Image your system with free Macrium

kado897 said:

whs said:

As you said, the HDD speed is certainly a limiting factor. But more compression needs more CPU. So that could play a role in favor of EaseUS. Maybe you can make a comparison imaging to an internal HDD.

But then again, a different configuration (slower CPU, faster disk, etc.) may yield different results. I run my images in the background. So length of time is not a big deal.

Can't do I'm afraid. Only the one internal disk.

Could you use Windows Disk Management to Shrink drive C:\
and then create a new partition for images in the space released ?

I have found speed wise all software on default settings to a USB3 connected external HDD. Speed in rank order:
1) Easeus (clear winner)
2) Macrium
3) Windows

I thought 1) & 2) was similar default compression and 3) was little or none.
Compression and the speed cost of the compression is a big unknown.
Also the location on the spinning disk the image is stored can make a very significant difference to speed. Radial velocity and transfer rate to magnetic media etc. Observed fact.

[QUOTE=SIW2;1553683]Yes, if you are on windows 7 x64 you can use my little app to make macrium pe3 instead of downloading WAIK.

Regarding the "little app" you referenced, if it streamlines the making of a non-linux recovery disk for use with Macrium under Win 7 64 bit, how can one get the app? Thanks!

Instal macrium v5. The trial version is fine any edition you like.

2. D/l this, unzip it. Attachment 172858 (It is to be run on 64 bit win 7 only )

Inside is a .7z file.

Un 7-zip that onto your Drive - you should have a folder C:\Easype-x64-v2

Inside is an app called RunMeAsAdminv2.exe

Rt click it and run as admin.

Takes about 1 min to make the pe3 media for you.

SIW2 said:

Instal macrium v5. The trial version is fine any edition you like.

2. D/l this, unzip it. Attachment 172858 (It is to be run on 64 bit win 7 only )

Inside is a .7z file.

Un 7-zip that onto your Drive - you should have a folder C:\Easype-x64-v2

Inside is an app called RunMeAsAdminv2.exe

Rt click it and run as admin.

Takes about 1 min to make the pe3 media for you.

Thanks for this!

Sorry, but your program is new to me -- what does RunMeAsAdminv2.exe do? Does it create an ISO file to make a PE3 runtime CD? What about the Macrium files which will be needed on the CD? If your EXE finds them on my HDD and then includes them, that's one handy program!

Does it create an ISO file to make a PE3 runtime CD? ...If your EXE finds them on my HDD and then includes them, that's one handy program!

Yes, that's exactly what it does. No need for WAIK.