick and a better test than verification. Verification only tests that the image has been written correctly - it does not test that you have backed up the right things, so if you were not careful you may have a non bootable image.
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  8. Posts : 19,516
    W11+W11 Developer Insider + Linux
       #1588

    cereberus said:
    People have kind of forgotten that the roots of imaging backup goes back to days of lower capacity hard drives when backup was primarily to DVDs. Then verification was essential as read/write errors were common.

    However, since large hard drives are the main target, read/write errors are pretty much a thing of the past with a healthy drive.

    My laptop takes around 7 mins to backup - I am just not prepared to nearly double that for an action that has never had any postive impact for years. But hey I understand the risk.

    I test the validity of a backup now and then by mounting image as a drive using viboot (available to all Reflect users on Pro). If it boots in viboot, the backup is fine. This is actually very quick and a better test than verification. Verification only tests that the image has been written correctly - it does not test that you have backed up the right things, so if you were not careful you may have a non bootable image.
    Old BFI and MFM disks, even earlier IDE disk used to come with error list printed on them. Much more reliable now but still with factory errors, list is in firmware now.
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  9. Posts : 15,441
    Windows10
       #1589

    CountMike said:
    Old BFI and MFM disks, even earlier IDE disk used to come with error list printed on them. Much more reliable now but still with factory errors, list is in firmware now.
    The only times I use a dvd is for installing stuff that came on a dvd eg printer drivers, and making videos for a standalone player or watching them. I have not used them for data since I lived in Bedrock.
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  10. Posts : 15,441
    Windows10
       #1590

    The "Word on the Street" is V7.2 may be released next week ;-).
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