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Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition Changelog

What's new in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 8.1 Build 7847

Jan 31, 2024
  • General:
  • Support for DirectStorage has now been added to our MRVDP, MRVHDX and MRVMDK file-system filter drivers.
  • If multiple backup destinations exist for the same unavailable network share, then Reflect will now only attempt to login once when populating the Existing Backups view. This speeds up population execution.
  • Reflect Uninstall was not cleaning up all viBoot services. This has been resolved.
  • Rescue Media:
  • Drive X: backup destinations in Windows will now get automatically remapped to the newly assigned PE drive in the rescue media.
  • The Rescue Media option to automatically restart after a backup was incorrectly defaulted to restart. This has been resolved.
  • The Rescue Media startup splash screen was not localized. This is now resolved.
  • When running in the Rescue Media, CHKDSK would report that MBR volumes were in-use. This has been resolved.
  • The existing Existing Backups view wasn't honoring the 'selected' checkbox when copying the settings from Windows. This has been resolved.
  • Various:
  • Various other minor fixes and changes to improve Macrium Reflect.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 8.1 Build 7784 (Dec 2, 2023)

  • Rescue Media:
  • We have successfully addressed a longstanding issue related to the rescue media, rectifying the potential failure to auto-populate the 'Existing Backups' view. The root cause of this problem was identified as a change, made by Windows Update on some systems, to a GPT attribute setting that concealed the system volume at PE startup.
  • We've resolved a problem where an auto restore could hide the main Reflect window in the rescue media.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 8.1 Build 7771 (Nov 27, 2023)

  • General:
  • The About box was showing 'Licensed To N/A'. This has been resolved.
  • Rescue Media:
  • The Existing Backups tab was not showing the recent folders list. This has been resolved.
  • Wi-Fi profiles were not being pre-populated in WinRE. This is now resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 8.1 Build 7762 (Nov 22, 2023)

  • Rescue Media:
  • The Backup Disk Write Performance feature has been added to the Rescue Environment.
  • The Shutdown After Completion option on Rescue Media restore was not working. This has been resolved.
  • Backup:
  • Comments having complex quotes, entered via the Desktop Shortcut option for background tasks, cause the backup to fail. This has been resolved.
  • FAT12/16 Volumes encrypted with Bitlocker would show as unformatted. This has been resolved.
  • Using the mouse scroll wheel in Reflect Monitor could inadvertently change the Power Options combo-box setting. This has been resolved.
  • User Interface:
  • When adding a new backup to the list of existing backups, Reflect could crash if an update of the UI was already in progress. This has been resolved.
  • Improvements:
  • We have added a new Email Content parameter {PCIPv4} so that you can add the workstation's local IP address to backup emails.
  • Reflect can now image Windows Installations where the system partition is installed on a Compact Flash (CF) disk.
  • Various:
  • Various other minor fixes and changes to improve Macrium Reflect.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 8.1 Build 7675 (Oct 9, 2023)

  • Security Update:
  • This update applies a security patch to psmounterex.sys. We advise you to install this release to ensure the security of your system.
  • Cloning:
  • System Clones made to an empty disk could fail to boot without running 'Fix Windows Boot Problems'. This has been resolved.
  • Imaging:
  • Incremental image backup of a dynamic volumes could fail to mount. This has been resolved.
  • Image backup of the system volume on a dynamic disk using Rescue Media may fail with 'Access is denied'. This has been resolved.
  • Rescue Media Builder:
  • If the Rescue Media drivers override settings were modified in a particular sequence, then the Rescue Media Builder could delete drivers from the host system C:WindowsInf folder. This has been resolved.
  • General:
  • Some files were being left in C:Users<USER>AppDataLocalTemp. These are now deleted after use.
  • When a backup Desktop shortcut was created with the 'Prompt' option, backups were incorrectly running in the background. This has been resolved.
  • Backup comments added via Desktop shortcuts were not getting saved. This has been resolved.
  • We have added a new menu option for submitting a support case. After contacting support for a case number, you can now take the 'Help' > Submit Support Ticket…' to provide log and system information to help us to resolve issues.
  • Various:
  • Various other minor fixes and changes to improve Macrium Reflect.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 8.1 Build 7638 (Sep 4, 2023)

  • Installation:
  • CPU Priority Setting was incorrectly reset during upgrade install. This has been resolved.
  • Existing Backups View:
  • On the Existing Backups view, sorting by Type or Comment didn't change the sort order. This has been resolved.
  • Note: Column sorting is only valid when viewing 'Backup Files', not 'Backup Sets''.
  • Cloning:
  • Macrium Reflect Clone operations can now be run in the background.
  • Imaging:
  • On rare occasions, cancelling an image backup takes longer, and may appear to hang. This has been resolved.
  • General:
  • In Restore Only mode, the viBoot option was grayed when a Windows image was selected. This has been resolved.
  • When a backup Desktop shortcut was created with the 'Prompt' option, backups were incorrectly running in the background. This has been resolved.
  • If a PC is set to automatically sleep after a period of inactivity, and is also set to sleep after completing a backup, then both could trigger at the same time, so the "Computer will now be suspended" pop-up would still be visible after the machine was woken up. This has been resolved.
  • For backups run interactively, the "Backup Complete" pop-up will no longer prevent the system from automatically sleeping due to inactivity.
  • The 'On Completion' combo box on the 'Task Status' tab could fail to respond to mouse click events. This has been resolved.
  • Various:
  • Various other minor fixes and changes to improve Macrium Reflect.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 8.1 Build 7544 (Jun 6, 2023)

  • Disk Images:
  • Image backups could fail with 'Insufficient system resources' if 'Alternate locations' were used. This has been resolved.
  • Exchange:
  • After Exchange Granular Recovery loads the backup and populates the mailbox names, you can click the arrow to expand the mailbox. Sometimes, this caused a crash. This has been resolved.
  • Macrium Image Guardian:
  • MIG could incorrectly block the data deduplication process 'FSDMHOST.EXE'. This has been resolved.
  • CBT:
  • Formatting a new partition or resizing an existing partition could result in a BSoD. This has been resolved.
  • General:
  • Reflect could freeze when Enter Key is pressed while the focus on text area of the restore/clone scroll window. This has been resolved.
  • On some Windows 7 systems, due to third party DLL injection, Reflect could get into hang state. This has been resolved.
  • On some systems, Windows could fail to provide a default GUI font and Reflect would crash. This has been resolved.
  • Various:
  • Various other minor fixes and changes to improve Macrium Reflect.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 8.1 Build 7469 (Apr 18, 2023)

  • Disk Images:
  • We've improved the speed of mounting images in Windows File Explorer on some systems.
  • When imaging a FAT32 partition with a very large FAT table, If the backup target ran out of space while saving the FAT table Reflect could crash. This has been resolved.
  • Reflect now uses the improved Write method to calibrate the target disk write speed. While it may take slightly longer to perform the test than previously, the results are more realistic and closely match the image write performance.
  • Drives encrypted with BitLocker would show as unformatted if the Windows BitLocker WMI component was not registered correctly. This has been resolved.
  • Reflect could crash when an image restore was initiated from Explorer Context Menu, or via command line option. This has been resolved.
  • SQL Backups:
  • SQL backups could sometimes not honor retention settings for password protected network shares and for unnamed SQL Server instances. This has been resolved.
  • viBoot:
  • In extremely rare circumstances the MRVMDK driver could generate a buffer overflow. This has been resolved.
  • viBoot may incorrectly display “No bootable drive detected error” when launched from Reflect. This has been resolved.
  • CBT:
  • After resizing a volume, CBT will not re-enable on the volume until after a system restart. This has been resolved.
  • MRCBT failed to attach to some partitions created with legacy MS-DOS tools. This has been resolved.
  • General:
  • We've added a new theme that compliments the currently selected Windows theme. Take the ‘Other Tasks’ > ‘Change Theme…' menu option and select 'Windows Color Theme’
  • We've improved device driver compatibility with Microsoft DirectStorage.
  • On some Windows 7 systems, due to third party DLL injection, Reflect could become unresponsive. This has been resolved.
  • Email parameters {BACKUPFILENAME} and {BACKUPFILEPATH} would contain incorrect data for skipped backups as no file is generated. This has been resolved by replacing the parameters with empty text.
  • The password ‘Reveal’ button has been removed from the default settings for the SMTP Server password field in the custom email configuration. This was highlighted as a potential security concern for our MSP customers that configured Macrium Reflect for their own customers.
  • Various:
  • Various other minor fixes and changes to improve Macrium Reflect.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 8.1 Build 7401 (Mar 5, 2023)

