- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 7
- Date added: October 04, 2009
- Total Downloads: 527,721
- Downloads last week: 16,266
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 143 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET staff on June 30, 2009
Backing up your computer shouldn't be a tedious task. Macrium Reflect Free Edition makes file backup incredibly easy thanks to its intuitive user interface and helpful wizards.
Installing the program did confuse us a bit, because although it's a free program, it refers to purchasing the program, and you're given a confirmation number. On top of that, the program recommends that you view the online tutorials before getting started, but you might have some trouble deciphering them unless you speak Italian. Luckily, the built-in Help menu is more than adequate and written in English. The user interface is simple but professional in appearance. Intuitive commands line the top of the window, and tabs reveal options for disk images, partitions, XML definitions, and scheduled backups. A helpful wizard guides you through the process of setting up your backup. We were able to quickly select our backup location (local hard disk, network, CD/DVD). Before proceeding, it provides you with a summary of your backup so that you can see the backup type, destination, compression type, and password protection. Here is also where you can make advanced configurations to the compression levels and file sizes.
The program did slow our computer while it worked its magic, and we were unable to browse or work with other resource-intensive programs at the same time. However, we were able to watch the backup process, and the program successfully backed up our C Drive without a hitch. If you're looking for a simple but reliable backup program, we highly recommend Macrium Reflect Free Edition to all users.
Publisher's description
From Macrium Software :Macrium Reflect Free Edition. An award winning disk imaging solution for free. A complete disaster recovery solution for your home and office. Protect your personal documents, photos, music and e-mails. Upgrade your hard disk or try new operating systems in the safe knowledge that everything is securely saved in an easily recovered backup file. Macrium Reflect supports backup to local, network and USB drives as well as burning to all DVD formats.
What's new in this version:
Version 4.2 build 2082 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 143 votes
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Macrium Reflect Free Edition 4.2 build 2082
Pros: backup of my C with Vista was ok
Cons: I tried to restore the archive with Vista after my unsuccessful Win7 installing, but it failed 2 times. So I had to format my partition and install clean OS again. All my data on D, but applications and drivers were lost :(
Summary: I'll try to find other solution
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Version: Macrium Reflect Free Edition 4.2 build 2082
"Worked great first time - no problems"
Pros: Easy to use and did a mirror image with no problems
Cons: Had no problems at all
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Macrium Reflect Free Edition 4.2 build 2082
Pros: at least the installer works fine
Cons: Does this peace of a bad software even has one single working funktion? My harddrive wasn´t backed-up after the procedure but it keeps me at least two hours from working on my pc
Summary: No need, did not work...
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Macrium Reflect Free Edition 4.2 build 2082
"I couldn't install it on Windows7"
Pros: had no chance to look at
Cons: seems that the software doesn't support Windows7, for me it worthless
Summary: worthless for me as I couldn't install on windows7
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Macrium Reflect Free Edition 4.2 build 2082
"One of the better free downloads available"
Pros: It's easy to use even for a novice like me
Cons: No problems so far
Summary: Vista rarely gives you a recovery disc , this is the next best thing
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