- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows XP/Vista/7
- Date added: September 06, 2009
- Total Downloads: 450,172
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 171 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. Version 4.2 build 2076 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
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Version 4.2 build 2076 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
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User reviews of Macrium Reflect Free Edition 4.2 build 2076
- Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 171 votes
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Version: Macrium Reflect Free Edition 4.2 build 2076
"Blazing fast back-up, restore actually worked!"
Pros: Backed up over 450GB in less than 45 minutes.
Cons: Differential backups would be nice, but hey - it is free...
Summary: It's one thing to back-up your HD, it is quite another to actually restore it and have it work. Macrium restored like a champ and it saved my life.
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Version: Macrium Reflect Free Edition 4.2 build 2076
"Performing an image of hd took only 34 minutes: great!"
Pros: Quick and easy using tutorial as guide.
Cons: Free version does not perform incremental back ups.
Summary: Capabilities to do full back up and image hd makes the price (free) an extremely good deal.
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Version: Macrium Reflect Free Edition 4.2 build 2076
Pros: My laptop doesn't have a floppy drive so MS XP system restore is useless. Macrium baked up My System just fine and restores it just as easily. If you're familiar with Ghost or system restore, it's similar to use.
Cons: What? Works as well and better since it doesn't need a floppy drive.
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Version: Macrium Reflect Free Edition 4.2 build 2076
Pros: The price. Decent free backup programs are hard to come by.
Cons: No differential backup. Whole enchilada or nothing. Use Data Lifeguard if you have a WD hard drive.
Summary: Not my favorite because of differential backup
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Macrium Reflect Free Edition 4.2 build 2076
Pros: Haven't used
Cons: I probably won't use it unless it is modified to allow just selected files or folders to be backed up - my whole hard disk is just too much.
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