Imaging with free Macrium

Ok will do that I was just making sure - have had a bit of a horror trot just lately and just want something to go right for a change.

mjf said:

As Wolfgang suggested I would image using Macrium then simply "drag an drop". SSD alignment should be fine- I've done it and it worked fine. Software like CrystalDiskInfo will show if alignment is ok.

The alignment can be set in Macrium too.

Ok will do this as soon as the machine returns - had to get a couple of things fixed under warranty.

Hello Wolfgang I ant to extract My Music from the images I have done because I don't want to put back the image and possibly the problem that had me having to do a clean install. Is this possible??

ICit2lol said:

Hello Wolfgang I ant to extract My Music from the images I have done because I don't want to put back the image and possibly the problem that had me having to do a clean install. Is this possible??

You should be able to right click on an image and choose "Explore image".
This should mount the image so that you can browse it and copy files from it.

Note:
You may need to click the "Enable access to restricted folders" option.

I've done it quite a few times.

ICit2lol said:

Hello Wolfgang I ant to extract My Music from the images I have done because I don't want to put back the image and possibly the problem that had me having to do a clean install. Is this possible??

In theory yes, in practical term no - because of the write protection of the image. If you can figure out a way of how to remove that write protection, then it would be easy. I have not yet found the method - not with Take Ownership, not with command prompt, just no way.

To copy files from the image is easy, to delete them seems to be impossible.

Sorry late reply having problems at my end Peter yes I get that message and it will not let me pick the "E" drive they are on it just defaults to C: and Wolfgang I have had a look at Properties and done what I have in pics with the result that "E" will not open at all and the other images you can just see open with the other option sin the second pic.

Mine is a paid for version and I might just ask support what the heck I can do.

Try again and check only C

Ok I will when I get home from work tomorrow meanwhile Macrium support have sent me my codes and this link perhaps you can make some sense of it for me please.

v5: How to browse an Image or 'File and Folder' Backup in Windows Explorer (Browse, File and Folder, v5)

What they sent you is the standard way of mounting an im age. Then you can browse it in Computer. But you cannot change the image because it is write protected and that seems to impossible to change.