Macrium Reflect Part 1 - Creating an image

Macrium Reflect is a free disk imaging program with which you can create a complete backup image. http://freepcsecurity.co.uk/2009/08/1...

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microM reflect as a free disk imaging
program with which you can create a
complete backup image or clone
single partitions on the whole drive to
another partition on external drive
network drives
cd/dvd it supports Windows XP
Vista 32-bit and 64-bit you don't need
to guess
want to install simply download
uninstall it and install the correct
version for you
armed follow the prompts or accept the
agreement
click Next online to install on
it doesn't take very long its
an excellent utility are I use it often
once a month I used backup my C Drive
when I know it's clean my
once it's installed click Close on on
your desktop
you know how ma cream reflect I come
simply double-click this armed you need
internet access
if you're if I will ask permission
granted click OK
now the license key is pre insulated
just click OK
you don't have to do anything and
the license has been applied watch it
click OK on the program will start
much you seasons told The free tuition
32-bit
I'm when you get the user interface
opening
you're prompted to create a rescue CD my
this is an excellent idea
it should be the first thing you do
create the Linux
rescue CD so you can then restore
any image you've created and list your
drives and partitions
on texts and drives you haven't touched
on in this case I'll be looking at
the C Drive to back up now under backup
task create a backup an interview in
tight is Chris like the partitions you
can create backup wizard
on following regions through just click
Next
aunt selected disk or partition
want to create a backup image for you
cannot select if you want
on selected disk C armed
then select a destination either network
remove
will drive hard disc cd/dvd in this case
our price for folded like rages on
text and drive hunt
it's the phone I have created simply
click OK
on it ready to go the image ideas the
firemen you stop
or leave it as it is it's quite happy
like not
click Next the Advanced Settings
really you can leave these as they are
but compression you can change to non
or high mediums recommended and it works
very well intelligence sector copies
recommended
on this copy is only the disk sectors
used by the filesystem
it does not copy the vendors pagefile
I'm hibernation file server
this reduces the image size and backup
time funds are not passing
you can also make an exact copy a
complete clone
of the partition called the drive that
your
creating an image of on this includes on
you sectors
and it would take a lot longer
intelligence ek to copy
is the recommended method and it's one I
use
all the time my file size: is also
automatically set for NTFS fat32
dvd/cd at Central armed
the image file size: will be determined
by fire system it's written to
I'm writing to 432 external drive
therefore the files will be limited to
four gigabytes in size new
we split if you're using a CD or DVD
you can enter fixed file size for the
image according to
the dry me CD or DVD you're using
you can you know the Advanced Settings a
quite happy as they are
click Finish on you get the backup save
options to run his pocket now
and save his pack up as an XML market
definition file I'm
you can run the backup definition file
any time just by double-clicking
I'm give it a name on our call is over
2009
on this will go into my documents and
reflect folder
which he creates know when you click
Finish
it analyzes the filesystem on
drive a partition you're going to create
an image of Mar
before you do any of this when you
should have done is updated
for your software cleaned out the junk
files
run your antivirus ninety-mile lesson a
systems clean
defragment the drive or partition you
going to copy
no everything gets copied over my simply
home if you need
to restore it from the energy created
you can infection of some sort
to mom I'm broken it will restore the
image
as it warms and not carrying any junk
over with you
I once the analysis is finished
you will get an indicator for the
overall progress
on the transfer rate time remaining: I
this is saying one hour
transfer rate at ninety-one megabytes
per second
the speed will increase on the time we
choose on this will take
forty to forty-five minutes anticipate
and as you can see the speed is
increasing
on it quickly goes up and the secret to
this is just beings
patient the image has completed
successfully in 39 minutes
just click Close on as you can see I
have my got to
action no definition for homes I'll
right click on validate confrontations
okay
if you want to validate the image that
you've just created on
another dry forward to click the red
shield
on them browse through the resident for
the location not allowed and then
click Next and click Verify I won't
verify this time because it takes
roughly the same amount under fire
fighters plans to create the image
service get that from a scheduled
backups
if you take on definition files I'm
right click
and scroll down to schedule the
program to run promises a preset on the
top names already entered
and this is entirely up to you for
mister ask daily weekly monthly
one time only when you computer starts
or knock-on
on I was like monthly click Next
you can change the start time the stock
today
the months you can pick a day on
dismissed
run next startup click Next and then
click Finish
your thing created scheduled backup
aren't thats then automated
on you can do this was when this is
running you need to stop working
now if you want to restore partition
from an image file it suggested that
used
boot CD there is a wizard checkup which
will guide you through you locate the
backup image you created
and click Next you then select the disk
or partition
you want to restore in this case is the
sea
on you then need to she's the partition
to overwrite the image dotson
which again is the C Drive T multiple
select
drives hold down the Control key my
this will tell you need to repurchase
PCs to reflect rescue CD
on really you don't need to get you to
restore chance
simply load the CD into the tray I'm
reboot
if you want more information check on my
blog
which is free PC security you can find
it free PC security
.co to UK on there will be a video
on using the restore image