Can Macrium Reflect be configured to work like Ax64 does?

When Mr. Frog types it out, it LOOKS very time-consuming & detailed.
But when I was actually DOING it physically, it only took a minute.

And that's only a one-time thing to create that shortcut...and it consists of a few clicks.

And the options aren't complicated.
It's just unchecking a couple of schedule-related things that are in one window of the wizard.
And the "Advanced Options" are actually just the simple settings any Acronis user will recognize (what to do with errors, verification after completion, etc.)

The shortcut itself lets you use Macrium EXACTLY like AX64.
It launches a simple GUI with limited options, just like Ax64.
You simply select your backup type & add comment.
That's it.

See, I actually think this is much better than Ax64 in terms of peace of mind.
For example, if you wish to, you can enable verification of backup.
Ax64 did not do that that in my case.
Because on a particular laptop of mine...it would always fail to backup the hidden system reserve partition.
And it would never tell me there was a problem...which I only discovered when trying to restore.
Whereas with Macrium, it would verify that everything was actually intact.

 

In a few weeks, when my laptop is properly setup, I will create a little tutorial with screenshots.
Once you see it visually, I think it will look less daunting.

I know bgoodman4 asked for an XML (def file).
If you want mine, let me know.
You will need to adjust backup destination & uncheck verification (if you prefer speed).

 

Yes, AX64 is simple & easy. I am running V2 on Win 10 64 & works fine here.

I mostly perform HOT restore...1-2 times hot restore mentioned error But WARM restore was always successful & so didn't get a chance to try COLD restore yet.

 

paul,

So which is faster for you AX64 HOT restore or Macrium RAPID restore on your system?

 

I, for one, would very much enjoy seeing that.

 

I have created the desktop shortcut for manual snaps,,,,what I am asking for is the def files to make Macrium act like AX64,,,,,thats hourly snaps and a similar merging schedule. I agree, manual snaps are simple if not nec intuitive, the rest is something of a job.

 

I have tested this and I have found that most times MR is faster. On my machine MR takes typically 2 min (appx), AX64 can vary quite a bit (between 1.5 and 8 min for the tests)

 

Paul, I don't think this will make you feel any better (maybe test some more after you get Macrium solid on your system), but the AX64 gang didn't fix the problem/bug you mentioned above until this past January 10th with the release of v2Build703. Since you were using v1.4.1.48... you just didn't have a prayer

 

Mr Frog, you seem a bit confused, Paul said MR was more reliable and that he felt more comfortable with it because he could verify his images, your comment about AX/FB, seems to miss the basis of Pauls comment.

 

I just pointed out to Paul that his ORIGINAL PROBLEM, the one that made him look at Reflect to begin with, was not something isolated but an issue that has been with AX/TM/FB since the beginning (18May2014) and wasn't even addressed until 3-month ago.

I clearly understand why he has gone to Reflect and why he feels it a much better/safer solution than the old v1.4.1.48 from AX64.

 

Not sure why that would, or would not, make him feel any better but no matter.

 

Well, I always found "hot" restores on AX64 to be slower than the boot option.
So I find Macrium (with Rapid Delta Restore enabled) to be faster in comparison to a hot restore.

But compared to AX64's boot recovery, I would say they're fairly even.
I don't notice anything dramatically slower or faster.

FWIW, my backups default to "Medium" compression.
So if you were to reduce that compression setting, it would probably go faster.

 

You were running AX64 V1.

I am running AX64 V2 latest. And have protected only C partition, E partition I keep my data & AX64 backup location.
For me HOT restore completes under 15 mins. 1-2 times it mentioned error.
WARM restore completes under 30 mins. It was always successful here. For the same snapshot too that HOT restore mentioned error.
COLD restore I haven't done yet.

WARM restore i.e restore on boot, advanced options have HOT restore option selected & greyed out & FULL restore option selected...I untick FULL restore option & perform the restore. Yet it always completed successfully under 30 mins.