  • Disk Images:
  • We've improved the speed of Incremental and Differential images for source disks with a 4K sector size.
  • Inc/Diff image size could be larger than expected after a system reboot when CBT was disabled. This has been resolved.
  • Some customers have reported that the 'Ignore Bad Sectors' option failed to suppress CRC error code 23. This has been resolved.
  • Scheduled Tasks:
  • This release fixes a problem that caused a deadlock between scheduled backups in some configurations.
  • ViBoot:
  • Image Backup of a VM could fail when the base image used to create the VM contained multiple disks. This has been resolved.
  • General:
  • Occasionally, Restore menu -> 'Browse for an image' caused a program exception. This has been resolved.
  • We've optimized the size of some UI elements for 800x600 screen resolution in the Windows PE rescue media.
  • The Rescue Media 'Devices With No Drivers' dialog is now displayed fully localized.
  • We've fixed a problem where malformed driver .inf files could cause ReDeploy to crash.
  • Various:
  • Various other minor fixes and changes to improve Macrium Reflect.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 8.1 Build 7387 (Feb 21, 2023)

  • Disk Images:
  • Some customers have reported images failing with error 'Invalid Function'. This has been resolved.
  • Server Plus:
  • Server Plus could fail to start on Server 2003, and on Operating Systems where Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) instructions had been disabled, or not implemented, in the CPU. This has been resolved.
  • Various:
  • Various other minor fixes and changes to improve Macrium Reflect.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 8.1 Build 7378 (Feb 14, 2023)

  • Disk Images:
  • Some customers have reported a slower backup speed to mechanical HDD. This has been improved.
  • Incorrect transfer rates were reported for split file backups where automatic file verification was enabled. This has been resolved.
  • Images could fail with 'unknown error' if the CPU priority slider was at the lowest or second to lowest setting. This has been resolved.
  • When restoring partition(s) to an MBR disk with logical partition(s) at the front of the disk, the extended partition could be incorrectly extended to beyond the start of the next primary partition. This has been resolved.
  • Server Plus:
  • ESENT.dll could cause a program exception when Reflect starts. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 8.1 Build 7367 (Feb 7, 2023)

  • Changed Block Tracker:
  • We've resolved a rare BAD_POOL_HEADER exception caused by an I/O error raised when CBT read a highly fragmented NTFS Master File table (MFT).
  • Disk Images:
  • v8.1 images could take longer to restore if the image file storage medium was a bottleneck in the restore process. This has been resolved.
  • On some CPUs and disk drive combinations, Reflect v8.1 manual image verification could be noticeable slower than Reflect v8.0. This has been resolved.
  • Some customers have reported a slower backup speed to Network Attached Storage. This has been improved.
  • Adjusting the CPU priority slider to the 1st or 2nd position will now also reduce the maximum CPU usage to mitigate system slowdown when creating images.
  • Some image backups fail with error code 995. This has been resolved.
  • General:
  • The Email parameters for skipped backups are now correctly localized for the currently selected language.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 8.1 Build 7336 (Jan 30, 2023)

  • Changed Block Tracker:
  • This release fixes a problem with the previous release, v8.1.7280, that caused a BSoD for some users.
  • Imaging:
  • When reading some Bitlocker volumes, Reflect could attempt to allocate an erroneously large block of memory. This has been resolved.
  • System Restore:
  • Staging a system restore from Windows would sometimes fail to automatically reboot after the restore completed within the rescue environment. This has been resolved.
  • Macrium Image Guardian:
  • During data de-duplication operations on Windows Server, the File Server Data Management Host (FSDMHOST.EXE) process would be blocked from opening Reflect image files. This has been resolved.
  • General:
  • Lower than actual write speed values were shown in Disk Write Performance tool. This has been resolved.
  • Rescue Media:
  • We've updated the Windows PE 10 download to version 2004.
  • viBoot:
  • We've added VirtualBox 7.0 support to viBoot.
  • VirtualBox VMs sometimes would not show in viBoot GUI. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 8.1 Build 7280 (Jan 11, 2023)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • viBoot
  • VirtualBox VMs sometime would not show in viBoot GUI. This has been resolved.
  • Imaging
  • When reading some Bitlocker volumes, Reflect could attempt to allocate an erroneously large block of memory. This has been resolved.
  • System Restore
  • Staging a system restore from Windows would sometimes fail to automatically reboot after the restore completed within the rescue environment. This has been resolved.
  • Macrium Image Guardian
  • During data de-duplication operations on Windows Server, the File Server Data Management Host (FSDMHOST.EXE) process would be blocked from opening Reflect image files. This has been resolved.
  • General
  • Lower than actual write speed values were shown in Disk Write Performance tool. This has been resolved.
  • Rescue Media
  • We've updated the Windows PE 10 download to version 2004.
  • viBoot
  • We've added VirtualBox 7.0 support to viBoot.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 8.0 Build 7175 (Nov 27, 2022)

  • ReflectMonitor:
  • After updating to v8.0.7167, ReflectMonitor would not activate using the Hot-Key sequence, and the Taskbar toast notifications could fail to show. This has been resolved.
  • Dark Theme:
  • We've fixed an issue with the Dark Theme drawing in the Rescue Media Builder advanced properties.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 8.0 Build 7167 (Nov 25, 2022)

  • Technician's USB Media:
  • Expired technician's media would pop up "Technicians' media has expired" message box twice. This has been resolved.
  • Imaging:
  • We've improved the speed of loading Delta Indexes when there are many Incremental backups in a backup set.
  • Drive Letters were not shown in the Partition Layout view for Dynamic Disk volumes. This has been resolved.
  • Reflect Home or Workstation would show ReFS file systems as "Unformatted". ReFS is now displayed correctly, however, please note that you need Reflect Server or Server Plus for 'intelligent sector copy' images of ReFS formatted drives.
  • Macrium Reflect General:
  • When creating a backup, it was possible to paste in a filename that contained invalid characters. This is now resolved.
  • Reflect maintains a "Recent backup destinations" list for searching existing backups. Occasionally, under certain usage scenarios, the selection state of some of the check boxes on this list could not be remembered. This is now resolved.
  • Leading and trailing spaces are now trimmed for file path edit boxes.
  • ReflectMonitor did not display the Current Progress for Automatic Verification. This has been resolved.
  • Various:
  • Various other minor fixes and changes to improve Macrium Reflect.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 8.0 Build 7097 (Nov 1, 2022)

  • Scheduling:
  • If the scheduler fails to launch Reflect, a diagnostic error code will now appear in the scheduler history.
  • SQL Backups:
  • SQL authentication credentials could fail to save causing scheduled backups to fail. This has been resolved.
  • Technician's USB Media:
  • Expired Technician's USB sticks would sometimes crash on startup, rather than giving a "This Technicians' media has expired" message box. This has been resolved.
  • Imaging:
  • ReFS volumes on dynamic disks were shown as "Unformatted" in Reflect Server. This has been resolved.
  • Restores and Clones. We've improved the handling of logical partitions on MBR disk to grow the containing extended partition to the end of the disk.
  • We've Improved the support for meta block groups on Linux EXT2+ formatted file-systems. Previously, fragmented Group Descriptors could cause the file system to show as unformatted
  • Macrium Reflect General:
  • The trial registration process could be blocked on Server 2003. This has been resolved.
  • In dark mode, the Mount Exchange Backup dialog's backup tree was not being themed correctly. This has been resolved.
  • On the Scripts tab, the Add Script button will now always be enabled.
  • 'mrauto.exe' caused Reflect to fail to start when using invalid chars in backup filename. This has been resolved.
  • A different backup file could be selected in Existing backups view after cancelling Run backup/Edit Comment/etc. This has been resolved.
  • Macrium Image Guardian:
  • The Image Guardian Settings Events tab would not auto populate with Windows Events. This issue has been resolved.
  • Various
  • Various other minor fixes and changes to improve Macrium Reflect.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 8.0 Build 6979 (Sep 8, 2022)

