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Emsisoft Anti-Malware causes Macrium Reflect to hang at startup
Applies to: Macrium Reflect Professional v5.3.7086 and laterSome customers have reported an application hang directly after responding to the Windows User Account Control (UAC) prompt. This has been...
View Article5.3 install/upgrade issues caused by Anti-Virus software
What is the issue?Recently we released a significant update to Macrium Reflect. This update went through rigorous internal testing on a variety of platforms and was not released until it passed all of...
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VSS fails due to modification by 3rd party software
ErrorBackup aborted! - Failed To Create Volume Snapshot. Result Code: 0x8004230fYou may also see the error VSS_E_UNEXPECTED_PROVIDER_ERROR in the VSS log.DescriptionThis error often occurs if a product...
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VSS fails due to disks with a non-standard sector size
ErrorBackup aborted! - Failed to create volume snapshot error. Result Code: 0x8004230FDescriptionThe windows snapshot component VSS will fail if a disk with a non standard sector size is attached to...
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VSS errors occur and Windows Event 12293 is also present on Windows Server...
ErrorVSS Result Code 0x8004230f with Event ID 12293 on Windows Server 2008 R2 without BitLockerDescriptionThis error will be seen in conjunction with the Windows Event 12293 on Windows Server 2008 R2...
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How to troubleshoot Microsoft Volume Shadow copy Service errors
Macrium Reflect uses a Microsoft service called Volume Shadow copy Service to enable disk images to be created and files to be backed up when in use. When VSS fails it can sometimes mean that you are...
View Articlev5: Macrium Reflect Command Line Arguments
This article explains how to use the Reflect from the command line.Getting HelpYou can retrieve a prompt for all the command line arguments by simply typing reflect -h from the command line.Running a...
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VSS Error: 0x8004230F
About this errorThis error can occur for a variety of reasons and is often accompanied by additional error information to help pinpoint the cause of the issue.In this article we have attempted to...
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How to create USB rescue media
In this article we will explain how it is possible to simply create a USB flash drive to boot Windows PE.Note: this article is only relevant to releases newer than v5.2.6474.IntroductionUSB based...
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Macrium Reflect crashes if PretonSaver application is running
When running Macrium Reflect v5.3 you may see the following application crash event if PretonSaver ink saving application is installed and running on your system:The PretonSaver application uses hook...
View Articlev5: Macrium Reflect Minimum System Requirements
In order to run Macrium Reflect, you must have a system that has the following minimum system requirements:At least 512MB RAM (1GB min recommended)Windows XP Service Pack 3 or Windows Server 2003...
View ArticleWindows Update (and other Windows Features) not working after clone to...
The ProblemSometimes after cloning a system to a new disk that is Advanced Format it is possible that Windows Update thinks that the update service is not running despite the fact the the service...
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v5: My CD/DVD Rescue Media will not boot.
This article explains how to diagnose and fix non-booting Rescue media issues.Notes:For brevity, CD will refer to either CD or DVD.Except where stated, it is equally applicable to linux or PE based...
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Macrium Reflect Feature Comparison Chart
Macrium Reflect Feature Comparison FeatureStandardProServerServer PlusNEWDisk ImagingDisk CloningAccess images in Windows ExplorerSchedule backupsLinux Rescue CDWindows PE 3.0 or 4.0 Rescue Media (RAID...
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Configuring a Tower of Hanoi backup scheme in Reflect
In this tutorial you will be shown how to set up a Tower of Hanoi scheme that will provide up to a month (32 days) of backup coverage at any given time. Due to the design of the ToH backup system the...
View ArticleBackup Rotation Schemes
What are they for?A backup rotation scheme is a system for managing your backup storage media (tapes/DVDs/HDDs).An effective backup scheme can provide various benefits such as:Prolonging the lifespan...
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v5: Understanding Rescue CDs and the Macrium rescue environment
If your computer refuses to boot or load Windows, or if you are trying to restore an image to a partition that Reflect cannot lock (such as your Windows system drive), then you will have to start your...
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v4 - How to use RoboRestore to restore a disk image
This article will take you through the steps to use RoboRestore to restore a disk image.RoboRestore is a free utility that works with image files created with both Macrium Reflect free and full...
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How to use Mailbox Restore
What is Mailbox Restore?The Mailbox Restore functionality of Macrium Reflect Server Plus allows you to restore individual emails from a backup of Microsoft Exchange.This is useful if your backup...
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Enabling Surface Pro 3 Dock Gigabit Ethernet drivers in Windows PE
Please follow the below instruction to prepare your rescue media for use with the Ethernet port on your Surface Pro 3 dock.Step 1:Visit:...
View ArticleOut of Memory error during File and Folder backup
This article explains a workaround for out of memory errors during file and folder backup on 32-bit Windows systems.Applies to: All 32-bit Versions of Windows when using Reflect File and Folder...
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Understanding Disk encryption and Macrium Reflect
Disk encryption software is provided by Microsoft under the name Bitlocker. Various third party tools, such as TrueCrypt, McAfee SafeBoot and PGP Whole Disk Encryption offer similar functionality.You...
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v5 - Preparing a USB pen drive for WinPE
This article outlines the steps needed to get a USB pen drive ready for create WinPE rescue mediaWhy do I need to prepare my USB pen drive for WinPE ?Some USB pen drives are shipped without a master...
View ArticleWindows 8/Server 2012 Network Connection Issues under WinPE
The Windows 8 product family has implemented the SMB Secure Negotiateprotocol, this requires connections to Windows 8 network shares to besigned or connection will be refused.This can result in a...
View ArticleVSS Errors - Summary
Macrium Reflect uses the Windows Volume Shadow Services (VSS) to take snapshots of the file system prior to taking images and backing up files. As a result of this, Macrium Reflect is not supported on...
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