Solved Macrium Reflect: Restore Win7 32bit to Win7 64bit?
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NO -- a clean install is required to move from one to the other. IF you restore an MR backup over an install, it replaces the entire contents of the partition. So basically, you would be going back to the version that you saved to backup.
My Computer
At a glance
Win7 Pro 32-bit, Win8 Pro 32-bitAMD Phenom II X6 1090T4GB ddr3 1300AMD HD 4290 onboard
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Custom
- OS
- Win7 Pro 32-bit, Win8 Pro 32-bit
- CPU
- AMD Phenom II X6 1090T
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte
- Memory
- 4GB ddr3 1300
- Graphics Card(s)
- AMD HD 4290 onboard
- Sound Card
- Builtin Realtek HD Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Samsung 24" widescreen, LG 23" widescreen
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1200/1920x1080
- Hard Drives
- Kingston 256GB SSD
- Keyboard
- Logitech Illuminated Keyboard
- Mouse
- Logitech M705 wireless mouse
- Antivirus
- Norton Av 2013
- Browser
- IE v10
IF your backup contained only data files, then yes, you could restore those files. You would not be able to restore any system files or any installed apps. However, I believe MR only makes image backups so you wouldn't be able to do it, you would need a backup program that can do individual folders/files.
My Computer
At a glance
W10 Pro desktop, W11 laptop, W11 Pro tablet (...3.7Ghz 8700K i7, i7-11800H, i7-1065G716G desktop, 16G laptop, 4G tabletAMD Radeon RX580, RTX 3060, Intel Iris Plus
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Home Built desktop, Dell G15 5511 Gaming laptop,MS Surface Pro 7 tablet
- OS
- W10 Pro desktop, W11 laptop, W11 Pro tablet (all 64-bit)
- CPU
- 3.7Ghz 8700K i7, i7-11800H, i7-1065G7
- Motherboard
- ASUS TUF Z370-Pro Gaming in desktop
- Memory
- 16G desktop, 16G laptop, 4G tablet
- Graphics Card(s)
- AMD Radeon RX580, RTX 3060, Intel Iris Plus
- Sound Card
- High Definition Audio (Built-in to mobo)
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Samsung U32J59 32" (2x), 15.6", 12"
- Screen Resolution
- 3840x2160, 3840x2160, 1920x1080, 2160x1440
- Hard Drives
- 500G SSD for OS; 2T, 10T & 15T HDDs for Data on Desktop, 1TB SSD laptop, 128G SSD tablet.
- PSU
- Corsair CX 750M
- Case
- Antec 100
- Cooling
- CM 212+
- Keyboard
- IBM Model M - used continuously since 1986
- Mouse
- Microsoft Pro IntelliMouse
- Internet Speed
- 400M down 8M up
- Antivirus
- Windows Defender
- Browser
- FireFox
- Other Info
- Built my first computer (8Mhz 8088cpu, 640K RAM, 20MB HDD, 2 360K floppy drives) in 1985 and have been building them for myself, relatives and friends ever since.
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