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Hey Peeps. . I just used Macrum Reflect for the first time, and I think I did it correctly. I chose the option "Create an image of the partions required to backup and restore Windows. I choose the C drive, of course. . it only took about 3 and a half minutes. Is that normal? I done a clean install last night. I’m currently having to reinstall all of my software. Just seems like 3 and a half minutes wasn’t long enough. It was 27.06GB total.
OS Windows 11 Pro x64 24H2 v26100.3037
Computer type PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model Built Myself in 2025
CPU AMD Ryzen 9 3600X 12-Core @ 3.80GHz
Motherboard MSI X570 Gaming Plus
Memory Corsair 32GB DDR4
Graphics Card(s) EVGA…
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Hey Peeps. . I just used Macrum Reflect for the first time, and I think I did it correctly. I chose the option "Create an image of the partions required to backup and restore Windows. I choose the C drive, of course. . it only took about 3 and a half minutes. Is that normal? I done a clean install last night. I’m currently having to reinstall all of my software. Just seems like 3 and a half minutes wasn’t long enough. It was 27.06GB total.
OS Windows 11 Pro x64 24H2 v26100.3037
Computer type PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model Built Myself in 2025
CPU AMD Ryzen 9 3600X 12-Core @ 3.80GHz
Motherboard MSI X570 Gaming Plus
Memory Corsair 32GB DDR4
Graphics Card(s) EVGA GeForce gtx 1660 Super
Sound Card On Board
Monitor(s) Displays 2 X AOC 27" , Dell 27"
Screen Resolution 1920 X 1080
Hard Drives ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ P34A60 512GB NVMe PCIe Gen3x4 M.2 ~ 6TB Toshiba HDD ~ 6TB HDD (Backup) ~ SanDisk 250GB SSD ~ 2 X 1TB HDD
PSU eVGA 750w G\+
Case GAMDIAS White ATX Mid Tower Gaming Computer PC Case w/Tempered Glass
Cooling AMD Wraith Prism
Keyboard Nulea RT05 Wireless Ergonomic
Mouse Nulea MD280 Wireless Vertical Mouse
Internet Speed 761Mbps \(Download\) / 692Mbps \(Upload\)
Browser Firefox
Antivirus Malwarebytes
Other Info \*This is my Main Computer That I use\*
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Operating System Windows 11 Pro x64 24H2 v26100\.2894
Computer type PC/Desktop
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 1800X @ 3\.60Ghz
Motherboard Asus Crosshair VI Hero
Memory 16GB
Graphics card\(s\) AMD RX580
Sound Card onBoard
Monitor\(s\) Displays LG 27UK650-W 27\", eMachine 22\"
Screen Resolution 1920 X 1080
Hard Drives 250GB SSD
PSU CORSAIR RM850
Case NZXT Phantom White
Cooling Liquid
Keyboard Nulea RT05 Wireless Ergonomic
Mouse Nulea MD280 Wireless Vertical Mouse
Internet Speed 752Mbps \(Download\) / 537Mbps \(Upload\)
Browser Firefox
Antivirus Malwarebytes
Other Info I use this computer for photo/video editing and to track severe weather
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- [\#2 ](https://www.elevenforum.com/t/just-used-macrum-reflect-for-first-time.42970/post-685154)
It will help if you post your settings for image backup\.
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OS Windows 11
Computer type PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model HP Pavilion
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
Motherboard Erica6
Memory Micron Technology DDR4-3200 16GB
Graphics Card\(s\) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Sound Card Realtek ALC671
Monitor\(s\) Displays Samsung SyncMaster U28E590
Screen Resolution 3840 x 2160
Hard Drives SAMSUNG MZVLQ1T0HALB-000H1
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- [\#3 ](https://www.elevenforum.com/t/just-used-macrum-reflect-for-first-time.42970/post-685155)
Take a look at the location to which you saved the image\. How large is the image file?
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OS W11
Computer type PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model 2 HP Desktops, 1 Dell Desktop, 2 Dell XPS Laptops, 1 HP Laptop
Keyboard Logitech
Mouse Logitech MX Master 4 & 3
Internet Speed 500 mps
Browser Firefox
Antivirus Bitdefender
#### [OAT](https://www.elevenforum.com/members/oat.11518/)
##### Consistently Inconsistent
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- [\#4 ](https://www.elevenforum.com/t/just-used-macrum-reflect-for-first-time.42970/post-685156)
> Hey Peeps\. \. I just used Macrum Reflect for the first time, and I think I did it correctly\. I chose the option \"Create an image of the partions required to backup and restore Windows\. I choose the C drive, of course\. \. it only took about 3 and a half minutes\. Is that normal? I done a clean install last night\. I'm currently having to reinstall all of my software\. Just seems like 3 and a half minutes wasn't long enough\. It was 27\.06GB total\.
