Thanks. I tried Macrium (free) some time ago, but since it didn't do file backup I went back to Acronis. I'll look into Macrium Premium.
My Computer
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- OS
- Windows 11
Solved Backup Software suggestions other than ACRONIS
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I make image copies of my drives with MR7. When Restore is selected, click on a backup image, select Browse Image, select the file, and then it can be mounted as a virtual drive. You then have access to the files and folders.
My Computer
System One
-
- OS
- Windows 11
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- HP / Spectre x360 Convertible 13
- CPU
- i5-8250U
- Motherboard
- 83B9 56.50
- Memory
- 8GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- Intel(R) UHD Graphics 620
- Sound Card
- Realtek High Definition Audio(SST)
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- Toshiba 256GB SSD
- Internet Speed
- 500Mbps
- Browser
- Firefox, Edge
- Antivirus
- Windows Defender
- Local time
- 4:48 PM
- Posts
- 64
- OS
- Windows 11 Pro
EaseUS has worked well for my computers over the years. I've preformed many backup and restores with it, my computers are all encrypted with Veracrypt, previously I was using Bitlocker, never a problem with EaseUS.
My Computers
System One System Two
-
- OS
- Windows 11 Pro
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Acer 1760 UA92
- CPU
- 12th Gen i5-12400
- Memory
- 16gb Crucial 3200MHz DDR4
- Graphics Card(s)
- Geforce GTX 1650
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Amazon Omni Fire tv 4K 55"
- Screen Resolution
- 3840 x 2160
- Hard Drives
- Kingston NVME M.2 1tb
Samsung 850 1tb sata
- PSU
- 300 Watts
- Cooling
- 1 Internal Case fans
- Keyboard
- Wireless Logitech
- Internet Speed
- 300Mbps
- Browser
- Brave
- Antivirus
- Webroot
-
- Operating System
- Windows 11 Pro
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- HP
- CPU
- 10th Gen i-7, 4-core 8-threads, turbo to 3.9GHz
- Memory
- 16gb
- Graphics card(s)
- Intel Iris Plus
- Hard Drives
- 500gb M.2
- Browser
- Brave
- Antivirus
- Webroot
- Local time
- 5:48 PM
- Posts
- 9,430
- OS
- Windows 11 Pro x64
Just to be clear, the Home Edition includes files and other good things like encryption.
My Computers
System One System Two
-
- OS
- Windows 11 Pro x64
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- DIY Photoshop/Audio/Game/tinker build
- CPU
- Intel i9 13900KS P/E cores 5.7/4.4 GHz, cache 5.0 GHz
- Motherboard
- Asus ROG Maximus Z790 Dark Hero
- Memory
- 96GB (2x48) G.skill Ripjaws 6800 MT/s
- Graphics Card(s)
- Asus ROG Strix 4070 Ti OC
- Sound Card
- Bowers & Wilkins 606 S3 speakers; Audiolabs 7000a integrated amp; Logan Martin Sub; Creative Pebble Pro Minimilist
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Eizo CG2730 ColorEdge, ViewSonic VP2768
- Screen Resolution
- 2560 x 1440p x 2
- Hard Drives
- WDC SN850X 4TB nvme, SN850 1TB nvme, SK-Hynix 2 TB P41 nvme, Raid 0: 1TB 850 EVO + 1TB 860 EVO SSD. Sabrent USB-C DS-SC5B 5-bay docking station: 6TB WDC Black, 6TB Ironwolf Pro; 2x 2TB WDC Black HDD
- PSU
- 850W Seasonic Vertex PX-850 ATX 3.0/PCI-E 5.0
- Case
- Fractal Design North XL Mesh, Black Walnut
- Cooling
- EKWB 360 Nucleus Dark AIO w/Phanteks T30-120 fans, 1 Noctua NF-A14 Chromax case fan, 1 T30-120 fan cooling memory
- Keyboard
- Keychron Q3 Max TKL with custom GMK Redsuns Red Samuri keycaps, TX Stabs
- Mouse
- Logitech G305 wireless gaming
- Internet Speed
- 500 Mb/s down, 12 Mb/s up
- Browser
- Firefox
- Antivirus
- Defender, Macrium Reflect X ;-)
- Other Info
- Runs hot. LOL. SP: P116/E93/M93
Phangkey Amaterasu V2 Desk Mat
-
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Apple 13" Macbook Pro 2020 (m1)
- CPU
- Apple M1
- Screen Resolution
- 2560x1600
- Browser
- Firefox
- Local time
- 10:48 PM
- Posts
- 7,075
- OS
- Windows 11 Pro + Win11 Canary VM.
