So, returning to my original query. It should be possible to restore a Tools partition image to a hard drive and then once that has been done, restore the Windows 7 partitions separately from a second image file?
Post a screenshot of the Reflect initial screen which shows the partitions for disk 1 (c: drive) to help us understand exactly what you're saying and what you have to work with.
You're right Stigg. The perceived advantage of backing up individual partitions is that it reduces the time and space requirements when backing up on subsequent schedules. The Tools partition is unlikely to change, ever, so it doesn't need to be replicated in every backup of the Windows partitions. The question is, how big is the Tools partition? If it's small, I'd simply image the entire disk. If it's 50GB then it would make sense to use Han's way. But StephenX hasn't posted that information via screenshot so I guess he's going to do whatever he's going to do and doesn't need anymore help, even though his last post was a question.
Just a quick question here as to how Macrium handles deleted files. I noticed in the log for my recent backup that several files (that I deleted) were removed from the image. What about the scenario where a file is deleted and a scheduled backup takes place which removes that file from the image? Does the file remain in a previous incremental *.mrbak file? Thanks.
hey! All INCREMENTALS work as you expect... they previous one will, indeed contain that file. If you restore to that file, it will be there.
To create rescue media, do I need to download winpe files everytime a new version is released? Or can I just copy the winpe files downloaded by previous version of macrium to relevant directories? I make backup only using rescue media and I uninstall macrium after creating rescue media.
Hi 1PW, Thanks. But the just downloaded Pro version reflectdlfull.exe says it is version 5.2.6545.0 Am I making a mistake here? (I am a complete newbee to Macrium Reflect, and will most likely start a new thread in a few days).
Hi FanJ: All of my experiences are with the Free Edition and reading what you posted prompted me to to repeat the free update and again it was build 5.2.6544. Then I rechecked the latest release notes: http://updates.macrium.com/reflect/v5.0/latest_release_notes.asp but no joy. For now it will take more sleuthing as nothing at http://support.macrium.com/default.asp?CAT_ID=6 is shedding any light yet.
When you create new Rescue media, you'll be told if there's a need to download an update to WinPE. Sometimes there isn't a need and it just uses whatever is on your system from the last time...(WinPE). I don't know what happens if you uninstall Macrium, i.e. does that also delete the corresponding WinPE files? If so, you'd need to download those again...etc. Why uninstall Macrium? It doesn't take up a lot of space. J
They may simply release a new version to paid customers first and when that looks complete they release it to the folks that don't pay. Probably a way to coax people to pay and possibly to reduce total bandwidth requirements immediately after a release. If both paid and free were downloading at the same time the download speed might be slow. J
Hi 1PW and jwcca, All I did was downloading that file reflectdlfull.exe . I bought a Pro licence for it some time ago when there was a discount. But I have never used it. I have zero knowledge about Reflect. I may use it on a new PC which I bought. I had been thinking I could put it on an external drive so I could install it off-line when starting the new PC. I was wrong. As I wrote, I may start a new thread about getting used to it when I start using the new PC. Anyway, here is the screenshot of the properties of that file reflectdlfull.exe :
Hello FanJ: Maybe over the next few months you can keep an eye on this thread for Free Edition update notifications and chime in if your update build number differs from the Free Edition. As you posted, the paid version might have its build number bumped. Regards.
Can I use the free version disk cloning feature to migrate my HDD to a SSD? Also, there are tons of guides and tips to tweak Windows for SSD usage, but I would like to know which ones are done by default if you would do a clean install of Windows 7 compared to a migration.
Windows 7 will recognize SSD and will automatically tweak what has to be changed (defragmentation...). Here is also one tutorial if you'll like to change some things by yourself: http://www.overclock.net/t/1156654/seans-windows-7-install-optimization-guide-for-ssds-hdds
Thanks to both I was under the impression that Windows 7 only does this with a clean install, not after migrating/cloning?
The proper partition alignment and proper tweaks are only done by Windows during a clean install to an unallocated volume... if the partition to be installed into is already there (and mis-aligned due to it having been an HDD partition alignment), the mis-alignment will remain following a CLEAN INSTALL. Restoring a partition IMAGE (from a disk imaging tool) will only properly align to an unallocated space if the tool supports proper detection and alignment or has options to force these changes... not all have these features. Almost all the other tweaks needed to get an SSD right are included in the running of the WEI (Windows Experience Index of W7)... the SSD will be detected and the tweaks will be made. I think that also includes the non-defragging of the SYSTEM partition, but I always check after a SSD install and WEI run to make sure that defragging is turned OFF for the SSD partition.