Hey, it's Macrium by the way, just in case other users do a search on the topic\.
The time it took seems a bit on a long side to me as I usually get 2:45 for 42GB\.
It depends of the hardware so performance may vary\.
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OS All Branches but Release
Computer type Laptop
Manufacturer/Model Acer Nitro ANV15-51
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS 3200-4500 Mhz 8 cores x 2
Motherboard Sportage\_RBH
Memory 32 GB DDR5
Graphics Card\(s\) Radeon Graphic / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8 GB GDDR6
Sound Card AMD/Realtek\(R\) Audio
Monitor\(s\) Displays Integrated Monitor \(15\.3\"vis\)
Screen Resolution FHD 1920X1080 16:9 144Hz
Hard Drives KINGSTON OM8SEP4512Q-AA 1TB
Western Digital 256GB
PSU 19V DC 6\.32 A 120 W
Cooling Dual Fans
Mouse MS Bluetooth
Internet Speed Fiber 1GB Cox -us & 1GB Orange-fr
Browser Edge Canary- Firefox Nightly-Chrome Dev-Chrome Dev
Antivirus Windows Defender
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Computer type Laptop
Manufacturer/Model Asus X751BP
CPU AMD A9-9420
Memory 8 GB of DDR4
Graphics card\(s\) AMD Radeon R5
Screen Resolution 1600x900
Hard Drives Seagate 1 TB
#### [OAT](https://www.elevenforum.com/members/oat.11518/)
##### Consistently Inconsistent
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- [\#5 ](https://www.elevenforum.com/t/just-used-macrum-reflect-for-first-time.42970/post-685157)
> Take a look at the location to which you saved the image\. How large is the image file?
[@allan](https://www.elevenforum.com/members/25161/)
It's the last line on his post\.
**It was 27\.06GB total**
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OS All Branches but Release
Computer type Laptop
Manufacturer/Model Acer Nitro ANV15-51
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS 3200-4500 Mhz 8 cores x 2
Motherboard Sportage\_RBH
Memory 32 GB DDR5
Graphics Card\(s\) Radeon Graphic / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8 GB GDDR6
Sound Card AMD/Realtek\(R\) Audio
Monitor\(s\) Displays Integrated Monitor \(15\.3\"vis\)
Screen Resolution FHD 1920X1080 16:9 144Hz
Hard Drives KINGSTON OM8SEP4512Q-AA 1TB
Western Digital 256GB
PSU 19V DC 6\.32 A 120 W
Cooling Dual Fans
Mouse MS Bluetooth
Internet Speed Fiber 1GB Cox -us & 1GB Orange-fr
Browser Edge Canary- Firefox Nightly-Chrome Dev-Chrome Dev
Antivirus Windows Defender
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Operating System Windows 11 Beta
Computer type Laptop
Manufacturer/Model Asus X751BP
CPU AMD A9-9420
Memory 8 GB of DDR4
Graphics card\(s\) AMD Radeon R5
Screen Resolution 1600x900
Hard Drives Seagate 1 TB
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- [\#6 ](https://www.elevenforum.com/t/just-used-macrum-reflect-for-first-time.42970/post-685160)
> It will help if you post your settings for image backup\.
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OS Windows 11 Pro x64 24H2 v26100\.3037
Computer type PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model Built Myself in 2025
CPU AMD Ryzen 9 3600X 12-Core @ 3\.80GHz
Motherboard MSI X570 Gaming Plus
Memory Corsair 32GB DDR4
Graphics Card\(s\) EVGA GeForce gtx 1660 Super
Sound Card On Board
Monitor\(s\) Displays 2 X AOC 27\" , Dell 27\"
Screen Resolution 1920 X 1080
Hard Drives ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~ P34A60 512GB NVMe PCIe Gen3x4 M\.2
~ 6TB Toshiba HDD
~ 6TB HDD \(Backup\)
~ SanDisk 250GB SSD
~ 2 X 1TB HDD
PSU eVGA 750w G+
Case GAMDIAS White ATX Mid Tower Gaming Computer PC Case w/Tempered Glass
Cooling AMD Wraith Prism
Keyboard Nulea RT05 Wireless Ergonomic
Mouse Nulea MD280 Wireless Vertical Mouse
Internet Speed 761Mbps (Download) / 692Mbps (Upload)
Browser Firefox
Antivirus Malwarebytes
Other Info *This is my Main Computer That I use*
Operating System Windows 11 Pro x64 24H2 v26100.2894
Computer type PC/Desktop
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 1800X @ 3.60Ghz
Motherboard Asus Crosshair VI Hero
Memory 16GB
Graphics card(s) AMD RX580
Sound Card onBoard
Monitor(s) Displays LG 27UK650-W 27", eMachine 22"
Screen Resolution 1920 X 1080
Hard Drives 250GB SSD
PSU CORSAIR RM850
Case NZXT Phantom White
Cooling Liquid
Keyboard Nulea RT05 Wireless Ergonomic
Mouse Nulea MD280 Wireless Vertical Mouse
Internet Speed 752Mbps (Download) / 537Mbps (Upload)
Browser Firefox
Antivirus Malwarebytes
Other Info I use this computer for photo/video editing and to track severe weather
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Are you making an image of all Windows 11 partitions?