No it does not have encryption.
Its main features are
1) Incremental Backups
2) Macrium Image Guardian which prevents hackers tampering with online backups
3) File and Folder Backup
4) Rapid Delta Restore (instead of restoring full image, it restores by difference). This is very fast.
5) Rapid Delta Cloning - similar to Rapid Delta Restore i.e. you can update an existing clone by difference.
My Computer
System One
-
- OS
- Windows 11 Pro + Win11 Canary VM.
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- ASUS Zenbook 14
- CPU
- I9 13th gen i9-13900H 2.60 GHZ
- Motherboard
- Yep, Laptop has one.
- Memory
- 16 GB soldered
- Graphics Card(s)
- Integrated Intel Iris XE
- Sound Card
- Realtek built in
- Monitor(s) Displays
- laptop OLED screen
- Screen Resolution
- 2880x1800 touchscreen
- Hard Drives
- 1 TB NVME SSD (only weakness is only one slot)
- PSU
- Internal + 65W thunderbolt USB4 charger
- Case
- Yep, got one
- Cooling
- Stella Artois (UK pint cans - 568 ml) - extra cost.
- Keyboard
- Built in UK keybd
- Mouse
- Bluetooth , wireless dongled, wired
- Internet Speed
- 900 mbs (ethernet), wifi 6 typical 350-450 mb/s both up and down
- Browser
- Edge
- Antivirus
- Defender
- Other Info
- TPM 2.0, 2xUSB4 thunderbolt, 1xUsb3 (usb a), 1xUsb-c, hdmi out, 3.5 mm audio out/in combo, ASUS backlit trackpad (inc. switchable number pad)
Macrium Reflect Home V8
Office 365 Family (6 users each 1TB onedrive space)
Hyper-V (a vm runs almost as fast as my older laptop)
- Local time
- 5:48 PM
- Posts
- 9,430
- OS
- Windows 11 Pro x64
OH Yes it does. I am encrypting my backups and I have home. That is the major reason I bought it.
Just look here:
Feature Comparison Chart - KnowledgeBase - Macrium Reflect Knowledgebase
Do you have even the home edition?
My Computers
System One System Two
-
- OS
- Windows 11 Pro x64
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- DIY Photoshop/Audio/Game/tinker build
- CPU
- Intel i9 13900KS P/E cores 5.7/4.4 GHz, cache 5.0 GHz
- Motherboard
- Asus ROG Maximus Z790 Dark Hero
- Memory
- 96GB (2x48) G.skill Ripjaws 6800 MT/s
- Graphics Card(s)
- Asus ROG Strix 4070 Ti OC
- Sound Card
- Bowers & Wilkins 606 S3 speakers; Audiolabs 7000a integrated amp; Logan Martin Sub; Creative Pebble Pro Minimilist
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Eizo CG2730 ColorEdge, ViewSonic VP2768
- Screen Resolution
- 2560 x 1440p x 2
- Hard Drives
- WDC SN850X 4TB nvme, SN850 1TB nvme, SK-Hynix 2 TB P41 nvme, Raid 0: 1TB 850 EVO + 1TB 860 EVO SSD. Sabrent USB-C DS-SC5B 5-bay docking station: 6TB WDC Black, 6TB Ironwolf Pro; 2x 2TB WDC Black HDD
- PSU
- 850W Seasonic Vertex PX-850 ATX 3.0/PCI-E 5.0
- Case
- Fractal Design North XL Mesh, Black Walnut
- Cooling
- EKWB 360 Nucleus Dark AIO w/Phanteks T30-120 fans, 1 Noctua NF-A14 Chromax case fan, 1 T30-120 fan cooling memory
- Keyboard
- Keychron Q3 Max TKL with custom GMK Redsuns Red Samuri keycaps, TX Stabs
- Mouse
- Logitech G305 wireless gaming
- Internet Speed
- 500 Mb/s down, 12 Mb/s up
- Browser
- Firefox
- Antivirus
- Defender, Macrium Reflect X ;-)
- Other Info
- Runs hot. LOL. SP: P116/E93/M93
Phangkey Amaterasu V2 Desk Mat
-
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Apple 13" Macbook Pro 2020 (m1)
- CPU
- Apple M1
- Screen Resolution
- 2560x1600
- Browser
- Firefox
My Computers
System One System Two
-
- 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
- 50 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, and 24H2 on 3rd October 2024 through Windows Update by setting the Target Release Version for 24H2.
