Imaging with free Macrium

Lady Fitzgerald · 07 Feb 2013

whs said:

When you install a program, a system restore point is automatically created (if you enabled system restore). You can always fall back to that - if it does not mysteriously disappear.

I would just make an image twice per week or so.

That is the problem with system restore; I've found it to be unreliable, ranging from disappearing restore points to flat just not working.

whs · 07 Feb 2013

LF, I had the same problem. Images are safer in any case.

Lady Fitzgerald · 07 Feb 2013

whs said:

LF, I had the same problem. Images are safer in any case.

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kado897 · 07 Feb 2013

I think everyone has problems with RPs. I have only ever used one successfully but I still live in hope.

Britton30 · 07 Feb 2013

I agree fellow geeks and geekettes, since I discovered imaging I won't be using RPs I don't think. I had used cloned drives before though.

LittleJay · 07 Feb 2013

Since I starting imaging my system on a regular basis a few years ago, I stopped using system restore, so when I bought my first SSD for my Windows installation I decided to turn it off to save disk space.

mjf · 07 Feb 2013

LittleJay said:

Since I starting imaging my system on a regular basis a few years ago, I stopped using system restore, so when I bought my first SSD for my Windows installation I decided to turn it off to save disk space.

Me too.

Jim1cor13 · 23 Feb 2013

Hi whs :)

Thank you so much again for your latest Macrium ISO 5.15603 I was able to download the latest version the other night and it works great. I was using 5.04995 previously and it also was excellent. I use EasyBCD and boot the ISO directly from my flash drive which loads much faster than a boot cd/dvd.

I noticed skydrive is down today, at least for me here in the U.S. Even login does not work, so I am grateful I was able to get the latest ISO the other day and I wanted to say thank you for all your efforts. They are very much appreciated!

Jim

whs · 23 Feb 2013

Jim1cor13 said:

Hi whs :)

Thank you so much again for your latest Macrium ISO 5.15603 I was able to download the latest version the other night and it works great. I was using 5.04995 previously and it also was excellent. I use EasyBCD and boot the ISO directly from my flash drive which loads much faster than a boot cd/dvd.

I noticed skydrive is down today, at least for me here in the U.S. Even login does not work, so I am grateful I was able to get the latest ISO the other day and I wanted to say thank you for all your efforts. They are very much appreciated!

Jim

Hi Jim, you are very welcome. I am glad it was helpful.

TheArtfulDodger · 02 Apr 2013

Hello:

I am having a problem that I hope someone here can help me with. I am using a new (for me) Zalman ZM-VE300 with a 750GB HDD inside. I have created two NTFS partitions on the HDD, one for the _iso folder and one for system backups. I have been trying to get Macrium Reflect Free iso, once it is booted, to recognize the second partition as a HDD but it insists that it is a CD drive. I built the iso from Macrium 5.1.5732; I don't know which version of WinPE but I am using Windows 7, SP1, Home Premium, 64-bit.

My question is this: Is this a problem with the Macrium software or is it a problem with WinPE?

When I use the device to boot a Ubuntu 12.10 iso, Ubuntu sees the second partition as a HDD, so I don't think it's the Zalman.

Imaging with free Macrium

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