Windows 10: Did my Macrium backup work?

Hi all (Windows 10 Pro build version 10.0.19042) I have downloaded Macrium Reflect 7 Free, but my download/install experience does not match the tutorial. I have a simple PC set up and backup requirements. I have one desktop with a C: drive, a Samsung external drive I backed up to (using the Backup & Restore (Win7) option in Win10 before I found Macrium) and a CD/DVD drive. I want to backup my files (basically the My Documents folder) and also have a separate system Win10 image in case I need to reinstall Win10. 1. Running the install as administrator I got Part 1 (2) so downloaded the agent there. But then I did not get the screenshot for Part 1 (3) to install Windows PE or Rescue Media (though I see from the Macrium web page that v7 includes this) 2. I didn't get any of the Part 2 screenshots re the Rescue Media wizard. The Macrium Setup Wizard started. I chose "Home", not to register, then chose not to install VBoot (as you had no mention of this). I then clicked Install, and it finished and launched. 3. Please see my screenshot. I selected a "Create an image of the partition" option and managed to follow your other steps. Now forgive me for appearing thick but can someone be clear on what I am getting with that second option? Is it a Win10 system image (with no user data files)? My user data is all contained within C: under My Documents. If I want to back up those files, I presume I choose "Create a file and folder backup". Can I store that on my Samsung drive as well as the image? When I chose the 'Image selected disks' option, a message said my destination drive could not store both (or words to that effect). I put my pc into hibernate that night and the following day it seemingly continued the backup. However, I didn't get any confirmation message to say it was successful. This is the image summary: So I suppose in the end I'm just wondering why I had a different experience, did it work, and presumably the different messages I am seeing/not seeing is simply because I'm using version 7 and the tutorial is for an earlier version. Any advice as ever is welcome Thanks, Tim

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Restoring Windows 10 Image using Macrium Reflect


In addition to the above. Here's my suggestion in step by step.
I assume you have Macrium Installed in your current HD and already made a backup copy.

1. Connect your new HD via USB port and boot up.
2. Run Macrium, click on Restore tab then select the Backup Image that you made to restore
3. click on "select a different target disk" then select your new HD as destination
   
   
   
4. Proceed to restore then Shutdown and disconnect the old HD and replace with the new HD
5. Boot up with your new HD.

 

Windows 10 backup stopped working

I can't get windows backup to work either since last update.

Microsoft stated that they are not actively fixing windows backup since windows 7 hence it is called backup and restore (windows 7).

The only thing i can suggest is to either go to a macrium for all backups (recommend) or remove macrium fully and try the backup again.

 

Macrium Scheduled Backups Broken with Anniversary Update

I use Macrium Reflect V5 to automate my backups. Thank god I had done a manual backup before Creators update because CU bricked my PC and I had to restore from the image.

Anyway, I say manual backup because on March 10, Microsoft forced upon me the Anniversary Update which resulted in the scheduled tasks in Macrium Reflect being broken.

1) Why is Microsoft forcing these damaging updates on us?

2) How can I get my Macrium scheduled backups to run properly? I've uninstalled, reinstalled, recreated all my backup schedules and nothing works.

This is ridiculous. I'm half tempted to go find myself a copy of Enterprise LTSB. I won't make use of the bloatware MS sticks in new builds, so there's no sense in having them forced on me. STOP IT!