<s>
Macrium	B-General_Concept
Reflect	I-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
backup	B-Application
utility	I-Application
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Paramount	O
Software	O
UK	O
Ltd	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
creates	O
disk	B-Application
images	I-Application
and	O
file	O
backup	B-Application
archives	O
using	O
Microsoft	O
Volume	O
Shadow	O
Copy	O
Service	O
to	O
ensure	O
'	O
point	O
in	O
time	O
 '	O
data	O
accuracy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Macrium	B-General_Concept
Reflect	I-General_Concept
can	O
back	O
up	O
whole	O
partitions	O
or	O
individual	O
files	O
and	O
folders	O
into	O
a	O
single	O
compressed	O
,	O
mountable	O
archive	O
file	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
restore	O
exact	O
images	O
of	O
the	O
partitions	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
hard	O
disk	O
for	O
disaster	O
recovery	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
new	O
hard	O
disk	O
for	O
data	O
migration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
received	O
numerous	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
often	O
recommended	O
and	O
used	O
as	O
an	O
example	O
program	O
for	O
cloning	O
and	O
backup	B-Application
tutorials	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Macrium	B-General_Concept
Reflect	I-General_Concept
can	O
create	O
full	O
,	O
incremental	B-General_Concept
and	O
differential	B-General_Concept
backup	I-General_Concept
images	O
,	O
or	O
selectively	O
back	O
up	O
individual	O
files	O
and	O
folders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Data	O
is	O
compressed	O
and	O
encrypted	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
using	O
LZ-based	B-Algorithm
compression	O
and	O
AES	B-Algorithm
encryption	I-Algorithm
algorithms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Images	O
can	O
be	O
mounted	B-Application
as	O
a	O
drive	O
letter	O
in	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
and	O
restored	O
using	O
a	O
custom	O
Macrium	B-General_Concept
Reflect	I-General_Concept
Rescue	O
CD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Macrium	B-General_Concept
Reflect	I-General_Concept
can	O
clone	B-Application
one	I-Application
disk	I-Application
onto	I-Application
another	I-Application
,	O
and	O
restore	O
an	O
image	O
to	O
new	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
pre-created	O
Macrium	B-General_Concept
Reflect	I-General_Concept
Rescue	O
media	O
(	O
CD	O
,	O
DVD	O
or	O
USB	O
memory	O
stick	O
)	O
,	O
critical	O
drivers	O
required	O
by	O
the	O
new	O
system	O
can	O
be	O
inserted	O
into	O
the	O
image	O
taken	O
from	O
the	O
old	O
system	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Macrium	B-General_Concept
Reflect	I-General_Concept
image	B-Application
backups	I-Application
created	O
with	O
any	O
older	O
version	O
(	O
Free	O
or	O
paid	O
editions	O
)	O
can	O
be	O
restored	O
with	O
any	O
later	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
central	O
management	O
console	O
is	O
available	O
which	O
enables	O
scheduling	O
,	O
restore	O
and	O
monitoring	O
of	O
multiple	O
networked	O
computers	O
running	O
Macrium	B-General_Concept
Reflect	I-General_Concept
using	O
a	O
Web	O
browser	O
user	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
lacks	O
some	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
full	O
versions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
incremental	B-General_Concept
backup	I-General_Concept
(	O
though	O
it	O
includes	O
differential	B-General_Concept
backup	I-General_Concept
)	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
has	O
some	O
features	O
found	O
only	O
in	O
expensive	O
commercial	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Macrium	B-General_Concept
Reflect	I-General_Concept
v8.0	O
is	O
the	O
last	O
version	O
to	O
receive	O
feature	O
,	O
compatibility	O
or	O
bug	O
fix	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Service	O
anouncement	O
:	O
"	O
This	O
is	O
to	O
notify	O
that	O
Macrium	B-General_Concept
Reflect	I-General_Concept
Free	O
Edition	O
is	O
being	O
retired	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Macrium	B-General_Concept
Reflect	I-General_Concept
Free	O
v8.0.7167	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
release	O
to	O
receive	O
bug	O
fixes	O
,	O
compatibility	O
updates	O
and	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
See	O
Macrium	O
Product	O
Support	O
Policy	O
for	O
Support	O
Status	O
of	O
Macrium	B-General_Concept
Reflect	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