  • Localization:
  • We've added Hungarian localization to Macrium Reflect and improved the coverage of translated strings.
  • We would like to thank our localization contributors for their outstanding help with the Macrium Reflect localization project. For credits, please take the 'Help' > 'About' menu option and click 'Localization Contributors'
  • Macrium Image Guardian:
  • The Macrium Image Guardian Settings dialog box could crash if a storage device returned a malformed Device Name. This has been resolved.
  • The check boxes and icons in the Volumes tab of the Macrium Image Guardian Settings dialog box did not display correctly at some DPI levels. This has been resolved.
  • RMBuilder:
  • When downloading Windows PE 5.0, the Rescue Media Builder would sometimes fail to download the last 15MB. This has been resolved.
  • Clone:
  • Cancelling a clone operation and selecting 'No' to the cancel request would leave the operation in Paused state. This has been resolved.
  • Restore:
  • The Shutdown/Reboot selection for automatic restores in the PE rescue media would not be honored. This has been resolved.
  • File and Folder Backup:
  • An incorrect 'Cannot replace file...' error could be shown when restoring a file from a File and Folder backup to a different location. This has been resolved.
  • Backup Completion Emails:
  • Email parameters. The {WINVER} parameter now also appends Window's update build revision(UBR) number.
  • We've added the following parameters:
  • {BACKUPSTATUS} - Backup completion status
  • {BACKUPCOMMENT} - Backup Comment
  • User Interface:
  • We've added a basic password authentication option to the Macrium Reflect user interface.
  • Please see here, for more information.
  • We've added a new option to disable consolidation for Incremental retention.
  • Please see here, for more information.
  • Macrium Reflect General:
  • Windows Security/Defender reports warnings when Attack Surface Reduction rules are enabled. This has been resolved.
  • When running in the Rescue environment, the toolbar button to display loading errors in the Existing Backups tab was hidden. This has been resolved.
  • After cancelling a split-file backup that had progressed to the last file, Reflect could prompt for a new backup destination. This has been resolved.
  • In some instances, automatic image verification could result in the system becoming unresponsive during verification. This has been resolved.
  • We've improved the resizing of the Image View comments column, and the limitation on comment length displayed has been removed.
  • Reflect could crash when downloading language file with no Internet connection. This has been resolved.
  • An incorrect warning message, 'File is encrypted and supplied password is incorrect', could be shown in backup logs if consolidation was disabled using the registry setting. This has been resolved.
  • Various:
  • Various other minor fixes and changes to improve Macrium Reflect.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 8.0 Build 6867 (Jul 7, 2022)

  • Localization:
  • The console output incorrectly displayed non English language characters when running batch files and scripts. This has been resolved.
  • Technicians Portable:
  • When running backups and clones from Technicians media in Portable mode, the Reflect window could be hidden with no way to un-hide. This has been resolved.
  • Macrium Reflect Automation Command Line Utility - MRAuto.exe:
  • The Reflect Default settings would cause old backup files to be purged without specifying --retention option. This has been resolved.
  • ReflectUpdater:
  • ReflectUpdater could cause a program exception during a check for update or registration. This has been resolved.
  • File and Folder:
  • A rare computer crash has been reported when dismounting File and Folder backups. This has been resolved.
  • When selecting files to restore in the file search dialog, de-selecting a file will now correctly de-select the 'Select All' checkbox.
  • Macrium Image Guardian:
  • We've fixed multiple visual issues on older versions of Windows.
  • Changed Block Tracker:
  • After restoring a non-system MBR partition on Windows 7, CBT would sometimes not be used for future images. This has been resolved.
  • Backup Completion Emails:
  • We've added dynamic parameters to both the email subject and the message body of completion email.
  • Please see here, for more information.
  • Email Defaults - Recipients email address(es) were not correctly saved when changing existing defaults. This has been resolved.
  • Macrium Reflect General:
  • We've added an Export button to the Schedule Backups toolbar. This was previously only available in the right click context menu.
  • Backing up unlocked BitLocker partitions without Reflect image encryption enabled will now show a warning message to suggest encrypting the backup.
  • We've added a new comment column to the 'Existing Backups' view to display backup comments in the list of files and sets.
  • We've fixed a bug that caused a program crash if a disk was connected that was originally cloned using a 3rd party product called 'Casper'.
  • Cloning and shrinking a FAT32 volume could fail with 'Error 0'. This has been resolved.
  • Some BitLocker partitions on MBR style disks would fail to auto-unlock in the Rescue Environment. This has been resolved.
  • Various:
  • Various other minor fixes and changes to improve Macrium Reflect.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 8.0 Build 6758 (May 11, 2022)

  • Localization:
  • We've added Chinese and Chinese (Taiwan) to Macrium Reflect, and improved the coverage of translated strings.
  • We would like to thank our localization contributors for their outstanding help with the Macrium Reflect localization project. For credits, please take the 'Help' > 'About' menu option and click 'Localization Contributors'
  • Macrium Reflect Automation Command Line Utility - MRAuto.exe:
  • We've created a new utility to simplify common Image backup and restore tasks using the Windows command line.
  • Note - MRAuto.exe is installed to the Macrium Reflect installation folder and is not available for Macrium Reflect Free.
  • For more information on MRAuto.exe please see here
  • File and Folder:
  • We've added a "Select All" checkbox to the Search Restore Files Wizard. Note: When multiple versions of a file are available, only the most recent will be selected.
  • Incremental and Differential backups could incorrectly list some unchanged files as included in the current backup. This has been resolved.
  • Macrium Image Guardian:
  • We've added an optional email notification for Blocked File Operations.
  • For more information on this functionality please see here
  • ViBoot
  • A password error could incorrectly be reported for encrypted image files during a VM Backup. This has been resolved.
  • Rescue Media:
  • When building PE 10 rescue media, if a custom wim file was provided, the Windows PE 10 download would sometimes incorrectly report failure. This has been resolved.
  • Macrium Reflect General
  • We've added additional information to the 'Detach Image' dialog to identify the mounted image file.
  • We've added the ability to purge the scheduled tasks history for Macrium Task Scheduler (MTS) jobs.
  • Image logs have been enhanced to include the unique volume path for each file system imaged. This helps to identify which volume is being verified when there is no drive letter assigned to the file system.
  • Saving a generated backup script in a previously unseen folder will show a 'Script folder warning' message to ensure the folder is protected from unauthorised access.
  • Renaming scripts from the script view context menu could prematurely cancel or lose the file extension. This has been resolved.
  • Site Manager created Image Files and Logs would not always have the backup definition displayed as Site Manager nor be correctly filtered. This has been resolved.
  • Using the Existing Files view context menu to View Backup Logs by definition, will now show Site Manager logs for a Site Manager created Image File.
  • Various:Various
  • Various minor fixes and changes to improve Macrium Reflect.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 8.0 Build 6635 (Mar 4, 2022)

  • Bug fixes and Improvements:
  • Localization:
  • We've added Dutch, Portuguese Brazilian and Polish translations to Macrium Reflect, and improved the coverage of translated strings.
  • We would like to thank our localization contributors for their outstanding help with the Macrium Reflect localization project. For credits, please take the 'Help' > 'About' menu option and click 'Localization Contributors'
  • Macrium Image Guardian:
  • Applies to Windows 7 to 8.1 and Server 2008R2 to Server 2012R2. On some systems, MIG could generate a Stack Trace event for a non-blocked remote file operation. This has been resolved.
  • Scheduled Backups:
  • On some systems, if Power Saving options were set to shut down or suspend the system after a scheduled backup, then the end time in the Scheduler History could show the time the system started up again instead of the time the backup completed. This has been resolved.
  • Rescue Media:
  • The rescue media could default to using a US Keyboard layout regardless of the current Windows keyboard setting. This has been resolved.
  • viBoot:
  • viBoot could incorrectly display 'No bootable drive detected error' when launched from Reflect. This has been resolved.
  • Server Plus:
  • SQL Diff and Log backups could fail to find the previous backup in the set and create a new Full. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 8.0 Build 6584 (Feb 16, 2022)

  • Macrium Image Guardian:
  • On some systems, MIG could generate a Stack Trace event for a non-blocked remote file operation. This has been resolved.
  • File and Folder:
  • File and Folder restores could fail if the restored path was greater than 256 characters. This has been resolved.
  • Clone Power Saving Options:
  • When taking a clone, any change to the after Clone shutdown option would be incorrectly overruled by the Power Saving options in the clone definition. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 8.0 Build 6562 (Feb 16, 2022)

  • Technicians License:
  • This patch only applies to Technicians Portable Rescue Media, and corrects a build problem when creating portable media using v8.0.6560.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 8.0 Build 6560 (Feb 7, 2022)

