Home Use<\/strong> button.<\/p>\nMacrium Reflect home edition download<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n\nClick the Continue<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nDouble-click the Macrium Reflect Download Agent<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nClick the Download<\/strong> button.<\/p>\nMacrium Reflect download agent<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n\nClick the Next<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nClick the Next<\/strong> button again.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nAccept the license to continue.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\nClick the Next<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nSelect the Home<\/strong> option.<\/p>\nInstall Macrium home edition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n\nClick the Next<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nClear the Register this installation of Macrium Reflect<\/strong> option.<\/p>\nMacrium Reflect registration<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n\nClick the Next<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nClick the Install<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nOnce you complete the installation, you can proceed to use the application to perform the full backup process.<\/p>\n
Setting up full backup with Macrium Reflect<\/h3>\n Use these steps to create a full backup of your computer on Windows 10:<\/p>\n
\n\nOpen Macrium Reflect<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nSelect the drives that you want to backup from the Create a backup<\/strong> tab, in the right side.<\/p>\nWindows 10 drive to be backed up<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n\nClear the drive to be used as the destination for the backup.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\nClick the Image selected disks on this computer<\/strong> option from the “Backup” tab, in the left pane.<\/p>\nMacrium Reflect full backup option<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n\nUnder the “Destination” section, select the Folder<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nClick the three-dotted button on the right.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\nSelect the destination to store the full backup of Windows 10.<\/p>\n
Macrium Reflect backup destination setting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n\nClick the OK<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nClick the Advanced Options<\/strong> button from the bottom-left corner.<\/p>\nMacrium Reflect advanced options<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n\nClick on Auto Verify Image<\/strong> from the “Backup” tab, in the left pane.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nCheck the Verify image or backup file directly after creation<\/strong> option.<\/p>\nMacrium Reflect verify full backup completion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n\nClick the OK<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nClick the Next<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nUnder the “Add\/Edit Schedules” section, click the Add Schedule<\/strong> button, and select the Full<\/strong> option.<\/p>\nMacrium Reflect full backup of Windows 10 schedule<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nQuick tip:<\/strong> You can also use the Select a Template for your Backup Plan<\/strong> drop-down menu to select a backup plan that includes a mixture of full, differential, and incremental backups. (The incremental backup option is only available for the paid version of the software.)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n\nSet a schedule for the full backup. For instance, you can configure Macrium Reflect to create a full backup of your computer every month.<\/p>\n
Set backup schedule on Windows 10<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n\nClick the OK<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n(Optional) Under the “Add\/Edit Schedules” section, click the Add Schedule<\/strong> button, and select the Differential<\/strong> option. (A differential backup is a backup that makes a copy of all the changes since the last full backup. Using the option, you’ll always need the latest full backup and latest differential to restore the most up-to-date data.)<\/p>\nDifferential backup schedule with Macrium Reflect<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n\nSet a schedule for the differential backup. For instance, you can configure Macrium Reflect to create a differential backup of your computer every week.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\nClick the OK<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nUnder the “Define Retention Rules” section, specify how many copies of the backups (or days) should be kept before deleting the old backups to free up space in the backup drive.<\/p>\n
Macrium Reflect backup retention rules<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n\nClick the Next<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nClick the Finish<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nClick the OK<\/strong> button. (You can skip the backup from running immediately by clearing the Run backup now option before saving the settings.)<\/p>\nMacrium Reflect save backup settings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nOnce you complete the steps, a full backup of Windows 10 and the drives you included will run at the schedule you specified. If your backup plan also includes a differential backup, then it\u2019ll also run on schedule. Then if you ever need to recover your system, you\u2019ll need the full backup and the most recent differential backup to restore your computer with the most up-to-date data.<\/p>\n
How to create USB bootable recovery media with Macrium Reflect\u00a0<\/h2>\n Use these steps to create a bootable media to recover your computer and data using Macrium Reflect:<\/p>\n
\n\nOpen Macrium Reflect<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nClick the Other Tasks<\/strong> menu and select the Create Rescue Media<\/strong> option.<\/p>\nMacrium Reflect Other Tasks option<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n\nSelect the drive to create a bootable media. For example, USB flash drive.<\/p>\n
Create Macrium Reflect rescue drive<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n\nClick the Build<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nClick the OK<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nClick the Close<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nAfter completing the steps, you can use the USB bootable media to start your device to restore the full backup.<\/p>\n
How to restore a full backup of Windows 10 with Macrium Reflect<\/h2>\n Use these steps to recover your computer and data using Macrium Reflect on Windows 10:<\/p>\n
\n\nStart your PC with the USB bootable media.<\/p>\n
Quick tip:<\/strong> If your device doesn’t automatically boot with the USB media, you may have to change the boot order in the BIOS or UEFI. To open your device firmware, you’ll typically need to press a key (F2, F12, Delete, or Esc) immediately after you turn on your computer. For instructions on accessing the boot menu or changing the boot order, check your manufacturer’s support website.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n\nClick the Browser for an image or backup file to restore<\/strong> option from the left side, in the Restore tab.<\/p>\nMacrium Reflect recovery environment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n\nBrowse to the .mrimg<\/strong> file.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nSelect the backup.<\/p>\n
Recovery image using Macrium Reflect<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n\nClick the OK<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nClick the Restore Image<\/strong> button from the right size.<\/p>\nMacrium Reflect restore image option<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n\nClick the Next<\/strong> button.\u00a0<\/p>\nRestore backup on Windows 10 using Macrium Reflect<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nQuick info:<\/strong> Macrium Reflect should intelligently restore the full backup on the destination drive. However, if you’re replacing or formatting the destination drive, you may need to drag the partitions that you want to restore from the Source<\/strong> to the Destination<\/strong> drive.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n\nClick the Finish<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nClick the Continue<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nClick the OK<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nClick the Close<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nClick the Power<\/strong> button from the bottom-left corner.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nSelect the Reboot<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\nClick the OK<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nOnce you complete the steps, Macrium Reflect will restore the latest backup on your computer and files.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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