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Title: Macrium Reflect
Post by: tp4tissue on Thu, 06 August 2015, 22:50:08

Why the hell did I pay for Acronis..

This reflect thing work perfect.. 

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Title: Re: Macrium Reflect
Post by: heedpantsnow on Fri, 07 August 2015, 01:06:31

Quote from: tp4tissue on Thu, 06 August 2015, 22:50:08

Why the hell did I pay for Acronis..

This reflect thing work perfect.. 

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Well I guess you pay when you want support and use free versions when you don't?  Frankly I don't know. So it works well?

Title: Re: Macrium Reflect
Post by: tp4tissue on Fri, 07 August 2015, 01:36:18

it work good, very.

It's got all the most useful stuff covered under the free version.

Clone,  Image,  Create USB bootable (this is important)

Title: Re: Macrium Reflect
Post by: KaminKevCrew on Sat, 08 August 2015, 09:55:40

I've used maricum to bring a laptop with a failed raid array back up. It works really, really well, and the software is pretty easy to understand. The only thing I don't like is that I couldn't figure out how to clone to a partition on a drive, instead of cloning over the whole drive, but that may have to do with cloning, and not maricum specifically.

Title: Re: Macrium Reflect
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 08 August 2015, 10:16:38

Quote from: KaminKevCrew on Sat, 08 August 2015, 09:55:40

I've used maricum to bring a laptop with a failed raid array back up. It works really, really well, and the software is pretty easy to understand. The only thing I don't like is that I couldn't figure out how to clone to a partition on a drive, instead of cloning over the whole drive, but that may have to do with cloning, and not maricum specifically.

I think you need to click restore partition parameter during the cloning menu process to either make, shrink, or enlarge a partition. 

It's the part where you select your destination drive..

Title: Re: Macrium Reflect
Post by: KaminKevCrew on Sat, 08 August 2015, 10:19:58

Quote from: tp4tissue on Sat, 08 August 2015, 10:16:38

Quote from: KaminKevCrew on Sat, 08 August 2015, 09:55:40

I've used maricum to bring a laptop with a failed raid array back up. It works really, really well, and the software is pretty easy to understand. The only thing I don't like is that I couldn't figure out how to clone to a partition on a drive, instead of cloning over the whole drive, but that may have to do with cloning, and not maricum specifically.

I think you need to click restore partition parameter during the cloning menu process to either make, shrink, or enlarge a partition. 

It's the part where you select your destination drive..

Ah, I never saw that option! I'll keep it in mind next time I need to make a backup!

Title: Re: Macrium Reflect
Post by: Leslieann on Sat, 08 August 2015, 16:01:10

It's not as intuitive as Active@ or Acronis (which are dead simple), but it does work well.
The one place it shines is on creating the disk, Macreum will automatically format as GPT if necessary.

There are other free alternatives as well, but those are even less intuitive.

Title: Re: Macrium Reflect
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 08 August 2015, 16:28:45

Quote from: Leslieann on Sat, 08 August 2015, 16:01:10

It's not as intuitive as Active@ or Acronis (which are dead simple), but it does work well.
The one place it shines is on creating the disk, Macreum will automatically format as GPT if necessary.

There are other free alternatives as well, but those are even less intuitive.

Intuitive is for N00bs..


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Title: Re: Macrium Reflect
Post by: digi on Sat, 08 August 2015, 16:29:44

You use ESX? If so veeam is good.

Title: Re: Macrium Reflect
Post by: Leslieann on Sat, 08 August 2015, 16:57:58

Quote from: tp4tissue on Sat, 08 August 2015, 16:28:45

We all Pr0z here at GH...

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Of course we are, sweetie...