  • Bug fixes and Improvements:
  • Localization:
  • We've added Korean, Italian and Turkish localizations. German, French and Japanese translations have been improved and now have much better coverage of the UI text and more accurate translations.
  • We would like to thank our localization contributors for their outstanding help with the Macrium Reflect localization project. For credits, please take the 'Help' > 'About' menu option and click 'Localization Contributors'
  • Rescue Media:
  • We've added font and language pack support for PE 10/11. The language pack files for Japanese, Korean, Russian and Ukrainian will be added automatically during the build process. Fonts for Japanese and Korean will also be included.
  • The Rescue Media Builder now has an option to copy IP and DNS settings from the host PC into the rescue media.
  • For each device on the Advanced Options Drivers tab, there is now an option to not copy drivers from the host machine, even if there are no corresponding drivers already available in the WinPE/WinRE wim.
  • On the Advanced Options Drivers tab, selecting the Use Host Driver drop-down option would not always change the driver status. This has been resolved.
  • When creating USB-based Windows PE 3 rescue media, the Multi-boot (MBR/UEFI) option could sometimes be selected, even though PE 3 does not support multi-boot. This has been resolved.
  • A recent Windows update on some Windows 10 or 11 systems caused WinRE based Rescue Media ISO files/Optical media to fail to UEFI boot if created after the update. This has been resolved. Please re-create ISO files/Optical rescue media if this affects you.
  • On-board AMD RAID devices were not being correctly detected/handled when creating rescue media. This has been resolved.
  • Imaging:
  • We've added support for Hardware/Self Encrypting Drives (SED). Volumes on a SED will be treated the same as software BitLocker encrypted volumes, with the same backup and restore outcomes.
  • Change Block Tracker – Minor performance improvements.
  • Volume Access Driver – Minor performance improvements.
  • File and Folder:
  • The File and Folder backup wizard would select both Folder and CD radio options at the same time. This has been resolved.
  • The Add Folder dialog was not showing volume mount points. This has been resolved.
  • The search controls in the File and Folder backup view could disappear when changing source folders. This has been resolved.
  • Image Guardian:
  • Blocked file operations originating in the System process now generate a stack back trace event. This helps to troubleshoot the cause of blocked file write access.
  • Server Plus:
  • The first page of the Exchange Mailbox Restore wizard will now show the backup definition name for each Exchange backup.
  • In rare situations, a scheduled Exchange backups running as SYSTEM could falsely report "The specified module could not be found". This has been resolved.
  • General:
  • When shutting down after a backup, the notification pop-up now has the option to postpone the shutdown. This new option is also available for rebooting, hibernating or suspending after a backup.
  • We've added a new toolbar button in the Existing Backups View to create and amend backup/image comments.
  • We've added a new toolbar button in the Existing Backups View to automatically size all columns to fit the data.
  • The Log View now retains all custom column widths.
  • When viewing a specific backup, the Log View would also open the most recent backup log. This has been resolved.
  • Backup logs from v7 could occasionally not be found when viewing specific backup log. This has been resolved.
  • Verification, Browse and Restore functions were unavailable for images/backups spanning multiple locations, such as those created with multiple optical media discs. This has been resolved.
  • A rare FAT32 detection issue was reported with a mis configured FAT32 volumes. This has been resolved.
  • A program exception could occur when performing the Analyze File System operation from the Drive Partition view. This has been resolved.
  • We've resolved a random crash when sending backup failure emails.
  • Macrium Reflect could hang for many seconds at startup if a Windows network share was mapped to a drive letter in the context of an elevated Admin user. This has been resolved.
  • Scheduler:
  • Postponed scheduled backups will now minimize to the system tray, with new options to postpone the backup further or to run immediately.
  • If a scheduled backup is configured to send an email on backup failure, then the Macrium Task Scheduler will now attempt to send the email itself if Reflect failed to launch.
  • Various:
  • Various minor fixes and changes to improve Macrium Reflect.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 8.0 Build 6392 (Nov 18, 2021)

  • Bug fixes and Improvements:
  • Rescue Media:
  • Some customers have reported incorrect drive letter assignments in Windows PE. This has been resolved.
  • If this issue affects you then please create fresh rescue media after updating.
  • Server Plus:
  • Improved performance of the Exchange Mailbox Restore wizard when selecting folders or mailboxes.
  • Changed Block Tracker:
  • We've added extra detection for nonconforming 3rd party file system kernel filter drivers to prevent system exceptions.
  • Various:
  • Various minor fixes and changes to improve Macrium Reflect.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 8.0 Build 6353 (Nov 7, 2021)

  • Encrypted Backups:
  • After upgrading to v8.0.6350, scheduled encrypted backups failed with 'File is encrypted and supplied password is incorrect'. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 8.0 Build 6350 (Nov 7, 2021)

  • Macrium Reflect Free:
  • Macrium Reflect v8 Free Edition is now available for download.
  • https://blog.macrium.com/reflect-8-free-is-out-now
  • Localization
  • We've added French, Russian and Ukrainian translations to Macrium Reflect, and improved the coverage of translated strings.
  • Windows 11:
  • Support has been added in RMBuilder for the Windows 11 PE Rescue Environment.
  • The rescue media now correctly automatically assigns drive letter 'C' to the Windows 11 system drive.
  • The rescue media now correctly identifies and labels Windows 11 for 'Fix Boot Problems' and 'ReDeploy'
  • We've fixed a problem that could cause a Windows 11 disk clone to hang at the end of the clone process.
  • If this affects you then please create fresh rescue media after updating.
  • Rescue Media Builder:
  • The interface would not scale correctly when moved to a different monitor. This has been resolved.
  • Scheduling:
  • The backup delay after reboot for scheduled backups is now user configurable. This enables a custom delay to enable network shares and external disks to come on-line before starting a backup.
  • See here for more information.
  • The message displayed in the log for a full target disk has been improved
  • On some systems, tasks scheduled to run at logon would not always run. This has been resolved.
  • File and Folder Backup/Restore:
  • There’s a new option in Restore to select the "Parent Folder" to restore when restoring to a new location. It’s now possible to restore individual files directly into the new folder, or restore higher parent folder(s) of the selected files.
  • Note, if the files selected to restore are in multiple folders then the common parent folder of the selected files is used as the base parent.
  • See here for more information.
  • Some file modified dates in File and Folder backups could be off by the DST time difference. This has been resolved.
  • Use of inconsistent share name case in network share paths could lead to multiple root folders when mounting the backup in Explorer. This has been resolved.
  • Customers reported a rare case where exclusion filters could be ignored in Japanese. This has been resolved.
  • Cloning:
  • We've resolved a problem where shrinking large FAT32 file systems, where the root directory cluster wasn't at a standard offset, could cause the cloned file system to be unreadable.
  • Note: The cluster offset indicates that the file system wasn't created by Windows, and is a rare occurrence.
  • viBoot:
  • viBoot would not respond to a theme change. This has been resolved.
  • viBoot incorrectly checking password encrypted image files during VM creation. This has been resolved.
  • Empty error message was displayed when attempting to change repository location. This has been resolved.
  • Change Block Tracker:
  • Change Block Tracker would sometimes fail to attach to the System volume. This has been resolved.
  • Image Guardian
  • We have improved the attack detection algorithms to provide enhanced security.
  • General:
  • Customers were reporting issues with network share access in the UI and during backup. This has been resolved.
  • General UI:
  • The File menu option in Reflect Monitor would sometimes not be shown. This has been resolved.
  • The Restore button in the Restore wizard would not disable all page items. This has been resolved.
  • Customers reported that the backup log could be in mixed English and German. This has been resolved.
  • Log View refresh button was not correctly finding new log files. This has been resolved.
  • Log View browser view option would not correctly show the backup state image. This has been resolved.
  • Existing Backups View was not showing split file total sizes alongside the single file size. This has been resolved.
  • Customers reported a crash in the Existing Backups view when refreshing the list of files. This has been resolved.
  • In PE Explorer the OK button was not opening selected volumes. This has been resolved.
  • Scheduled backups on completion could leave the Close button disabled. This has been resolved.
  • Customers reported that the backup system tray icon could not be shown. This has been resolved.
  • Windows Notifications were not translated. This has been resolved.
  • The verify process after backup showed a double percentage sign. This has been resolved.
  • Standalone WebView2 browser for email authentication has been removed due to Google API change.
  • Existing Backups View. The size column is now configurable.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 8.0 Build 6161 (Sep 7, 2021)

