MACRIUM REFLECT - Create Bootable Rescue USB Drive

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  1. Posts : 10,455
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1
       #150

    DavidE said:
    kado897 said:
    I think the free version can now do differentials.
    Yes, the free V6 version now has differentials.
    I've used and tested them, they work for me with Win 7, 8.1, and 10.

    I also like the new free V6 features for Auto-Verify and add a boot menu option for recovery.
    I didn't know the free version had the boot menu option. That is very useful.
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  2. Posts : 9,600
    Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit
       #151

    kado897 said:
    DavidE said:
    kado897 said:
    I think the free version can now do differentials.
    Yes, the free V6 version now has differentials.
    I've used and tested them, they work for me with Win 7, 8.1, and 10.

    I also like the new free V6 features for Auto-Verify and add a boot menu option for recovery.
    I didn't know the free version had the boot menu option. That is very useful.
    Darned right it is useful, not mention as handy as indoor plumbing. I haven't used external rescue media with v5 Pro is a long time.
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  3. Posts : 10,455
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1
       #152

    Lady Fitzgerald said:
    kado897 said:
    DavidE said:

    Yes, the free V6 version now has differentials.
    I've used and tested them, they work for me with Win 7, 8.1, and 10.

    I also like the new free V6 features for Auto-Verify and add a boot menu option for recovery.
    I didn't know the free version had the boot menu option. That is very useful.
    Darned right it is useful, not mention as handy as indoor plumbing. I haven't used external rescue media with v5 Pro is a long time.
    Me neither except to test the rescue media which you still need in case of disk failure.
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  4. Posts : 9,600
    Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit
       #153

    kado897 said:
    Lady Fitzgerald said:
    kado897 said:

    I didn't know the free version had the boot menu option. That is very useful.
    Darned right it is useful, not mention as handy as indoor plumbing. I haven't used external rescue media with v5 Pro is a long time.
    Me neither except to test the rescue media which you still need in case of disk failure.
    Well, yeah, there is that. :)
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  5. Posts : 4,049
    W7 Ultimate SP1, LM19.2 MATE, W10 Home 1703, W10 Pro 1703 VM, #All 64 bit
       #154

    I have always been unsure of the meaning of the terms "Differential" and "Incremental".

    Is the following correct?

    • Full > each image is totally independent of any other image (this is true)
    • Differential > the new image references a "Master Copy" (i.e. linked to a specific past full image)
    • Incremental > the new image references the previous image (i.e. chain of images)
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    Multi-Boot W7_Pro_x64 W8.1_Pro_x64 W10_Pro_x64 +Linux_VMs +Chromium_VM
       #155

    Yes, that is correct.
    With incrementals, if any image in the chain is corrupt, all incrementals after that can't be restored.
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  7. Posts : 9,600
    Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit
       #156

    I personally don't use incremental or differential imaging; it's too risky. I only image my C: drive/partition (depending on the machine) along with the System Reserved partition so my images are only around 27GB. That's small enough I can easily keep several of them floating around.

    I don't use imaging to back up my data; 'tis too inefficient and time and space consuming. I use a folder/file syncing program—FreeFileSync—for backing up my data.
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  8. Posts : 10,455
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1
       #157

    Incrementals are too risky for anything important in my opinion. Differentials are less risky as there is only ever two involved. If the gap between full images is not too long the risk is acceptable to me. As I have said before I do weekly full images and daily differentials.
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  9. Posts : 9,600
    Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit
       #158

    Since I don't image data, I only do a weekly image (and that is probably overkill) and also just before I make any changes, such as installing a new program or update (the latter and monthly would probably be plenty but I tend to be anal paranoid cautious).
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  10. Posts : 10,455
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1
       #159

    I think we have both arrived at setups that suit our usage. I would be happy with just the weekly full image so the differentials are a bonus that take very little time or space.
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