My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).
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 the Insider Beta, Dev, Canary, and Release Preview builds as a native boot .vhdx.
-
- 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. Also running Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.
My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).
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 the Insider Beta, Dev, Canary, and Release Preview builds as a native boot .vhdx.
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- 7,075
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- Windows 11 Pro + Win11 Canary VM.
I stand corrected. Looking at it, it is not obvious to me if the whole backup is encrypted or just the password to access backip is protected. It seems to me like the password only is encrypted?
edit: looked at help text, and it is clearly only the password that is encrypted. I guess there is no point in encrypting image backup of you get round password encryption.
My Computer
System One
-
- OS
- Windows 11 Pro + Win11 Canary VM.
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- ASUS Zenbook 14
- CPU
- I9 13th gen i9-13900H 2.60 GHZ
- Motherboard
- Yep, Laptop has one.
- Memory
- 16 GB soldered
- Graphics Card(s)
- Integrated Intel Iris XE
- Sound Card
- Realtek built in
- Monitor(s) Displays
- laptop OLED screen
- Screen Resolution
- 2880x1800 touchscreen
- Hard Drives
- 1 TB NVME SSD (only weakness is only one slot)
- PSU
- Internal + 65W thunderbolt USB4 charger
- Case
- Yep, got one
- Cooling
- Stella Artois (UK pint cans - 568 ml) - extra cost.
- Keyboard
- Built in UK keybd
- Mouse
- Bluetooth , wireless dongled, wired
- Internet Speed
- 900 mbs (ethernet), wifi 6 typical 350-450 mb/s both up and down
- Browser
- Edge
- Antivirus
- Defender
- Other Info
- TPM 2.0, 2xUSB4 thunderbolt, 1xUsb3 (usb a), 1xUsb-c, hdmi out, 3.5 mm audio out/in combo, ASUS backlit trackpad (inc. switchable number pad)
Macrium Reflect Home V8
Office 365 Family (6 users each 1TB onedrive space)
Hyper-V (a vm runs almost as fast as my older laptop)
- Local time
- 5:48 PM
- Posts
- 9,430
- OS
- Windows 11 Pro x64
How can a file be protected by a password if it is not encrypted? There has to be something for the password to unlock, right? The whole backup file is encrypted in Macrium with the passowrd. The password is the encryption key and it is also stored encrypted using your windows credentials. All encryption has some form of key or password that you use to decrypt.
