Macrium Reflect: Add differentials to existing full image?

[teckneeculler]

I'm experimenting with different methods of imaging my 240GB SSD system drive.

I've just now created a new, full image of my C:\ drive.

How to add a daily differential image to that full image?

 

[Snick]

I don't believe that is possible.
If you mount the image & you can copy from it, but you cannot add to it!
You can add the differential to the Backup Set.

Nic

 

[teckneeculler]

Thanks for the comment.

There doesn't seem to be a great deal of flexibility in Macrium for custom images.

Another thing I tried to do was to make a differential set that started with a full backup (and a new full every month) plus a differential every day.

But I couldn't seem to find the right configuration :-(

 

[Snick]

Does this page help you with your issue? Searching for a video on subject-matter
Differential and incremental disk images

 

[teckneeculler]

Thanks, but no. I'd already studied that page before deciding to use Macrium.

 

[Snick]

OK, no problem!

Hopefully another member will post with a more technical answer.

 

[axe0]

When you deploy the backup the full backup is restored before the differential, if this is not the case for you what macrium version are you using?

 

[dontknowmuch]

Add differential to existing full backup

You may have sorted it by now, but here's how I did it (using Free Edition v 7.2.3906). Open program, click on Backup Defintion Files tab, select filename of Full Backup for which you want a Differential Backup, Open context menu (usually right mouse/right tracker button), select "Edit", Hit "Next" button, Select existing Full Backup in section 2, Hit "Add schedule" button (botton left of 2. "Add/Edit schedules"), Select "Differential" from drop down list, complete options form, and you should be OK from there. Good luck.

 

[teckneeculler]

Axeo, sorry, didn't see your post 'til today. Version is 7.1.96 and I've never deployed a backup. I just want to create one full backup, then have periodic 'add-on' backups - daily, maybe -that just log any changes made to the target file since the last 'add-on'. I'm not sure if the 'add-ons' would be differentials or incrementals but that's what I want to do.


This seems pretty basic to me, and I would have thought that most averagely-pc-savvy folk would be happy with such a system. I think Reflect is missing the boat by not explaining in simple terms how to do this.


I'll belabor the point and explain again what I want:
1) I'd create a full backup of say, C drive. Bingo, finished, case closed.
2) Then, sometime after that - an hour, a day, a week, whatever: I open Reflect and easily find the simple menu that says, 'Tick this box to create a daily 'add-on' to that full backup situated at...'. Bingo, finished, case closed.



don'tknowmuch: Hey, thanks for that, I'll check out your method.