OS Windows 11
Computer type PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model HP Pavilion
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
Motherboard Erica6
Memory Micron Technology DDR4-3200 16GB
Graphics Card(s) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Sound Card Realtek ALC671
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung SyncMaster U28E590
Screen Resolution 3840 x 2160
Hard Drives SAMSUNG MZVLQ1T0HALB-000H1
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- #8
It’s perfectly normal. It’s very fast. FYI Set your Macrium settings to always verify an image after it is created. I think it’s in advanced options. Also make sure you have created Macrium recovery usb and make sure that you are able to boot from that usb.
OS Windows 11 Pro 25H2 26200.7462
Computer type PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model Dell Optiplex 7080
CPU i9-10900 10 core 20 threads
Motherboard DELL 0J37VM
Memory 32 gb
Graphics Card(s) none-Intel UHD Graphics 630
Sound Card Integrated Realtek
Monitor(s) Displays Benq 27
Screen Resolution 2560x1440
Hard Drives 2x1tb Solidigm m.2 nvme /External drives 512gb Samsung m.2 sata+2tb Kingston m2.nvme
PSU 500w
Case MT
Cooling Dell Premium
Keyboard Logitech wired
Mouse Logitech wireless
Internet Speed so slow I’m too embarrassed to tell
Browser #1 Edge #2 Firefox
Antivirus Defender+MWB Premium
Operating System Windows 11 Pro 24H2 26100.6899
Computer type PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model Beelink Mini PC SER5
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 6800U
Memory 32 gb
Graphics card(s) integrated
Sound Card integrated
Monitor(s) Displays Benq 27
Screen Resolution 2560x1440
Hard Drives 1TB Crucial nvme
Keyboard Logitech wired
Mouse Logitech wireless
Internet Speed still too embarrassed to tell
Browser Firefox
Antivirus Defender
Other Info System 3 is non compliant Dell 9020 i7-4770/24gb ram Win11 PRO 26100.6899
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- #9
Are you making an image of all Windows 11 partitions?
OS Windows 11 Pro x64 24H2 v26100.3037
Computer type PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model Built Myself in 2025
CPU AMD Ryzen 9 3600X 12-Core @ 3.80GHz
Motherboard MSI X570 Gaming Plus
Memory Corsair 32GB DDR4
Graphics Card(s) EVGA GeForce gtx 1660 Super
Sound Card On Board
Monitor(s) Displays 2 X AOC 27" , Dell 27"
Screen Resolution 1920 X 1080
Hard Drives ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ P34A60 512GB NVMe PCIe Gen3x4 M.2 ~ 6TB Toshiba HDD ~ 6TB HDD (Backup) ~ SanDisk 250GB SSD ~ 2 X 1TB HDD
PSU eVGA 750w G\+
Case GAMDIAS White ATX Mid Tower Gaming Computer PC Case w/Tempered Glass
Cooling AMD Wraith Prism
Keyboard Nulea RT05 Wireless Ergonomic
Mouse Nulea MD280 Wireless Vertical Mouse
Internet Speed 761Mbps \(Download\) / 692Mbps \(Upload\)
Browser Firefox
Antivirus Malwarebytes
Other Info \*This is my Main Computer That I use\*
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Operating System Windows 11 Pro x64 24H2 v26100\.2894
Computer type PC/Desktop
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 1800X @ 3\.60Ghz
Motherboard Asus Crosshair VI Hero
Memory 16GB
Graphics card\(s\) AMD RX580
Sound Card onBoard
Monitor\(s\) Displays LG 27UK650-W 27\", eMachine 22\"
Screen Resolution 1920 X 1080
Hard Drives 250GB SSD
PSU CORSAIR RM850
Case NZXT Phantom White
Cooling Liquid
Keyboard Nulea RT05 Wireless Ergonomic
Mouse Nulea MD280 Wireless Vertical Mouse
Internet Speed 752Mbps \(Download\) / 537Mbps \(Upload\)
Browser Firefox
Antivirus Malwarebytes
Other Info I use this computer for photo/video editing and to track severe weather
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- [\#10 ](https://www.elevenforum.com/t/just-used-macrum-reflect-for-first-time.42970/post-685170)
> It's perfectly normal\. It's very fast\. FYI Set your Macrium settings to always verify an image after it is created\. I think it's in advanced options\. Also make sure you have created Macrium recovery usb and make sure that you are able to boot from that usb\.
