Macrium Reflect Image verification


  1. Posts : 254
    windows 7 Pro 64 bit
       #1

    Macrium Reflect Image verification


    10-15-2016
    Macrium Reflect V6
    Equipment: 2 ssd drives, Windows 7 pro 64-bit, UEFI, Macrium reflect V6, external HD 1t

    Have been using Clonezilla for years. The ssd in the computer
    is 126G. This causes Clonezilla to fail on a restore. Clonezilla will
    not backup from a large drive to a smaller drive. Therefor I have
    dropped Clonezilla. One thing I liked about Clonezilla was the ease
    with which you could verify the backup.
    I have the free version of Macrium reflect. Being new to MF, I have not
    been able to find out how to verify the image I just created.
    I did make a recovery cd. I have not used it yet and have no idea
    if it will work. The only drives I have on this computer are 2 126G SSDs.
    I understand it is very important to do a test restore to make sure things
    work. I have not done this!
    My plan for a restore from MF:
    Backup what I have on the 2nd ssd. Delete everything on the 2nd ssd.
    Disconnect the 1st ssd which has windows 7 pro 64-bit on it.
    Connect my 1T HD with the latest MF Image. Use the recovery cd and see if
    I can restore the image to the 2nd ssd.
    Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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  2. Posts : 6,330
    Multi-Boot W7_Pro_x64 W8.1_Pro_x64 W10_Pro_x64 +Linux_VMs +Chromium_VM
       #2

    In the Macrium GUI click on the Restore tab.
    Select the Image you want and there is a Verify Image link.

    You can also turn on auto-verify so whenever an image is created it will be verified.
    In the Macrium Menu click on Other Tasks > Edit Defaults > Backup > Auto Verify Image
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  3. Posts : 254
    windows 7 Pro 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Thank you DavidE for responding.
    What do you think about the 2nd part of my previous
    message. Will that method of a restore test work?
    Will I have a problem going from a 1T hd to a 126G ssd?
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  4. Posts : 6,330
    Multi-Boot W7_Pro_x64 W8.1_Pro_x64 W10_Pro_x64 +Linux_VMs +Chromium_VM
       #4

    Your test plan is good and it's great you want to test this.

    Macrium can restore to a smaller drive/partition.
    The size of the drive where the backup image is stored doesn't matter.
    You won't have a problem restoring an image saved on a 1TB drive to a smaller SSD/HD.

    What is important is the size of the drive/partition that you are restoring to has to be at least as large as the amount of space USED on the drive/partition where the image was created from.
    There should also be at least 10% extra free space on the drive/partition you are restoring to.
    Personally, I would not use a drive/partition with less than 20% free space.

    As an example of what i'm try to explain:
    If you have a 200 GB drive/partition where 80 GB is USED space, you can "safely" restore an image to a 100 GB drive/partition.
    Then you would have 20 GB unused space, where you had 120 GB unused when the image was created.
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  5. Posts : 254
    windows 7 Pro 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Thanks DavidE.
    I have this habit of putting the OS all by itself.
    So I will partition the entire 126g ssd for the OS.
    I do this so if the OS become corrupt I don't have to worry
    about my data. It's on another ssd. This procedure has
    worked well for me.
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  6. Posts : 6,330
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       #6

    You're welcome.
    That's a good plan to keep data on a different partition/drive.
    Many folks here including myself do the same thing.
    I use the C drive for the OS and installed programs.
    I even have a separate partition just for portable programs.
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