My Computers
System One System Two
-
- OS
- Windows 11 Pro x64
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- DIY Photoshop/Audio/Game/tinker build
- CPU
- Intel i9 13900KS P/E cores 5.7/4.4 GHz, cache 5.0 GHz
- Motherboard
- Asus ROG Maximus Z790 Dark Hero
- Memory
- 96GB (2x48) G.skill Ripjaws 6800 MT/s
- Graphics Card(s)
- Asus ROG Strix 4070 Ti OC
- Sound Card
- Bowers & Wilkins 606 S3 speakers; Audiolabs 7000a integrated amp; Logan Martin Sub; Creative Pebble Pro Minimilist
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Eizo CG2730 ColorEdge, ViewSonic VP2768
- Screen Resolution
- 2560 x 1440p x 2
- Hard Drives
- WDC SN850X 4TB nvme, SN850 1TB nvme, SK-Hynix 2 TB P41 nvme, Raid 0: 1TB 850 EVO + 1TB 860 EVO SSD. Sabrent USB-C DS-SC5B 5-bay docking station: 6TB WDC Black, 6TB Ironwolf Pro; 2x 2TB WDC Black HDD
- PSU
- 850W Seasonic Vertex PX-850 ATX 3.0/PCI-E 5.0
- Case
- Fractal Design North XL Mesh, Black Walnut
- Cooling
- EKWB 360 Nucleus Dark AIO w/Phanteks T30-120 fans, 1 Noctua NF-A14 Chromax case fan, 1 T30-120 fan cooling memory
- Keyboard
- Keychron Q3 Max TKL with custom GMK Redsuns Red Samuri keycaps, TX Stabs
- Mouse
- Logitech G305 wireless gaming
- Internet Speed
- 500 Mb/s down, 12 Mb/s up
- Browser
- Firefox
- Antivirus
- Defender, Macrium Reflect X ;-)
- Other Info
- Runs hot. LOL. SP: P116/E93/M93
Phangkey Amaterasu V2 Desk Mat
-
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Apple 13" Macbook Pro 2020 (m1)
- CPU
- Apple M1
- Screen Resolution
- 2560x1600
- Browser
- Firefox
- Local time
- 5:48 PM
- Posts
- 9,430
- OS
- Windows 11 Pro x64
As I already stated.
My Computers
System One System Two
-
- OS
- Windows 11 Pro x64
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- DIY Photoshop/Audio/Game/tinker build
- CPU
- Intel i9 13900KS P/E cores 5.7/4.4 GHz, cache 5.0 GHz
- Motherboard
- Asus ROG Maximus Z790 Dark Hero
- Memory
- 96GB (2x48) G.skill Ripjaws 6800 MT/s
- Graphics Card(s)
- Asus ROG Strix 4070 Ti OC
- Sound Card
- Bowers & Wilkins 606 S3 speakers; Audiolabs 7000a integrated amp; Logan Martin Sub; Creative Pebble Pro Minimilist
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Eizo CG2730 ColorEdge, ViewSonic VP2768
- Screen Resolution
- 2560 x 1440p x 2
- Hard Drives
- WDC SN850X 4TB nvme, SN850 1TB nvme, SK-Hynix 2 TB P41 nvme, Raid 0: 1TB 850 EVO + 1TB 860 EVO SSD. Sabrent USB-C DS-SC5B 5-bay docking station: 6TB WDC Black, 6TB Ironwolf Pro; 2x 2TB WDC Black HDD
- PSU
- 850W Seasonic Vertex PX-850 ATX 3.0/PCI-E 5.0
- Case
- Fractal Design North XL Mesh, Black Walnut
- Cooling
- EKWB 360 Nucleus Dark AIO w/Phanteks T30-120 fans, 1 Noctua NF-A14 Chromax case fan, 1 T30-120 fan cooling memory
- Keyboard
- Keychron Q3 Max TKL with custom GMK Redsuns Red Samuri keycaps, TX Stabs
- Mouse
- Logitech G305 wireless gaming
- Internet Speed
- 500 Mb/s down, 12 Mb/s up
- Browser
- Firefox
- Antivirus
- Defender, Macrium Reflect X ;-)
- Other Info
- Runs hot. LOL. SP: P116/E93/M93
Phangkey Amaterasu V2 Desk Mat
-
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Apple 13" Macbook Pro 2020 (m1)
- CPU
- Apple M1
- Screen Resolution
- 2560x1600
- Browser
- Firefox
- Local time
- 10:48 PM
- Posts
- 7,075
- OS
- Windows 11 Pro + Win11 Canary VM.
You miss the point I am making - the password is stored along with the file and is obviously encrypted so a hacker cannot use a bit editor to see the password as as plain text. The file is already compressed and hence not directly readable.
My Computer
System One
-
- OS
- Windows 11 Pro + Win11 Canary VM.
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- ASUS Zenbook 14
- CPU
- I9 13th gen i9-13900H 2.60 GHZ
- Motherboard
- Yep, Laptop has one.