Do I need to put the image on the USB or can I use an internal hard drive?
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OS Windows 11 Pro x64 24H2 v26100\.3037
Computer type PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model Built Myself in 2025
CPU AMD Ryzen 9 3600X 12-Core @ 3\.80GHz
Motherboard MSI X570 Gaming Plus
Memory Corsair 32GB DDR4
Graphics Card\(s\) EVGA GeForce gtx 1660 Super
Sound Card On Board
Monitor\(s\) Displays 2 X AOC 27\" , Dell 27\"
Screen Resolution 1920 X 1080
Hard Drives ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~ P34A60 512GB NVMe PCIe Gen3x4 M\.2
~ 6TB Toshiba HDD
~ 6TB HDD \(Backup\)
~ SanDisk 250GB SSD
~ 2 X 1TB HDD
PSU eVGA 750w G+
Case GAMDIAS White ATX Mid Tower Gaming Computer PC Case w/Tempered Glass
Cooling AMD Wraith Prism
Keyboard Nulea RT05 Wireless Ergonomic
Mouse Nulea MD280 Wireless Vertical Mouse
Internet Speed 761Mbps (Download) / 692Mbps (Upload)
Browser Firefox
Antivirus Malwarebytes
Other Info *This is my Main Computer That I use*
Operating System Windows 11 Pro x64 24H2 v26100.2894
Computer type PC/Desktop
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 1800X @ 3.60Ghz
Motherboard Asus Crosshair VI Hero
Memory 16GB
Graphics card(s) AMD RX580
Sound Card onBoard
Monitor(s) Displays LG 27UK650-W 27", eMachine 22"
Screen Resolution 1920 X 1080
Hard Drives 250GB SSD
PSU CORSAIR RM850
Case NZXT Phantom White
Cooling Liquid
Keyboard Nulea RT05 Wireless Ergonomic
Mouse Nulea MD280 Wireless Vertical Mouse
Internet Speed 752Mbps (Download) / 537Mbps (Upload)
Browser Firefox
Antivirus Malwarebytes
Other Info I use this computer for photo/video editing and to track severe weather
OAT
Consistently Inconsistent
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- #11
Looks good friend. Now you should do a restore to test, otherwise, what’s the point. (it will of course ask to restart) See if you want to set up a boot menu or not as well.
OS All Branches but Release
Computer type Laptop
Manufacturer/Model Acer Nitro ANV15-51
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS 3200-4500 Mhz 8 cores x 2
Motherboard Sportage_RBH
Memory 32 GB DDR5
Graphics Card(s) Radeon Graphic / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8 GB GDDR6
Sound Card AMD/Realtek(R) Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Integrated Monitor (15.3"vis)
Screen Resolution FHD 1920X1080 16:9 144Hz
Hard Drives KINGSTON OM8SEP4512Q-AA 1TB Western Digital 256GB
PSU 19V DC 6.32 A 120 W
Cooling Dual Fans
Mouse MS Bluetooth
Internet Speed Fiber 1GB Cox -us & 1GB Orange-fr
Browser Edge Canary- Firefox Nightly-Chrome Dev-Chrome Dev
Antivirus Windows Defender
Operating System Windows 11 Beta
Computer type Laptop
Manufacturer/Model Asus X751BP
CPU AMD A9-9420
Memory 8 GB of DDR4
Graphics card(s) AMD Radeon R5
Screen Resolution 1600x900
Hard Drives Seagate 1 TB
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- #12
Looks good you have small size partitions so that makes the image creation fast.
OS Windows 11
Computer type PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model HP Pavilion
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
Motherboard Erica6
Memory Micron Technology DDR4-3200 16GB
Graphics Card(s) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Sound Card Realtek ALC671
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung SyncMaster U28E590
Screen Resolution 3840 x 2160
Hard Drives SAMSUNG MZVLQ1T0HALB-000H1
OAT
Consistently Inconsistent
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- #13
Do I need to put the image on the USB or can I use an internal hard drive?
You want to keep your image(s) ideally on a separate drive, machine, or other device. An internal drive is not ideal since if it fails to boot, what are you left with?
