With the free version when you restore from an image to a new drive that is larger than the imaged drive you need to manually resize the target partitions but the paid version should do that automatically. To use a program like Macrium you need to understand a bit about partitions. You need to make and keep the boot disc from Macrium, using a USB key or CD/DVD, and make sure it works. The image is smaller than a clone would be. It is actually better in Windows to image the drive with Macrium than clone it. I also have relied on the free version of Macrium for years. There's a lot about MR I don't know, and I'm sure the users of the paid version will have more to say. That can still be quite large if there's a lot of data on the source drive. The target device needs to be large enough to hold the image file, which in my experience is somewhat smaller than the contents of the source drive. For both cloning and imaging I like to use the 'rescue' Windows PE USB flash drive that Macrium can create after being installed on a PC. Yes, an exact copy, bootable and everything.

The paid version can do more I think it can even migrate complete OS installs from one PC to another. I've used Macrium Reflect Free for all my backup needs for years, and yes, it will back up entire drives easily. Note sure when to use what.but willing to learn.:-) Whereas, 'imaging' copies whatever is on a PC to maybe a thumb drive or CD/DVD? I kinda get the idea that 'cloning' means to copy HHDs/SSD to another same size or larger disc. Old and slow, but still trying to learn! Your patience is my virtue! In time, I'll figure it out, but first on my PC, then on her various laptops, it has a keyboard that doesn't always type what you try to type. Watched a few YouTube 'how to' videos and am still fuzzy on how to use this 'easy' clone/image software. That Sager has a 500GB SSD, I don't know how much it's filled up, but figure this Macrium Reflect software 'should' be all I'll need to copy EVERYTHING on her Sager laptop? I hope. Recently bought her a new HP Envy, but can't get her to take it out of the box 'until' she's copiedvarious stuff on her present Sager laptop running W7. I hope to be able to learn how to use this software to:ġ: 'practice' on my PC, so I can then clone or imageon my wifes several older laptop PC's.

I just bought a black friday 4 pack of Macrium Reflect.

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