  • Bug fixes and Improvements:
  • General:
  • We've added identification of external processes locking Macrium Reflect backup files when a sharing violation causes a failure in the backup or consolidation.
  • Note: Process names can only be identified if they originate on the local PC and are traceable.
  • We've added a 'Reveal' button to show the typed/entered password when browsing/verifying/restoring password protected or encrypted images.
  • We've added a backup overall progress percentage tooltip to Reflect Monitor taskbar system tray icon
  • Localization:
  • We've added Japanese localization support. The Japanese language will be automatically selected at install time for Japanese Windows installations.
  • Take 'Other Tasks' > 'Defaults and Settings' > 'Advanced' > 'Language' to change language for an existing installation after patching.
  • Rescue Media Builder:
  • Recent backup folders were not always being copied when creating rescue media. This has been resolved.
  • We've added a network authentication prompt when saving an ISO file to a disconnected network share.
  • Technician's Rescue Media:
  • The option to prefix the backup filename with IMAGEID was not available in PE/Portable mode. This has been resolved.
  • The toolbar for Defaults was not visible in Technician's PE/Portable mode. This has been resolved.
  • File and Folder Backup:
  • Folders to backup were not added in alphabetic order. This has been resolved.
  • File & Folder backup wizard would not use the users locale date/time format for the folder date/time. This has been resolved.
  • Server Plus:
  • The refresh of the Exchange backup cache could lead to a "Not Responding" state. This has been resolved.
  • Exchange backup could lead to an error "Not Enough Storage is available to process this command". This has been resolved.
  • A program exception could occur when specifying an alternate location for SQL Server database restore. This has been resolved.
  • Clone:
  • Email Attachments were missing for Clone operation. This has been resolved.
  • Clone operations could fail to start if Forensic Copy was selected. This has been resolved.
  • Image:
  • An edge case with some flash drives could cause the last physical cluster of an imaged file system to be skipped. This has been resolved.
  • Changed Block Tracker:
  • The CBT state in Macrium Reflect menus would not always track the current CBT state correctly. This has been resolved.
  • On some systems, CBT could not be enabled on the system volume. This has been resolved.
  • Image Mounting:
  • Mounted NTFS volumes would show as tbFAT in the Windows Explorer properties dialog when the option to "Allow access to restricted folders" had been checked. This has been resolved.
  • When mounting an image the image comment would be displayed over the checkbox forcing 2 clicks to enable the checkbox. This has been resolved.
  • When an image is automatically dismounted as part of consolidation, the Unmount backup dialog would retain the mounted volume. This has been resolved.
  • Defaults and Settings:
  • The network authentication defaults now has a Test option to test connectivity.
  • On 32 bit systems, default network user names were not being saved. This has been resolved.
  • Log View:
  • The toolbar on the Log View could become corrupt when hiding the filters after switching tabs. This has been resolved.
  • The Log view refresh button was clearing the log filters. This has been resolved.
  • Existing Backups View:
  • The Existing Backups View browse option would not automatically select the file that was browsed for. This has been resolved.
  • We've made the 'Folders list' column in the Existing Backups View re-sizable.
  • Reflect Monitor:
  • Cancelling a backup in Reflect Monitor could leave some buttons disabled. This has been resolved.
  • Various:
  • Various minor fixes and changes to improve Macrium Reflect.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 8.0 Build 6036 (Jul 16, 2021)

  • Installer:
  • On pre-Windows 8 systems we've improved the detection of Windows SHA-2 patches to enable installation to continue.
  • Rescue Media Builder:
  • When determining what size partition to create for USB rescue media, the Rescue Media Builder will now always allocate at least 20% more space than is required for the files to ensure enough space is allocated.
  • If the Rescue Media Builder could not find enough space on a USB stick to create the rescue media, the log could report incorrect partition numbers and size requirements. This has been resolved.
  • An invalid filename for an iso file could cause the iso file path to be malformed. This has been resolved.
  • Macrium Reflect UI - General:
  • We've added a Full/Diff/Inc backup type column to the Log View list.
  • The 'Type' column in the 'Definition Files' view is now sortable.
  • Disabled menu items could sometimes appear as enabled when using the light theme. This has been resolved.
  • When trying to rename an XML definition file, the ‘c’ character could not be entered. This has been resolved.
  • The mouse pointer detection zone for check-boxes in the Browse Image dialog box was too small, making them difficult to interact with. This has been resolved.
  • Under Reflect Defaults, some text labels in the Email Settings could become misaligned. This has been resolved.
  • Existing Files View:
  • We've changed the icon in the list of folders for network shares that can't connect and for folders that don't exist. We've also added a 'Connect' context menu to prompt for authentication and to display an appropriate error message for local folders.
  • Intermittent connection issues could cause the list of backups in a shared folder to be empty. This has been resolved.
  • Removing the last folder in the list of files to search in the existing backups view would not refresh the backups. This has been resolved.
  • Rescue Media:
  • When authenticating a network share while booted into the Rescue Media, clicking the Show Password button could cause the Rescue Media to reboot. This has been resolved.
  • The backup run dialog could be clipped when running at 800x600 resolution. This has been resolved.
  • An incorrect VSS warning message box was displayed when imaging removable drives in the rescue media. This has been resolved.
  • We've increased the time-out when connecting to network shares to reduce connection failures.
  • We recommend re-building your rescue media if these problems adversely affect you, or if you're unsure.
  • viBoot:
  • viBoot in VirtualBox mode now uses per-user repository for VMs instead of per-machine configuration. This is to bring it in-line with Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager UI. Existing VMs will be migrated to per-user repository when viBoot is restarted after installation.
  • Removable Drive Images:
  • Images of BitLocker encrypted flash/removable drives would fail with a file system error. This has been resolved.
  • Clone/Restore:
  • A drive letter could be incorrectly assigned when 'None' was selected for the target partition drive letter. This has been resolved. .
  • Server Plus Exchange:
  • Exchange backups now show a more appropriate error when attempting to backup databases that changed location.
  • Encrypted and password protected Incremental backups could fail to append to an existing backup set. This has been resolved.
  • Various:
  • Various minor fixes and changes to improve Macrium Reflect.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 8.0 Build 5994 (Jun 21, 2021)

  • Windows PE:
  • When mapping a network drive in WinPE/RE the error "A specified logon session does not exist. It may already have been terminated." could be encountered. This has been resolved.
  • Bug fixes and Improvements:
  • Rescue Media Builder:
  • We've added the WinRE BootResources folder contents to the rescue media build for improved loading visualization.
  • Log View:
  • Log Files View would crash if a completion message exceeded 255 chars, this has been resolved.
  • UI Theme:
  • Some Edit controls in viBoot would fail to respond to mouse interactions when using dark themes. This has been resolved.
  • When using the light theme, some UI elements would incorrectly display a dark grey overlay. This has been resolved.
  • Consolidation:
  • The standalone consolidation tool 'Consolidate.exe' rejected correct passwords for password protected backups. This has been resolved.
  • A rare condition could cause consolidation to fail with a 'Bad file descriptor' error. This has been resolved.
  • Backup File Name:
  • When an Incremental or Differential had no backup set to append to and created a Full, the {BACKUPTYPE} Parameter would be incorrectly replaced with the requested type rather than 'Full'. This has been resolved.
  • A backup set with alternative locations, where the Full backup was created with Macrium Reflect v7.2.4732 or earlier, could cause the backup file name to exclude the default Image ID and target the wrong directory. This has been resolved.
  • We've added a 'Collision Sequence' number that persists for a backup set when the Full backup has the same name as an existing backup. This ensures that backup sets with similar names and no unique prefix, can be easily identified by file name.
  • VBScript Generation:
  • The auto generated VBScript source template failed to run with a code syntax error. This has been resolved.
  • Scheduled Tasks:
  • In some circumstances, when editing non SYSTEM account scheduled tasks, Reflect would ask for a username and password even when one had already been provided. This has been resolved.
  • Restore:
  • The locked drive dialog incorrectly showed drive 'X:' rather than the locked volume when prompting to restore using using the rescue media. This has been resolved.
  • When launching a restore from an image file in Windows Explorer, the restore Wizard would be suppressed for the first run after a reboot. This has been resolved.
  • The Restore/Clone automatic resize was not locking the size of MBR WinRE recovery partitions. This has been resolved.
  • Existing Backups View:
  • The Existing Backups view could become unsynchronized with the "Folders To Search". This has been resolved.
  • Backup Definition Rename:
  • Renaming a backup definition file could lead to an abnormal Reflect termination. This has been resolved.
  • Renaming a backup definition file could cause the next definition in the list to incorrectly show the name of the file just renamed. This has been resolved.
  • Network Path Auto-Complete:
  • A long delay could be encountered when entering a UNC or network share path as a backup path. This has been resolved.
  • Server Plus:
  • When backing up Microsoft Exchange the incorrect databases, intermittently, could be listed in the backup summary. This has been resolved.
  • Exchange backups could fail with: "One or more files failed the copy process" if the database path uses a different case to the defaulted case. This has been resolved.
  • viBoot:
  • The network adapter settings in the create VM wizard could be incorrectly hidden. This has been resolved.
  • Various:
  • Various minor fixes and changes to improve Macrium Reflect.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 8.0 Build 5963 (Jun 7, 2021)

