Different backups softwares. which one to choose?

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  1. Posts : 100
    Window 11 Home 64bit
       #11

    Jimbo says -
    For that job I use MACRIUM and run the job daily / nightly or when I need to --for example if installing new hardware / complex software. You can always "Mount" the image so if you need a file on the "C" drive again just copy from the image --
    This (in bold above) was what I found attractive in Macrium Reflect Free; that If I needed just one file in an image, I could mount, explore, copy a file, and then paste it.

    Mounting and exploring an image is a valuable feature.
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  2. Posts : 15,441
    Windows10
       #12

    me75006 said:
    This (in bold above) was what I found attractive in Macrium Reflect Free; that If I needed just one file in an image, I could mount, explore, copy a file, and then paste it.

    Mounting and exploring an image is a valuable feature.
    Also ability to mount image as a vm in hyper-v with viboot is great.

    Ability to create a macrium boot entry is great, plus boot repair options makes Macrium Reflect the undoubted best choice.
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  3. Posts : 22
    windows 10 ,7,8.1
    Thread Starter
       #13

    so one question regarding macrium free , can I mount only the differential backup image to retrieve some files/folders in a worst case scenario or do I need full backup+ differential image ?

    thanks
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  4. Posts : 50,055
    Windows 10 Home 64bit 21H1 and insider builds
       #14

    gundja said:
    so one question regarding macrium free , can I mount only the differential backup image to retrieve some files/folders in a worst case scenario or do I need full backup+ differential image ?

    thanks
    You can't make a differential image unless you have first made a full image. If you mount the differential it merges with the full image so you see the full file system.
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  5. Posts : 22
    windows 10 ,7,8.1
    Thread Starter
       #15

    ok so for mounting the image , I would like to use daemon tools , is it fine ?
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  6. Posts : 50,055
    Windows 10 Home 64bit 21H1 and insider builds
       #16

    gundja said:
    ok so for mounting the image , I would like to use daemon tools , is it fine ?
    No. Macrium supplies the means to mount it's own image. Just right click on the image file and chose "Explore Image"
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  7. Posts : 306
    Windows 10
       #17

    Macrium reflect is VERY easy to use and mount the image to restore files if needed... :)
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  8. Posts : 50,055
    Windows 10 Home 64bit 21H1 and insider builds
       #18

    That is just for individual files of course. For a full image restore you need to do that using a bootable Macrium rescue disk/USB. That is easy to create through the Macrium UI.
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  9. Posts : 50,055
    Windows 10 Home 64bit 21H1 and insider builds
       #19

    I did a YouTube tutorial many years ago on restoring a Macrium image. It hasn't changed much.


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  10. Posts : 22
    windows 10 ,7,8.1
    Thread Starter
       #20

    thanks for answering all my questions guys, I am definitely going the macrium way.
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