- Memory
- 16 GB soldered
- Graphics Card(s)
- Integrated Intel Iris XE
- Sound Card
- Realtek built in
- Monitor(s) Displays
- laptop OLED screen
- Screen Resolution
- 2880x1800 touchscreen
- Hard Drives
- 1 TB NVME SSD (only weakness is only one slot)
- PSU
- Internal + 65W thunderbolt USB4 charger
- Case
- Yep, got one
- Cooling
- Stella Artois (UK pint cans - 568 ml) - extra cost.
- Keyboard
- Built in UK keybd
- Mouse
- Bluetooth , wireless dongled, wired
- Internet Speed
- 900 mbs (ethernet), wifi 6 typical 350-450 mb/s both up and down
- Browser
- Edge
- Antivirus
- Defender
- Other Info
- TPM 2.0, 2xUSB4 thunderbolt, 1xUsb3 (usb a), 1xUsb-c, hdmi out, 3.5 mm audio out/in combo, ASUS backlit trackpad (inc. switchable number pad)
Macrium Reflect Home V8
Office 365 Family (6 users each 1TB onedrive space)
Hyper-V (a vm runs almost as fast as my older laptop)
It would seem that it's just the password.
My Computers
System One System Two
-
- 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
- 50 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, and 24H2 on 3rd October 2024 through Windows Update by setting the Target Release Version for 24H2.
My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).
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 the Insider Beta, Dev, Canary, and Release Preview builds as a native boot .vhdx.
-
- 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. Also running Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.
My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).
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 the Insider Beta, Dev, Canary, and Release Preview builds as a native boot .vhdx.
- Local time
- 10:48 PM
- Posts
- 7,075
- OS
- Windows 11 Pro + Win11 Canary VM.
Yep - that is how interpret it. Same info on V8 site as well.It would seem that it's just the password.
My Computer
System One
-
- OS
- Windows 11 Pro + Win11 Canary VM.
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- ASUS Zenbook 14
- CPU
- I9 13th gen i9-13900H 2.60 GHZ
- Motherboard
- Yep, Laptop has one.
- Memory
- 16 GB soldered
- Graphics Card(s)
- Integrated Intel Iris XE
- Sound Card
- Realtek built in
- Monitor(s) Displays
- laptop OLED screen
- Screen Resolution
- 2880x1800 touchscreen
- Hard Drives
- 1 TB NVME SSD (only weakness is only one slot)
- PSU
- Internal + 65W thunderbolt USB4 charger
- Case
- Yep, got one
- Cooling
- Stella Artois (UK pint cans - 568 ml) - extra cost.
- Keyboard
- Built in UK keybd
- Mouse
- Bluetooth , wireless dongled, wired
- Internet Speed
- 900 mbs (ethernet), wifi 6 typical 350-450 mb/s both up and down
- Browser
- Edge
- Antivirus
- Defender
- Other Info
- TPM 2.0, 2xUSB4 thunderbolt, 1xUsb3 (usb a), 1xUsb-c, hdmi out, 3.5 mm audio out/in combo, ASUS backlit trackpad (inc. switchable number pad)
Macrium Reflect Home V8
Office 365 Family (6 users each 1TB onedrive space)
Hyper-V (a vm runs almost as fast as my older laptop)
- Local time
- 5:48 PM
- Posts
- 9,430
- OS
- Windows 11 Pro x64
Seriously guys, you are both dead wrong. I am surprised you do not understand this, though Macrium doesn't explain this in great depth, and I believe you can use a password protected image without encrypting it as an option, which is not that useful and muddies the waters.
Enable Password protection does encrypt the data as it is being written to the backup image.
and
knowledgebase.macrium.com
and
You choose the level of encryption that macrium will use to encrypt the backup file. This determines the length requirement of the password, since stronger encryption requires a longer key.
Encrypting the password is something entirely different. If you don't choose to encrypt the password you use to encrypt the backup. macrium will store that password in plain text in the xml definintion files for anyone to see. Encrypting the password stores it encrypted and you use your windows credentials (key or password) to reveal the password if you forget it.
