Macrium Software Reviews 4,378

I have used 3 backup solutions to ensure the safety of my PC's and files. Macrium Reflect X does everything I could want from a backup solution. I am now backing up 3 PC's on regular basis and everything is working just fine. I have even used one backup to restore a PC, and it worked great. A wonderful way to protect your data investment while being able to experiment with updates and new software.
The only think of concern is the complexity of setting the software up. It is fine for an power user, but would be too much for someone with limited PC skills. Perhaps a "beginner" interface for those who need it would be helpful.
A final note, I have had a real challenge getting my backups to run at night on my 2 new PC's. Because of the Windows 11's Modern Standby feature, it is hard to get it to run at the scheduled time. The only thing that seems work is having the PC plugged in and forcing it to hibernate.

Absolutely essential software... Drive cloning is absolutely essential and has saved me multiple times

No hassles. Easy Peasy!

I previously responded to a survey regarding my last interaction with Macrium support.

Nobody really wants to use Macrium, but the day you need it, it saved you from a disaster.

Procedures were well explained and software worked flawlessly.

A lot faster on my weekly backup tasks than previously. Seriously faster. Cloning my hard drives will be the big test. Upgrade easy and all previous backup scripts and backups carried over.

Easy to backup. Click me or image.

It is impossible to know the full effectiveness of Macrium X when you've only used one side of it - backup. Until something goes wrong and you must restore your computer, the full effectiveness is unknown. Backups have been good, not great, and there are some details of the process I don't fully comprehend and I've been using and building computers for 40 years.

Safety backups

I've been using the program for several years and am quite happy with it. There is, however, a learning curve involved. It backs up my 162GB faster than any other product I have ever tried. On the downside, Macrium, like so many other companies, has recently opted to go down the subscription model path.

I found it easy and fast to make images.

Excellent product and customer service. Outstanding!

I'm amazed as just how quickly the paid version creates image backups compared to the free version. Which, by the way, is greatly appreciated.

I plan to be a customer for life!

It backed up fine to an SSD but would not restore. I had to select manually from the backup disk to effectively restore.

It works fine. Sometimes it’s a little confusing how to get to the different options.

Outstanding features in software, easy to use with great instructions.

Although I ultimately dis not need help, the responses from Macrium were consistent and well appreciated.

Easy to set up to clone a drive

I hesitated to change to Reflect X because of the annual description but finally did. No regrets so far because cloning a 225 GB disk was finished in unbelievable 1:52 (1 minute and 52 seconds!). Tested booting from the clone and it worked without problems. Have to say that I clone from a Samsung Pro NVMe M.2 7000MB/s to a Samsung Pro NVMe M.2 7000MB/s. What a progress over my 550 MB/s SSD on SATA which needed around 1:30 hours for cloning with Reflect 7.