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Macrium Reflect Home Edition 8 review

Macrium Reflect Home Edition 8

CHOICE Expert Rating

86%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Very good ease of use for backing up data
  • Very good ease of use for restoring data
  • Very good ease of use for creating rescue media
  • Excellent backup speed
  • Excellent restore speed
  • Very good ease of use for scheduling a backup
  • Excellent ease of use for handling file versions
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Tested plan only allows for use on one computer

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Recommended
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Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
86%
Backup score
90%
Restore score
90%
Ease of use score
81%
Customer support score
80%

Specifications

Version tested
8.0.6161 (UEFI)
PCs supported
1
Subscription required
Free version available
Upgrades
Yes, for purchased version
Free trial offered
Other backup types
None
Website
macrium.com

Cost

Price
$105.00

Features

Full backup
Incremental backup
Differential backup
Continuous backup
File and folder sync
Whole disk image
Partition image
System image
Disk clone
Encryption
Yes (optional, not enabled by default)
AES-256 encoding
1
Scheduling options
Daily, weekly, monthly, time-based; configurable based on backup plan
Rescue media creation (USB stick)
Rescue media creation (CD/DVD)
Back up to network
Restore partition image
Restore whole disk image
Restore individual files and folders
Able to mount disk partition images
Restore to new/blank drive
Universal restore
Used sector backup
Sector by sector backup
Cloud backup capacity
Online knowledgebase
Email alert
FAQ
Live chat
Forum
Tutorials available
Built-in manual or help files

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