  • Cloning:
  • When running clone jobs in 'batch' mode the clone dialog would incorrectly be shown at the end of the job. This has been resolved.
  • The taskbar icon could be hidden for scheduled clone jobs. This has been resolved.
  • Windows PE:
  • If Windows PE has a low horizontal screen resolution of 800 pixels or less, then the restore/clone dialog could be 'clipped', rendering the 'Finish' button inaccessible. This has been resolved.
  • ReflectUI.exe:
  • ReflectUI could generate a program error on Windows 8.1 and Server 2012 and cause multiple icons to appear in the notification area. This has been resolved.
  • Backup to DVD/CD:
  • Reflect could generate a program exception when ejecting optical media at the end of a backup. This has been resolved.
  • File and Folder Backup:
  • When searching password protected/encrypted File and Folder backups, the entered correct password was rejected causing the search to fail. This has been resolved.
  • Retention Warning:
  • The backup completion warning, when the retention purge deletes all backups prior to running the backup, wasn't being suppressed if the retention rules were explicitly set to retain 1 Full. This has been resolved.
  • Various:
  • Various minor fixes and changes to improve Macrium Reflect.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 8.0 Build 5946 (Jun 1, 2021)

  • BitLocker Restore:
  • We've resolved a problem that caused partitions encrypted with BitLocker to fail to be restored if the BitLockered partition wasn't the first partition in the restore sequence, and a 'BitLocker live' restore was initiated.
  • We recommend re-building your rescue media if your system uses BitLocker encryption, or if you're unsure.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 8.0 Build 5945 (May 31, 2021)

  • Bug fixes and Improvements:
  • File and Folder:
  • We've resolved a problem with the File and Folder source tree control not displaying selection state correctly
  • Various:
  • Various minor fixes and changes to improve Macrium Reflect.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 8.0 Build 5942 (May 30, 2021)

  • Windows XP:
  • Some 32 bit components could error during initialization when running on Windows XP. This has been resolved.
  • Shutdown after Backup:
  • We've resolved a problem that caused the power settings after a backup to not be honored.
  • Exchange:
  • Exchange backups would not correctly group by year when selecting a backup to restore from. This has been resolved.
  • Scheduled Backups View:
  • A rare program error could occur in the schedule history view when retrieving audit history records. This has been resolved.
  • UI Improvements:
  • Some Windows installations, including, but not limited to, Japanese and Chinese traditional, could substitute the UI font with an incorrect typeface. This has been resolved.
  • Image Guardian Event Viewer did not correctly display Warning icons. This has been resolved.
  • Technicians License:
  • The Technicians Portable application could display an incorrect expiry date in the application title bar. This has been resolved.
  • Batch Backups:
  • Backups run in 'batch mode', using a script by passing parameters to the Reflect command line would incorrectly show a completion dialog. This has been resolved.
  • viBoot:
  • viBoot could fail to load v8 encrypted image files. This has been resolved.
  • Various:
  • Various minor fixes and changes to improve Macrium Reflect.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 8.0 Build 5928 (May 28, 2021)

  • Reflect UI Font:
  • We've changed the menu fonts used in v8.0 to be the same face and point size as in v7.x. A future update will add additonal configuration options.
  • Main Toolbar:
  • The main application toolbar can now by hidden to save space. Take the 'View' > 'Toolbar' menu option.
  • Log View:
  • To save screen space, we've added a Show/Hide button for the filter options in the Log View.
  • Logs were not being purged on startup when the retention was set for zero days. This has been resolved.
  • We've resolved a crash when loading log files that are empty.
  • File and Folder:
  • File and Folder backups could incorrectly report access denied for some files when backing up. This has been resolved.
  • The copied files list now shows Modified and Created dates in local time rather than UTC.
  • Installer:
  • The 32 bit installer could crash unexpectedly on some systems. This has been resolved.
  • Password Reveal:
  • Password reveal box now supports Windows Hello PIN authentication..
  • MS Outlook 365:
  • We've fixed a problem with Outlook personal account usage in the MS Outlook 365 Email Settings

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 8.0 Build 5903 (May 28, 2021)

  • Macrium Reflect v8.0 has been comprehensively overhauled to provide a better user experience, and we've added some great new functionality as well:
  • Resilient File System (ReFS) and exFAT support
  • Dark Theme
  • Intra-Daily scheduled backups
  • Removable media Imaging and Cloning support
  • Automatic partition resizing when restoring or cloning to different sized disks
  • New 'Existing Backups' view
  • Improved File and Folder backup wizard
  • Improved backup file name functionality
  • New tbFAT driver for mounting File and Folder backups
  • Redesigned and Improved 'Log' view
  • OAuth 2.0 email authentication for Gmail and Outlook 365
  • viBoot now includes Oracle VirtualBox support

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.3 Build 5925 (May 24, 2021)

  • Image Restore:
  • We've resolved a rare timing problem where a network connection delay caused authentication immediately after an automated image restore had already started.
  • If this issue affects you then please create fresh Windows PE rescue media after updating.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.3 Build 5854 (May 4, 2021)

  • Server Plus - Exchange Mailbox Restore:
  • Some types of invalid data in the Exchange database could cause the Mailbox Restore wizard to crash. This has been resolved.
  • Under certain circumstances, if a Mailbox Restore had failed, the Mailbox Restore wizard would sometimes stop responding. This has been resolved.
  • viBoot:
  • The password prompt opening a protected image in viBoot could be hidden behind the foreground Window. This has now been resolved.
  • viBoot could have problems mounting images of MBR disks that had previously been initialized as GPT. This has been resolved.
  • Various:
  • Various minor fixes and changes to improve Macrium Reflect.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.3 Build 5758 (Mar 23, 2021)

  • Server Plus - Exchange Mailbox Restore:
  • When filtering by message type, the Mailbox Restore wizard would not always display the correct description for the filter being applied. This has been resolved.
  • When applying a default message filter, all messages would be filtered out. This has been resolved.
  • Rescue Media Builder:
  • RMBuilder could fail to retain its configuration state after build failure. This has now been resolved.
  • Backup Definitions View:
  • The 'Type' column wasn't populated with the definition type. This has now been resolved.
  • File and Folder Restore:
  • The time taken to restore has now been added to the end of the restore log.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.3 Build 5672 (Mar 1, 2021)

  • Macrium Task Scheduler:
  • A scheduled backup that sleeps or hibernates the PC after completion could wake the PC a short time after completion. This has been resolved.
  • Missed scheduled backups for the same backup definition may not honor the Full/Diff/Inc order of precedence when starting causing an Incorrect number of backups to run. This has been resolved.
  • Retention Purge:
  • Differential retention could report an incorrect number of Differentials found in the backup log. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.3 Build 5555 (Jan 19, 2021)

  • Macrium Task Scheduler - Unsupported Operation:
  • The German language version of Macrium Reflect v7.3.5550 reports the error "Attempted an unsupported operation" when taking the Defaults > Scheduler menu option.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.3 Build 5550 (Jan 18, 2021)

  • Macrium Task Scheduler:
  • Under Edit Defaults > Scheduler, we've added a checkbox to prevent the system from sleeping while scheduled scripts are running. Sleep is always prevented while the backup itself is being taken, but this checkbox will also prevent sleep while the rest of the script is running.
  • When waking the computer from sleep, or booting up when Windows Fast Boot is enabled, missed scheduled backups would start running immediately without giving the user time to log in and view the Postpone Backup pop-up message. This has been resolved.
  • On some desktops, the 'Start the task only if the computer is on AC power' option would prevent scheduled backups from running even though no battery was present. This has been resolved.
  • Rescue Media:
  • If the ProgramData folder and the Reflect installation folder were on different drives, then Reflect would be unable to download Windows PE. This has been resolved.
  • Backup_running:
  • A failed backup, due to power failure or removing the target drive, could cause the next backup to fail by detecting, but not deleting, the 'backup_running' mutex file. This has been resolved.
  • viBoot:
  • viBoot can now handle images of system disk with 4K sectors.
  • Retention Purge:
  • "Run purge before backup" could cause the current set Full backup to be purged when running a Diff or Inc. This has been resolved.
  • MIG - Server Plus:
  • SQL backups to MIG protected network shares is now supported.
  • Various:
  • Various minor fixes and changes to improve Macrium Reflect.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.3 Build 5365 (Nov 26, 2020)

