Imaging with free Macrium


  1. mjf
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       #1350

    I must be using some other GUI or else I like camels.
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  2. whs
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       #1351

    mjf said:
    I must be using some other GUI or else I like camels.
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  3. Posts : 4,049
    W7 Ultimate SP1, LM19.2 MATE, W10 Home 1703, W10 Pro 1703 VM, #All 64 bit
       #1352

    Restore Command?


    whs said:
    All you need to do is run this command:

    wbadmin start backup -backupTarget:X: -include:C: -AllCritical -quiet

    Where 'X' is the letter of the drive where you want to place the image. All partitions that are needed for a proper operation will be imaged along with C (that's what the -AllCritical does).
    I have Macrium Reflect Free Edtition, so I've never used the "wbadmin" command.

    What is the restore command?
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  4. whs
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       #1353

    Restore is via the System Recovery Options > Advanced Options. E.g. in W8.1:

    System Recovery Options - Boot to in Windows 8
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    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1
       #1354

    ignatzatsonic said:
    whs said:
    as far as I know it can handle UEFI.
    Can I take that to mean that you don't know from personal experience?

    I see that there is a version 6 plus, at least for the paid version.

    Is it a guess, an assumption, or a known fact that the currently uploaded version (5 plus) would NOT restore images made with the future free version 6 as normally installed on a C partition?

    I'm just trying to get a better understanding of exactly when I should expect your uploads to NOT bail me out in a critical situation. I very rarely have to restore, but I want to be fully prepared when I move on to UEFI and the dreaded Windows 10---possibly at the same time.
    I can confirm that a v5 PE will not restore an image made with v6, however a v6 PE will restore a v5 image.
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  6. Posts : 10,455
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       #1355

    Ooh I like this. I have just done my first full restore of System and C: (85GB data) to a spinner with version 6. it does an "incremental restore" only restoring the differences consequently it is very fast. A restore from yesterday tool about 4 minutes. The last time I did a comparable restore with v5 it took more than 30 minutes. This from a slow USB2 backup drive.
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  7. Posts : 4,049
    W7 Ultimate SP1, LM19.2 MATE, W10 Home 1703, W10 Pro 1703 VM, #All 64 bit
       #1356

    whs said:
    Restore is via the System Recovery Options > Advanced Options. E.g. in W8.1:

    System Recovery Options - Boot to in Windows 8
    There isn't a CLI restore command to match the backup one in W7 (I don't have any installs of the W8 series)?
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  8. whs
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       #1357

    Same in W7 - just looks a bit differently.

    System Recovery Options
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  9. Posts : 20
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       #1358

    whs said:
    Thanks for letting me know. I created a new one that I will upload. It is 137MBs.
    The new file is exactly the same size as the first one. Unfortunately, this one still results in the same error. Frustrated, I built my own ISO file from Macrium, but it still fails (with a different error). My laptop dislikes the new version . This is ironic considering the purpose of this version is to fix such issues:
    Bug Fixes: 5.3.7299:
    Windows PE startup issue
    Windows PE rescue media could fail to start on some systems. If this affects you then please re-create your Windows PE rescue media
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  10. whs
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       #1359

    Yeah, the problem seems to be on your side. Try a different imaging program - just for testing.
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