OS All Branches but Release
Computer type Laptop
Manufacturer/Model Acer Nitro ANV15-51
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS 3200-4500 Mhz 8 cores x 2
Motherboard Sportage_RBH
Memory 32 GB DDR5
Graphics Card(s) Radeon Graphic / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8 GB GDDR6
Sound Card AMD/Realtek(R) Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Integrated Monitor (15.3"vis)
Screen Resolution FHD 1920X1080 16:9 144Hz
Hard Drives KINGSTON OM8SEP4512Q-AA 1TB Western Digital 256GB
PSU 19V DC 6.32 A 120 W
Cooling Dual Fans
Mouse MS Bluetooth
Internet Speed Fiber 1GB Cox -us & 1GB Orange-fr
Browser Edge Canary- Firefox Nightly-Chrome Dev-Chrome Dev
Antivirus Windows Defender
Operating System Windows 11 Beta
Computer type Laptop
Manufacturer/Model Asus X751BP
CPU AMD A9-9420
Memory 8 GB of DDR4
Graphics card(s) AMD Radeon R5
Screen Resolution 1600x900
Hard Drives Seagate 1 TB
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- #14
Once you have made an image you can archive and move them to other drives (such as external ones) if you wish. Just move the image file as you would any other file. The speed of a backup depends on your hardware and disk drive. 27Gb isn’t much tbh in the scheme of a full Windows install with lots of files and programs and so on so it will seem fairly quick. The image file will be a smaller due to Macrium’s compression.
What you should now
is do a restore from that image to prove to yourself it all works.
OS W11 Pro x64 24H2 Dev
Computer type Laptop
Manufacturer/Model Dell 7760 Mobile Precision 17"
CPU Intel i5
Motherboard Unknown
Memory 8Gb
Graphics Card(s) Intel HD Graphics
Sound Card Realtek
Monitor(s) Displays Internal
Hard Drives 2 x 256Gb SSD
PSU Dell 240 watt
Mouse Dell Premier Bluetooth
Internet Speed 50Mbps
Browser Edge
Antivirus Default Microsoft Security
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- #15
Looks good you have small size partitions so that makes the image creation fast.
Yeah I done a clean install last night
OS Windows 11 Pro x64 24H2 v26100.3037
Computer type PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model Built Myself in 2025
CPU AMD Ryzen 9 3600X 12-Core @ 3.80GHz
Motherboard MSI X570 Gaming Plus
Memory Corsair 32GB DDR4
Graphics Card(s) EVGA GeForce gtx 1660 Super
Sound Card On Board
Monitor(s) Displays 2 X AOC 27" , Dell 27"
Screen Resolution 1920 X 1080
Hard Drives ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ P34A60 512GB NVMe PCIe Gen3x4 M.2 ~ 6TB Toshiba HDD ~ 6TB HDD (Backup) ~ SanDisk 250GB SSD ~ 2 X 1TB HDD
PSU eVGA 750w G\+
Case GAMDIAS White ATX Mid Tower Gaming Computer PC Case w/Tempered Glass
Cooling AMD Wraith Prism
Keyboard Nulea RT05 Wireless Ergonomic
Mouse Nulea MD280 Wireless Vertical Mouse
Internet Speed 761Mbps \(Download\) / 692Mbps \(Upload\)
Browser Firefox
Antivirus Malwarebytes
Other Info \*This is my Main Computer That I use\*
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Operating System Windows 11 Pro x64 24H2 v26100\.2894
Computer type PC/Desktop
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 1800X @ 3\.60Ghz
Motherboard Asus Crosshair VI Hero
Memory 16GB
Graphics card\(s\) AMD RX580
Sound Card onBoard
Monitor\(s\) Displays LG 27UK650-W 27\", eMachine 22\"
Screen Resolution 1920 X 1080
Hard Drives 250GB SSD
PSU CORSAIR RM850
Case NZXT Phantom White
Cooling Liquid
Keyboard Nulea RT05 Wireless Ergonomic
Mouse Nulea MD280 Wireless Vertical Mouse
Internet Speed 752Mbps \(Download\) / 537Mbps \(Upload\)
Browser Firefox
Antivirus Malwarebytes
Other Info I use this computer for photo/video editing and to track severe weather
#### [Bree](https://www.elevenforum.com/members/bree.5/)
##### Well-known member
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- [\#16 ](https://www.elevenforum.com/t/just-used-macrum-reflect-for-first-time.42970/post-685187)
> I just used Macrum Reflect for the first time, and I think I did it correctly\. I chose the option \"Create an image of the partions required to backup and restore Windows\. I choose the C drive, of course\. \. it only took about 3 and a half minutes\. Is that normal? I done a clean install last night\. I'm currently having to reinstall all of my software\. Just seems like 3 and a half minutes wasn't long enough\. It was 27\.06GB total\.
Which version or Reflect did you use? I'd guess it's most likely to be Reflect X, either as a 30-day trial or a subscription purchase, though there's a possibility it was the discontinued Reflect Free v8\. One of the selling points for Reflect X is its speed of imaging, up to twice as fast as the previous Reflect v8\.1 is claimed\.
