Imaging with free Macrium

kado897 · 22 Aug 2014

I agree with Wolfgang.

ICIT2LOL · 22 Aug 2014

whs said:

Make a folder on the external and target the image to that folder. No reason it should not work unless there is something screwy with the drive.

Thanks Wolfgang I think you might have a point there as the drive did not get recognized when I hooked it up the first time and took some fiddling to be seen plus the software was unusually slow in installing for it.

ICIT2LOL · 22 Aug 2014

Hello again I am not sure now what is going on with this drive as it is showing in Disk management and the Partition Wizard but Macrium on requesting an image is giving me the message in the pic.

Have trieed makig a folder but as you can it is in Disk Management and Macrium but not in This PC machine upgraded Regretfully to 8,

looked · 22 Aug 2014

kado897 said:

In what way does the image not work 100%?

Nothing for now, what I mean is I must test the image and make it sure everything works 100% because reinstalling the whole system is just time consuming.

ignatzatsonic · 22 Aug 2014

looked said:

Nothing for now, what I mean is I must test the image and make it sure everything works 100% because reinstalling the whole system is just time consuming.

Some people in fact restore every image they make (to a test partition), to prove to themselves that it will restore if it's ever necessary to restore to C.

I don't go that far. I just hope it does work, but acknowledge that the worst that can happen is that I have to do a clean install and reconfigure a bunch of applications.

Others make alternating images with different applications: even months with Macrium, odd months with Aomei, or something like that.

mjf · 22 Aug 2014

The safest and most comforting test IMO is to use a free spare or new HDD, disconnect all other HDDs and do a full system image restore. Your PC should boot without a problem. This is not a 100% guarantee for all images but it gives you a lot of confidence.

looked · 22 Aug 2014

Sorry if I might missed this information but there is a driver folder and txt file instruction in the WinPE boot disc so do I need to add any drivers or is this option only for difficult and not standard devices?

ignatzatsonic · 22 Aug 2014

Either the disc boots you to the Macrium interface or it doesn't.

Does it?

RollinLow · 22 Aug 2014

I appreciate you taking your time to make this tutorial , whs..it was a BIG help. Thanks again Kind Sir

kado897 · 23 Aug 2014

ICit2lol said:

Hello again I am not sure now what is going on with this drive as it is showing in Disk management and the Partition Wizard but Macrium on requesting an image is giving me the message in the pic.

Have trieed makig a folder but as you can it is in Disk Management and Macrium but not in This PC machine upgraded Regretfully to 8,

I'm no expert John but it might be worth trying to assign a new drive letter. It's in the right click menu in Drive Manager.