  • Macrium Task Scheduler:
  • Scheduling a backup to run as a specific user would sometimes prevent the Power Saving options from working correctly. This has been resolved.
  • Under certain circumstances, restarting Macrium Service would cause the Macrium Task Scheduler to stop running for around a minute. This has been resolved.
  • Schedule start dates can no longer be set later than the year 2999.
  • File and Folder Backup:
  • Deleting a backed up folder and creating a file with the same name as the deleted folder mid backup set could cause a File and Folder backup set to fail to load. This has been resolved.
  • Changed Block Tracker:
  • We've changed Windows event ID 13 - "IOCTL_MRCBT_QUERY_VOLUME_TRACKING_INFORMATION failed on device" to be Informational.
  • Exchange backup:
  • Exchange backup was not checking for missing DB files to ensure a DB was available for backup. This has been resolved.
  • Mixed case database filename extensions could cause databases to not be backed up. This has been resolved.
  • Various:
  • Various minor fixes and changes to improve Macrium Reflect.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.3 Build 5321 (Nov 4, 2020)

  • Macrium Task Scheduler:
  • If a scheduled backup was missed without the option 'Run the task as soon as possible after a scheduled task is missed' enabled, then the Run Now button would stop working until the PC was restarted. This has been resolved.
  • Scheduled backups running on startup were starting too quickly, without giving network connections time to initialise. This has been resolved.
  • The Macrium Task Scheduler now keeps extra copies of its internal configuration files to prevent failure on corruption.
  • When trying to import a scheduled task with a definition file path that doesn't exist, Reflect will now prompt to Browse for a different definition file.
  • Rescue Media Builder:
  • The Windows Version of the WinRE kernel could be incorrectly displayed. This has been resolved.
  • Reflect Monitor:
  • ReflectMonitor.exe could fail to launch at logon and prevent notification of running backups. This has been resolved.
  • Backup Log:
  • A Consolidation 'Warning' error could override a 'Failure' error for a backup and incorrectly display a Warning icon instead of Error. This has been resolved.
  • License Key:
  • We've added 'copy' functionality for the license key displayed in the About dialog

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.3 Build 5289 (Oct 17, 2020)

  • Changed Block Tracker:
  • On some systems, CBT could execute the wrong notification handler in response to a malformed notification. This could result in the following bug checks: MULTIPLE_IRP_COMPLETE_REQUESTS, KERNEL_SECURITY_CHECK_FAILURE or ATTEMPTED_WRITE_TO_READONLY_MEMORY. This has now been resolved.
  • Macrium Task Scheduler:
  • Scheduled VBScript files could fail with error code 0xC1 instead of running. This has been resolved.
  • The German language UI scheduled backups context menu could cause a program exception. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.3 Build 5283 (Oct 15, 2020)

  • Bug fixes and Improvements:
  • Changed Block Tracker:
  • When removing a USB attached storage device, an APC_INDEX_MISMATCH BSoD could be generated if there was an outstanding kernel lock on the device. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.3 Build 5281 (Oct 14, 2020)

  • Changed Block Tracker:
  • After performing a restore of a non-system volume for which CBT had been enabled, CBT could become disabled on that volume and would not re-enable until the system had been restarted. This has been resolved.
  • Email Notifications:
  • We've enhanced OpenSSL integration and upgraded to 1.1.1h to address any potential security concerns.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.2 Build 5107 (Aug 6, 2020)

  • Reflect hanging after running a backup:
  • Release 7.2.5098 could cause ReflectBin.exe to hang at the end of a backup. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.2 Build 5098 (Aug 5, 2020)

  • Restore/Clone:
  • We've added a new confirmation prompt when extending a partition beyond 2TB on an MBR disk. Extending beyond 2TB will cause the disk layout to be converted to GPT format and will cause MBR system disks to be non-bootable.
  • In the rescue media, we've also added a warning to indicate that disks converted to GPT will not be accessible by Windows XP and Server 2003.
  • When copying an MBR 'Active' partition to an existing non 'Active' partition the target partition may not get marked 'Active' after restoring. This has been resolved.
  • Automatic system restore for 32 bit systems
  • If initiating a system restore in Windows causes the boot menu to be automatically added then, for 32 bit systems, local NIC and mass storage drivers may not be copied. This has been resolved.
  • Changed Block Tracker:
  • Fixed a permission issue that prevented the Encrypted File System (EFS) from encrypting some files on volumes that were formatted while CBT was active.
  • Improved compatibility with Windows 10 build 2004.
  • Various:
  • Various minor fixes and changes to improve Macrium Reflect.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.2 Build 4971 (Jun 16, 2020)

  • Legacy MBR Systems:
  • For MBR Windows 10 systems the 'Create an image of the partition(s) required to backup and restore Windows' now includes the Windows Recovery partition.
  • MBR systems using BitLocker for the Windows volume would require running 'Fix Windows boot problems' after a 'live' BitLocker restore. This has been resolved.
  • UEFI System detection:
  • The Windows 10 2004 (May) update caused legacy MBR systems to be detected as UEFI. This has been resolved.
  • File and Folder Backup
  • File and Folder 'Folders to exclude' now permits trailing backslashes.
  • Rescue Media Builder:
  • RMBuilder now prevents the boot menu being set for PE 3.1 on UEFI booting systems. PE 3.1 is legacy MBR only.
  • RMBuilder would incorrectly report that not enough free space was available when using 1GB flash media. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.2 Build 4952 (May 29, 2020)

  • Macrium Image Guardian:
  • Some customers have reported erroneous MIG block notifications and a Macrium Service process crash. This has been resolved

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.2 Build 4942 (May 22, 2020)

  • Backup Progress:
  • We've added a live backup total progress bar to the Reflect task bar icon.
  • Backup blocked:
  • A few customers have noticed backups hanging after completion which could prevent the next backup from starting. We've improved the communication between backup instances to prevent a potential race condition.
  • ReDeploy:
  • Some customers have noticed poor CPU performance after redeploying to new hardware. ReDeploy has been improved to only reset CPU drivers if a CPU change is detected

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.2 Build 4884 (May 12, 2020)

  • Email Notifications:
  • Some customers have reported that Reflect notification emails have been rejected by their email service providers. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.2 Build 4861 (Apr 24, 2020)

  • XP Only:
  • This is an XP only release that resolves the error "missing bcrypt.dll" when Reflect.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.2 Build 4859 (Apr 23, 2020)

  • File and Folder Backup:
  • We've excluded MS Volume Shadow Copy from participating in backups of removable drives. Previously, a File and Folder backup would report VSS errors before continuing if folders on a removable drive, such as a Flash drive, were included. VSS is not supported on removable media.
  • MS Exchange:
  • Some customers have reported an application crash when running MS Exchange incremental backups. This has been resolved.
  • GPT Disk Layouts:
  • We've added an additional check to allow the GPT partition table to contain gaps when loading disk layouts in Reflect. It's possible that GPT partition tables can be non-contiguous if the disk has been formatted or updated using Linux.
  • Rescue Media:
  • To distinguish between multiple Ethernet Adapters with a similar name, the Windows PE Network Adapter dialog now shows the MAC address of each adapter.
  • Changing the rescue media staging area volume would not always remove all the files on the old volume. This has been resolved.
  • If a new edition of Reflect is installed, e.g, Workstation to Server, the Rescue Media Builder will now prompt for a rebuild of the rescue media.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.2 Build 4808 (Mar 25, 2020)

  • German Language Version Only:
  • A program exception could occur when opening the verification dialog. This has been resolved.
  • Macrium Changed Block Tracker (MRCBT):
  • CBT could erroneously hang on to volume locks on some systems causing problems with scheduling system volume chkdsk events, USB drive ejection and OneDrive Personal Vault. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.2 Build 4797 (Mar 20, 2020)

  • Bug fixes and Improvements:
  • In response to potential file system corruption issues that could arise from applying some recent Windows Updates, we have reviewed our data integrity checks and implemented new features
  • Changed Block Tracker:
  • We've improved CBT to reset more robustly on System power failure, unexpected shutdown and unexpected device removal.
  • Repair option when verifying Image files
  • We've added an 'Attempt repair' option when verifying image files. If block corruption is detected and the live file system contains the original data then the block is repaired by replacing with the original data. Block corruption is exceptionally rare but this additional feature is designed to further mitigate file system and storage problems. We've also added an additional command line switch to the standalone verification utility.
  • Note: Repair isn't guaranteed and will only be attempted if the originating source volume exists on the system performing the verification.
  • Consolidation:
  • We've also added verification and live repair attempt on verification failure for merged blocks during consolidation. If a data block fails verification when read for merging, the live file system is checked for the original block data.
  • Incremental Deltas:
  • It was possible for a damaged Incremental index to go undetected when constructing a full index chain. This was a rare occurrence, but it could propagate further into the backup set. We have enhanced our detection code to prevent this from occurring in future.
  • Clone and restore:
  • Display power saving settings are now honored during Clone and Restore operations. Previously the display would remain on regardless of the Windows settings.
  • Exchange:
  • Exchange delta incs could fail to build if multiple volumes were present for Exchange DB and meta data/log files. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.2 Build 4732 (Feb 16, 2020)

