Backup and Restore with Macrium Reflect  

FrankS said:

What is the best way to start over with Macrium Reflect Free version?
I thought I had it set up correctly and it performed a full image on the first day, the next day it did a differential but now today it's doing another full. Since it's estimating to take 9+ hours I'd really rather abort it all, set it up again and restart since I've seemingly done something wrong. Unfortunately there seems to be no forum for the free edition.

I started (and finished) with just making new backup and deleting earlier one, it's "fire and forget" system.

Kari said:

A recommendation to those of you who use a paid version of Macrium Reflect (Home or Workstation editions): Download and install Macrium Site Manager at Macrium Software | Your Image is Everything

I've been using its intuitive browser user interface now for some time, managing backups on two laptops and a tablet from it. No need to schedule backups on each device separately.

Just set up your definitions and schedules, use a network share as image repository and let Site Manager take care of everything. Site Manager is free for those using a paid version of Macrium. You can install it also on a PC with no version of Macrium installed, or one using a free version, but this PC can then only be used to manage Macrium on those computers with a paid for version.

Anyway, as soon as I started to use it, I have not even launched Reflect once.

I wholeheartedly recommend! In screenshot Site Manager showing my backup schedule for June 2018:

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Kari

Is there any real advantage of this if only one PC with MR Home?

You say it is estimating 9+ hours. How much data is it backing up?

FrankS said:

About 900Gb = Win10 + Programs + Data. I expected the 1st full backup to take ages (which it did) followed by daily differentials but now it's doing another full backup!

Yes that would take a long time so you don't want to do that more often then you have to. One thing that can cause a new full image to be made is a change in the definition. Could you post a clip of the schedule page of the configuration so that we can see what you have set up. This is mine as an example.



It would be best to move as much of your data onto a separate partition if you can. That would cut the time for a full image to manageable levels.

cereberus said:

Is there any real advantage of this if only one PC with MR Home?

User interface is much clearer and intuitive. Creating schedules definitions and editing them easy, fast and logical. You lose nothing if you just download it and test by your self :)

Kari said:

User interface is much clearer and intuitive. Creating schedules definitions and editing them easy, fast and logical. You lose nothing if you just download it and test by your self :)

I will give it a go. It was a bit unclear on site about the download i.e. you could use it on an existing licence.