What speed you achieve in practice depends on a number of factors, the speed of your CPU, the level of compression you choose, the read speed of source drive, and the write speed of the destination drive you write the image to\. If you choose to auto verify the image after creation that can take nearly as long as making the image did\.
One of the slowest ways to make an image would be saving it to an external USB HDD\. One of the fastest would be to an internal nVME SSD\.
If you're using Reflect X then your 3 and a half minutes for 27GB sounds reasonable\.
With the source and destination as internal nVME I typically see times of around 6 minutes to image and verify a 365GB system\.
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OS Windows 11 Home
Computer type Laptop
Manufacturer/Model Acer Aspire 3 A315-23
CPU AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
Memory 8GB
Graphics Card\(s\) Radeon Graphics
Monitor\(s\) Displays laptop screen
Screen Resolution 1366x768 native resolution, up to 2560x1440 with Radeon Virtual Super Resolution
Hard Drives 1TB Samsung EVO 870 SSD
Internet Speed 150 Mbps
Browser Edge, Firefox
Antivirus Defender
Other Info fully 'Windows 11 ready' laptop\. Windows 10 C: partition migrated from my old unsupported 'main machine' then upgraded to 11\. A test migration ran Insider builds for 2 months\. When 11 was released on 5th October 2021 it was re-imaged back to 10 and was offered the upgrade in Windows Update on 20th October\. Windows Update offered the 22H2 Feature Update on 20th September 2022\. It got the 23H2 Feature Update on 4th November 2023 through Windows Update, 24H2 on 3rd October 2024 through Windows Update by setting the Target Release Version for 24H2, and 25H2 on 30th September 2025 through Windows Update by setting the Target Release Version for 25H2\.
My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro\.
My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 8GB RAM, 256GB ssd\. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Dev, Beta, and RP 24H2 as native boot vhdx\.
My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 8GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds \(and a few others\) as a native boot \.vhdx\.
My SYSTEM SIX is a Dell Latitude 5550, Core Ultra 7 165H, 64GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, supported device, Windows 11 Pro 24H2, Hyper-V host machine\. Updated to 25H2 on 30th September 2025\.
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Operating System Windows 11 Pro
Computer type Laptop
Manufacturer/Model Dell Latitude E4310
CPU Intel® Core™ i5-520M
Motherboard 0T6M8G
Memory 8GB
Graphics card\(s\) \(integrated graphics\) Intel HD Graphics
Screen Resolution 1366x768
Hard Drives 500GB Crucial MX500 SSD
Browser Firefox, Edge
Antivirus Defender
Other Info unsupported machine: Legacy bios, MBR, TPM 1\.2, upgraded from W10 to W11 using W10/W11 hybrid install media workaround\. In-place upgrade to 22H2 using ISO and a workaround\. Feature Update to 23H2 by manually installing the Enablement Package\. In-place upgrade to 24H2 using hybrid 23H2/24H2 install media\. Upgraded to 25H2 by Enablement Package\. Also running Insider Dev, and Canary builds and Windows 10 as native boot \.vhdx\.
My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro\.
My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 8GB RAM, 256GB ssd\. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Dev, Beta, and RP 24H2 as native boot vhdx\.
My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 8GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds \(and a few others\) as a native boot \.vhdx\.
My SYSTEM SIX is a Dell Latitude 5550, Core Ultra 7 165H, 64GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, supported device, Windows 11 Pro 24H2, Hyper-V host machine\. Updated to 25H2 on 30th September 2025\.
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- [\#17 ](https://www.elevenforum.com/t/just-used-macrum-reflect-for-first-time.42970/post-685191)
> Which version or Reflect did you use? I'd guess it's most likely to be Reflect X, either as a 30-day trial or a subscription purchase, though there's a possibility it was the discontinued Reflect Free v8\. One of the selling points for Reflect X is its speed of imaging, up to twice as fast as the previous Reflect v8\.1 is claimed\.
>
> What speed you achieve in practice depends on a number of factors, the speed of your CPU, the level of compression you choose, the read speed of source drive, and the write speed of the destination drive you write the image to\. If you choose to auto verify the image after creation that can take nearly as long as making the image did\.
>
> One of the slowest ways to make an image would be saving it to an external USB HDD\. One of the fastest would be to an internal nVME SSD\.
>
> If you're using Reflect X then your 3 and a half minutes for 27GB sounds reasonable\.
>
> With the source and destination as internal nVME I typically see times of around 6 minutes to image and verify a 365GB system\.
