How to Create and Restore System Image Backups Using Macrium Reflect
Learn how to create restore and backup images using Macrium Reflect to protect your system and recover data quickly when needed.
Macrium Reflect Free lets you create full system image backups and automatically save them to an external drive on a schedule. This tutorial walks you through setting up automatic image backups of your Windows 10 or Windows 11 system using Macrium Reflect Free.

2 Create Backup Open Macrium Reflect → "Create an image of the partition (s) required to backup and restore Windows " Select C: Drive only (system partition + EFI + recovery partitions automatically detected)
Backup Windows

To create a Windows backup Macrium Reflect indicates system partitions by displaying the operating system logo in the top left corner of the partition on the partition diagram. From the menu, click Backup > Backup Windows , or select the option as shown below: The Disk Image dialog appears with all the Windows system partitions selected.
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