Enable Password protection does encrypt the data as it is being written to the backup image.
| Password | Add password protection to the resulting backup files. Choose between standard, medium, and high encryption. Each increasing level of encryption will require a stronger password. |
and
Backup Defaults - Knowledgebase 8.0 - Macrium Reflect Knowledgebase
and
You choose the level of encryption that macrium will use to encrypt the backup file. This determines the length requirement of the password, since stronger encryption requires a longer key.
Encrypting the password is something entirely different. If you don't choose to encrypt the password you use to encrypt the backup. macrium will store that password in plain text in the xml definintion files for anyone to see. Encrypting the password stores it encrypted and you use your windows credentials (key or password) to reveal the password if you forget it.
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My Computers
System One System Two
-
- OS
- Windows 11 Pro x64
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- DIY Photoshop/Audio/Game/tinker build
- CPU
- Intel i9 13900KS P/E cores 5.7/4.4 GHz, cache 5.0 GHz
- Motherboard
- Asus ROG Maximus Z790 Dark Hero
- Memory
- 96GB (2x48) G.skill Ripjaws 6800 MT/s
- Graphics Card(s)
- Asus ROG Strix 4070 Ti OC
- Sound Card
- Bowers & Wilkins 606 S3 speakers; Audiolabs 7000a integrated amp; Logan Martin Sub; Creative Pebble Pro Minimilist
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Eizo CG2730 ColorEdge, ViewSonic VP2768
- Screen Resolution
- 2560 x 1440p x 2
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Ok fair enough but the knowledge base article does not actually say the file is encrypted but it is clear from the post threads it is. In the end, the knowledge base article is not well written, and can easily be misinterpreted.Seriously guys, you are both dead wrong. I am surprised you do not understand this, though Macrium doesn't explain this in great depth, and I believe you can use a password protected image without encrypting it as an option, which is not that useful and muddies the waters.
Enable Password protection does encrypt the data as it is being written to the backup image.
Password Add password protection to the resulting backup files. Choose between standard, medium, and high encryption. Each increasing level of encryption will require a stronger password.
and
Backup Defaults - Knowledgebase 8.0 - Macrium Reflect Knowledgebase
and
You choose the level of encryption that macrium will use to encrypt the backup file. This determines the length requirement of the password, since stronger encryption requires a longer key.
Encrypting the password is something entirely different. If you don't choose to encrypt the password you use to encrypt the backup. macrium will store that password in plain text in the xml definintion files for anyone to see. Encrypting the password stores it encrypted and you use your windows credentials (key or password) to reveal the password if you forget it.
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As for why you would want to encrypt your backup, it protects against:
1. Theft of removable media with offline backups on it
2. theft of backups stored on an online system that has been compromised.
In either case the thief could mount the image and hack away at your system at their leisure.
1. Theft of removable media with offline backups on it
2. theft of backups stored on an online system that has been compromised.
In either case the thief could mount the image and hack away at your system at their leisure.
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Yes, I realize now it is not clear I agree, I just have been using it for a long while and was not aware of the sparse information available about it. And, there is apparently also the case you mentioned: password protected without image encryption, in which the password is encrypted and stored in the unencrypted image file and macrium software doesn't grant access to it unless you enter the password. This protection can be circumvented by macrium software that has been hacked to bypass the check for instance.
EDIT: I should add that the encryption is pretty fast. With it enabled I get about 200+ MB/s between SSD (128 bit encryption, I should go to 192). Modern processors include AES encryption instructions that help speed encryption up - another reason you might want a more modern processor for security performance.
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- Asus ROG Maximus Z790 Dark Hero
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- 96GB (2x48) G.skill Ripjaws 6800 MT/s
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- Logitech G305 wireless gaming
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- Defender, Macrium Reflect X ;-)
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Well, everyone has convinced me to give Macrium Reflect a whirl. I bought the perpetual license. Acronis is just frustrating me recently. It seems to never do what I tell it to do - like back up my dadgummed hard disks. 
In any event, I am over it. It has frustrated me for the last time. I figured you are all greater minds, so I'll make a switch.
In any event, I am over it. It has frustrated me for the last time. I figured you are all greater minds, so I'll make a switch.
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There is only one choice in my opinion which would be Macrium Reflect v 8.0.6161 , it has never failed me.
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