>
> [View attachment 156969](https://www.elevenforum.com/attachments/156969/)
I got the free version\. I found it on MajorGeeks
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OS Windows 11 Pro x64 24H2 v26100\.3037
Computer type PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model Built Myself in 2025
CPU AMD Ryzen 9 3600X 12-Core @ 3\.80GHz
Motherboard MSI X570 Gaming Plus
Memory Corsair 32GB DDR4
Graphics Card\(s\) EVGA GeForce gtx 1660 Super
Sound Card On Board
Monitor\(s\) Displays 2 X AOC 27\" , Dell 27\"
Screen Resolution 1920 X 1080
Hard Drives ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~ P34A60 512GB NVMe PCIe Gen3x4 M\.2
~ 6TB Toshiba HDD
~ 6TB HDD \(Backup\)
~ SanDisk 250GB SSD
~ 2 X 1TB HDD
PSU eVGA 750w G+
Case GAMDIAS White ATX Mid Tower Gaming Computer PC Case w/Tempered Glass
Cooling AMD Wraith Prism
Keyboard Nulea RT05 Wireless Ergonomic
Mouse Nulea MD280 Wireless Vertical Mouse
Internet Speed 761Mbps (Download) / 692Mbps (Upload)
Browser Firefox
Antivirus Malwarebytes
Other Info *This is my Main Computer That I use*
Operating System Windows 11 Pro x64 24H2 v26100.2894
Computer type PC/Desktop
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 1800X @ 3.60Ghz
Motherboard Asus Crosshair VI Hero
Memory 16GB
Graphics card(s) AMD RX580
Sound Card onBoard
Monitor(s) Displays LG 27UK650-W 27", eMachine 22"
Screen Resolution 1920 X 1080
Hard Drives 250GB SSD
PSU CORSAIR RM850
Case NZXT Phantom White
Cooling Liquid
Keyboard Nulea RT05 Wireless Ergonomic
Mouse Nulea MD280 Wireless Vertical Mouse
Internet Speed 752Mbps (Download) / 537Mbps (Upload)
Browser Firefox
Antivirus Malwarebytes
Other Info I use this computer for photo/video editing and to track severe weather
Bree
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I got the free version. I found it on MajorGeeks
Although Reflect Free v8.0 was retired on 1st Jan. 2024, it still works perfectly in Windows 11, even on the latest Insider Canary builds. In addition to MajorGeeks, it is still available to download from Macriumif you know where to look.
I have one Reflect X licence and a number of Reflect 8 perpetual licences. But I have more machines than licences, for the rest I use Reflect Free.
This Reflect Free timing example is for imaging a 45GB system from an internal SATA SSD to an external USB SATA SSD.
OS Windows 11 Home
Computer type Laptop
Manufacturer/Model Acer Aspire 3 A315-23
CPU AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
Memory 8GB
Graphics Card(s) Radeon Graphics
Monitor(s) Displays laptop screen
Screen Resolution 1366x768 native resolution, up to 2560x1440 with Radeon Virtual Super Resolution
Hard Drives 1TB Samsung EVO 870 SSD
Internet Speed 150 Mbps
Browser Edge, Firefox
Antivirus Defender
Other Info fully ‘Windows 11 ready’ laptop. Windows 10 C: partition migrated from my old unsupported ‘main machine’ then upgraded to 11. A test migration ran Insider builds for 2 months. When 11 was released on 5th October 2021 it was re-imaged back to 10 and was offered the upgrade in Windows Update on 20th October. Windows Update offered the 22H2 Feature Update on 20th September 2022. It got the 23H2 Feature Update on 4th November 2023 through Windows Update, 24H2 on 3rd October 2024 through Windows Update by setting the Target Release Version for 24H2, and 25H2 on 30th September 2025 through Windows Update by setting the Target Release Version for 25H2.
My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro.
My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 8GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Dev, Beta, and RP 24H2 as native boot vhdx.
My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 8GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds (and a few others) as a native boot .vhdx.
My SYSTEM SIX is a Dell Latitude 5550, Core Ultra 7 165H, 64GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, supported device, Windows 11 Pro 24H2, Hyper-V host machine. Updated to 25H2 on 30th September 2025.
Operating System Windows 11 Pro
Computer type Laptop
Manufacturer/Model Dell Latitude E4310
CPU Intel® Core™ i5-520M
Motherboard 0T6M8G
Memory 8GB
Graphics card(s) (integrated graphics) Intel HD Graphics
Screen Resolution 1366x768
Hard Drives 500GB Crucial MX500 SSD
Browser Firefox, Edge
Antivirus Defender
Other Info unsupported machine: Legacy bios, MBR, TPM 1.2, upgraded from W10 to W11 using W10/W11 hybrid install media workaround. In-place upgrade to 22H2 using ISO and a workaround. Feature Update to 23H2 by manually installing the Enablement Package. In-place upgrade to 24H2 using hybrid 23H2/24H2 install media. Upgraded to 25H2 by Enablement Package. Also running Insider Dev, and Canary builds and Windows 10 as native boot .vhdx.
