Safeguard your information
Macrium Reflect Free clones your hard drive to another piece of hardware. Cloning your device will keep all your information intact, just in case the data on your PC is stolen or lost.
Clone data wars!
If you ever get attacked by ransomware, you can trust that this software program will get your data back.
Reflect Free offers outstanding options, including letting you create a schedule to back up your hard drive. The imaging can be done while the PC is running, and all these are completed with differential images. This feature differs from that of the paid Home version, which uses incremental imaging.
When restoring the PC, in contrast to Aomei, the old data on the drive will be overwritten. This characteristic is beneficial because it means the whole computer will retain all the same capabilities of the old.
While Macrium has a well-designed user interface, it suffers from a problem. The language used in the software is difficult to understand for people who are not technically minded.
Where can you run this program?
You can run Macrium Reflect on any Windows OS after XP.
Is there a better alternative?
No, there are no better options if you are looking for a balance between utility and ease of use. Clonezilla offers excellent features, but it is difficult to use. Aomei Backupper is even simpler to use but it doesn’t have the same amount of features.
Our take
Overall, Reflect is a great backup imaging software. With the scheduling and differential imaging it employs, it won’t be hard to keep your data constantly locked away. It may take overcoming the learning curve to understand, but the advanced options make this program an excellent option.
Should you download it?
Yes. If you need to create a safe backup, this is the right software.
