Backup and Restore with Macrium Reflect  

kado897 said:

V6 had that too but only the paid version. I suspect V7 will be the same. It's really fast if you have a recent image and I have daily differentials.

Interesting - I do not understand why RDR/RDC is cited as a new feature. CBT is new (if I understood what that is - LOL).

If RDR/RDC is not in free version, then that is the single biggest differentiator making it worth seriously considering buying it. Incremental images are a lesser plus. I prefer diffs anyway as they have a slightly higher integrity than incs (problem with incs if one gets corrupted or deleted, all subsequent incs in the "chain" are useless. Diffs are independent).

For my use, diffs hardly change in size as I keep OS+progs on C drive, and only real changes are general updates which hardly add much to size of diff.

cereberus said:

Interesting - I do not understand why RDR/RDC is cited as a new feature. CBT is new (if I understood what that is - LOL).

If RDR/RDC is not in free version, then that is the single biggest differentiator making it worth seriously considering buying it. Incremental images are a lesser plus. I prefer diffs anyway as they have a slightly higher integrity than incs (problem with incs if one gets corrupted or deleted, all subsequent incs in the "chain" are useless. Diffs are independent).

For my use, diffs hardly change in size as I keep OS+progs on C drive, and only real changes are general updates which hardly add much to size of diff.

Yes CBT is new but my understanding is that it only affects incremental backups which I only do occasionally. If RDR is in the free V7 then the paid version will have virtually nothing extra that I need.

Makio9 said:

I don't get why anyone would use "free" software that is only a 30 day trial when Windows 10 has a built-in feature that allows people to backup system images right from the OS: How to take system image backups in Windows 10 [Tip] | Reviews, news, tips, and tricks | dotTechdotTech

Can someone enlighten me on the difference?

You are installing wrong version.

MRF is far superior, more reliable, more flexible, faster, smaller images, many features eg boot menu option, boot repair options, and many other features.

cereberus said:

You are installing wrong version.

MRF is far superior, more reliable, more flexible, faster, smaller images, many features eg boot menu option, boot repair options, and many other features.

and the free version is sufficient for most peoples needs.

Makio9 said:

I installed the same version as fdegrove linked. I thought I saw somewhere on their page it was 30 day trial.

Anyway, thanks for all the replies. I didn't think anything would be more reliable than what Microsoft developed for themselves since they are the billion dollar company -- but I guess I was wrong.

I will check out these extra features.

Thanks!

Truth is MS have not developed their tool since Windows 7 days and has been left behind by miles.

MS have been trying to drop this for years in favour of File History Backup which few use as far as I can tell. In windows 8, the link to the image backup tool was obscure. Peer pressure made MS make it more visible so they decided to call it Backup and Restore (Windows 7) which in itself tells you how old it is. In simple terms, this basic offering is pants compared with the 3rd party tools.