My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro.
My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 8GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Dev, Beta, and RP 24H2 as native boot vhdx.
My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 8GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds (and a few others) as a native boot .vhdx.
My SYSTEM SIX is a Dell Latitude 5550, Core Ultra 7 165H, 64GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, supported device, Windows 11 Pro 24H2, Hyper-V host machine. Updated to 25H2 on 30th September 2025.
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I’ll do a test on the backup later, if I can figure out how to do it. . lol
OS Windows 11 Pro x64 24H2 v26100.3037
Computer type PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model Built Myself in 2025
CPU AMD Ryzen 9 3600X 12-Core @ 3.80GHz
Motherboard MSI X570 Gaming Plus
Memory Corsair 32GB DDR4
Graphics Card(s) EVGA GeForce gtx 1660 Super
Sound Card On Board
Monitor(s) Displays 2 X AOC 27" , Dell 27"
Screen Resolution 1920 X 1080
Hard Drives ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ P34A60 512GB NVMe PCIe Gen3x4 M.2 ~ 6TB Toshiba HDD ~ 6TB HDD (Backup) ~ SanDisk 250GB SSD ~ 2 X 1TB HDD
PSU eVGA 750w G\+
Case GAMDIAS White ATX Mid Tower Gaming Computer PC Case w/Tempered Glass
Cooling AMD Wraith Prism
Keyboard Nulea RT05 Wireless Ergonomic
Mouse Nulea MD280 Wireless Vertical Mouse
Internet Speed 761Mbps \(Download\) / 692Mbps \(Upload\)
Browser Firefox
Antivirus Malwarebytes
Other Info \*This is my Main Computer That I use\*
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Operating System Windows 11 Pro x64 24H2 v26100\.2894
Computer type PC/Desktop
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 1800X @ 3\.60Ghz
Motherboard Asus Crosshair VI Hero
Memory 16GB
Graphics card\(s\) AMD RX580
Sound Card onBoard
Monitor\(s\) Displays LG 27UK650-W 27\", eMachine 22\"
Screen Resolution 1920 X 1080
Hard Drives 250GB SSD
PSU CORSAIR RM850
Case NZXT Phantom White
Cooling Liquid
Keyboard Nulea RT05 Wireless Ergonomic
Mouse Nulea MD280 Wireless Vertical Mouse
Internet Speed 752Mbps \(Download\) / 537Mbps \(Upload\)
Browser Firefox
Antivirus Malwarebytes
Other Info I use this computer for photo/video editing and to track severe weather
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- [\#20 ](https://www.elevenforum.com/t/just-used-macrum-reflect-for-first-time.42970/post-685200)
> I'll do a test on the backup later, if I can figure out how to do it\. \. lol
Yeah, some of the useful options of Macrium Reflect seem to buried\. To verify a backup file after the backup completes you can click on the Logs tab which lies at the top of the left hand column of information \(drives etc\.\)\. The Logs tab will open a list of backups you've made\. Just select the file you want to verify and click on Verify \(I'm typing this from memory but I think I'm remembering correctly 
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OS Windows 11 Home, ver 25H2 build 26200\.7309
Computer type Laptop
Manufacturer/Model Hewlett-Packard Spectre 13-4001 x360 convertable
CPU Intel Core i5 5200U @ 2\.20GH
Motherboard Hewlett-Packard 802D
Memory 4 GB
Graphics Card\(s\) Intel HD Graphics 5500 on board
Sound Card Intel Smart Sound Technology \(Intel SST\)
Hard Drives Micron 256GB M\.2 2280 NGFF SSD MTFDDAV256TBN, \(SATA 6\.0 Gb/s\)
Keyboard Model \# G01KB
Antivirus Microsoft Defender
Other Info born on date: 25 Feb 2016
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Operating System Win 11 Home 25H2 build 26200\.7309
Computer type PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model Asus Desktop model M32AD-US019S \(DOM: 6/9/2014 \)
CPU Intel Core i7 4th Gen 4790 \(3\.60GHz\), Haswell 22nm Technology, SOCKET 1150
Motherboard H81M-E/M51AD/DP\_MB
Memory Samsung 16 GB DDR3 \(8GB in 2 modules\)
Graphics card\(s\) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760, 3GB, and on-board Intel HD Graphics 4600 Rev 6
Monitor\(s\) Displays HP EliteDisplay E241i LED; HP EliteDisplay E243
Hard Drives Samsung 500GB SSD, 870 EVO \(SATA 6\.0 \)
Micron 250GB SSD, CT250MX500
Toshiba HDD, 3GB \(original drive w/PC\)
Case ASUS
Keyboard ASUS-------------------------
Antivirus MS Defender