  • Error: 'Error reading Image file'
  • Some customers have received 'Error reading Image file' when creating Delta Incremental Images. This has been resolved.
  • We recommend re-building your rescue media if currently built with v7.2.4711 to ensure compatibility with your backup sets.
  • Volume detection
  • Reflect would fail to recognise file systems formatted on Dynamic volumes spanning disks with 4K sector sizes. This has been resolved.
  • Rescue Media Builder
  • This release resolves a problem starting the rescue environment from the recovery boot created menu with v7.2.4711.
  • Note: Running either this full installer or patch will automatically correct the current boot menu. If you continue to have problems then please launch RMBuilder and remove/re-add the boot menu.
  • Moving the PE staging files to a different drive would result in duplication of the bootMacrium sub folder. This has been resolved.
  • Note: If a corrupt PE staging folder structure is detected by RMBuilder then it will be automatically deleted.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.2 Build 4711 (Feb 12, 2020)

  • Delta Index Saving Efficiency:
  • We've improved the efficiency of saving Incrementals with large delta indexes.
  • Technicians USB:
  • We've enabled the Technicians USB stick and ISO to run the portable version of Reflect on Windows Hyper-V and Server Core OS's.
  • Phantom partitions on GPT Disks:
  • A corrupt GPT partition table on disk could cause Reflect to display 'phantom' disk partitons. This has been resolved.
  • Standalone Consolidation:
  • Using the Standalone Consolidation tool, consolidate.exe, to consolidate Incrementals where an existing consolidated Inc is between the 'From' and 'To' Inc, could cause Reflect to erroneously try to locate a previously consolidated file when the backup set was opened. This has been resolved.
  • File and Folder:
  • If a File and Folder backup definition included multiple root paths for the same drive but the drive letter was specified in both upper and lower case (eg, 'D:Data1' & 'd:Data2') then the backed up paths could be erroneously split at 'D:' & 'd:' when mounting the backup in Windows Explorer. This has been resoloved
  • Alternative locations:
  • Using 'Alternative locations' for a backup could break the 'Enforce an entered image or File and Folder backup file name' option in the global defaults. This has been resoloved
  • Rescue Media Builder:
  • When building PE 10 rescue media, RMBuilder will now correctly detect any installed PE 10 ADK of version 1803 or later.
  • If RMBuilder found any file system errors while scanning a folder for drivers, the rescue media builder could close unexpectedly. This has been resolved.
  • When building PE 10 rescue media, RMBuilder would sometimes unnecessarily perform a full rebuild of the wim. This has been resolved.
  • Under certain circumstances, RMBuilder would not be able to swap between Windows PE and Windows RE. This has been resolved.
  • Checking and un-checking the Override Drivers checkbox will no longer cause drivers to change status from "Driver already present" to "Copy host drivers".

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.2 Build 4594 (Dec 23, 2019)

  • Bug fixes and Improvements:
  • Image Mounting:
  • A small number of customers reported that they could not mount Macrium Reflect images after dismounting a previously mounted image. This has been resolved.
  • viBoot:
  • We've improved the ability for Reflect to detect bootable image files and enable the 'Boot Image' functionality in Reflect.
  • Bitlocker system restore:
  • Automatic system restores for BitLocker encrypted system volumes could perform a 'BitLocker Removal' restore instead of the expected 'BitLocker Live' restore. This has been resolved.
  • VBScript & PowerShell:
  • The 'Run Once a Day' option when generating PowerShell and VBScript source files didn't behave as expected for scheduled tasks using the SYSTEM account. This has been resolved.
  • Verify File System:
  • The 'Verify File System' default image option was not honored if unchecked for scheduled images running using the SYSTEM account. This has been resolved.
  • Rescue Media Builder:
  • The default location for PE files has been moved back to $PROGRAMDATA$MacriumReflect'.
  • On Windows 7, when building Windows PE rescue media, RMBuilder will now use the Dism.exe corresponding to the wim, rather than the Dism.exe from the WAIK.
  • On Windows XP, the radio button labels for boot menu options would sometimes be truncated. This has been resolved.
  • If the "override WinPE compatible drivers" checkbox was unchecked, custom USB drivers would sometimes not be included into the rescue media. This has been resolved.
  • If there was more than one version of the Windows ADK installed, RMBuilder would not copy required files from either installed ADK, and would instead prompt for a download. This has been resolved

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.2 Build 4557 (Nov 29, 2019)

  • Macrium Image Guardian:
  • While attempting to retrieve the status of a process that was closing, the Macrium Image Guardian driver could inadvertently access an invalid address resulting in a BSoD. This has been resolved.
  • Rescue Media Builder:
  • On Windows XP, the rescue media builder would sometimes give a "WIM file not found" pop-up when there was a valid WIM file present. This has been resolved.
  • When performing an automatic restore on a system with multiple network adapters, the network adapter configuration process will be logged in more detail.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.2 Build 4539 (Nov 18, 2019)

  • Server Plus Edition:
  • Exchange backups could crash after completion if the log file couldn't be written to. This has been resolved
  • Incorrect ReflectUI.exe Message Box
  • On system startup an incorrect pop-up dialog box could be shown by ReflectUI.exe. This has been resolved
  • viBoot:
  • Images created by 'foreign' systems (not the same PC) could fail to enable the 'Boot Image' functionality in Reflect. This has been resolved
  • Macrium Image Guardian"
  • We've improved the security of MIG by enhancing the malicious injection of threads into running processes.
  • Change Block Tracker"
  • Minor performance and stability enhancements.
  • Rescue Media Builder"
  • On some systems with dynamic disks, it was possible for the location of the PE files to be incorrectly set, causing boot menu entries to fail. This has been resolved.
  • On USB-based rescue media, un-checking the "Check for devices missing drivers on boot" checkbox and rebuilding would sometimes not make the rescue media stop prompting for missing drivers. This has been resolved.
  • When building Technicians media, failing to create autorun.inf will no longer cause the rescue media creation to abort.
  • If the Windows ADK version 1607 was installed but a 64-bit PE 10 zip file was used to build rescue media, any subsequent 32-bit PE 10 builds would not prompt for an updated wim but would always use the 1607 wim from the ADK. This has been resolved.
  • RMBuilder could fail to detect a new version of Windows RE after a Windows update. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.2 Build 4523 (Oct 31, 2019)

  • XP Boot Menu:
  • Windows XP can now handle boot menu creation when the 'C:' drive has the compressed attribute set.
  • Auto System restore
  • A "Backup is running" message box could be incorrectly shown on Windows Vista when performing an automatic restore. This has been resolved.
  • SQL Continuous backup:
  • The Start end End time calculations didn't take into account the local time zone. This has been resolved.
  • Rescue Media Builder:
  • On multi-boot systems, Windows RE WIM files for a different architecture to the current OS will now be ignored when scanning.
  • When building rescue media with a custom wim for a different architecture to the running OS (eg. a 32-bit custom wim on a 64-bit system), RMBuilder will now detect the architecture mismatch and will not try to copy drivers from the host OS.
  • On Windows Vista, RMBuilder would sometimes give "WIM file not found" error messages when a valid Wim file was present. This has been resolved.
  • Since Windows PE does not support wifi, Windows PE rescue media will no longer give Unsupported Devices messages for wifi devices.
  • In certain cases, 64-bit drivers could be automatically copied into the 32-bit drivers folder. This has been resolved.
  • USB root hubs will now be shown in the list of devices on RMBuilder's Devices And Drivers options tab.
  • If the Windows ADK is installed but a newer version of Windows PE is available from a zip file, RMBuilder will now build rescue media from the zip file wim rather than the ADK wim..
  • When performing an automatic restore on a system with multiple network adapters, the rescue media would sometimes not correctly set the network configuration for all adapters. This has been resolved.
  • USB Devices in RMBuilder now show the volume label as well as the drive letter.
  • The 'Backup Selection' dialog in Reflect and the 'Update Drivers' dialog in RMBuilder have been updated to allow for easier browsing for network folders.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.2 Build 4443 (Sep 23, 2019)

  • Server Core:
  • Reflect was unable to launch on Windows Server Core due to missing 'oledlg.dll' module. This has been resolved.
  • Microsoft Exchange Mailbox Restore:
  • When exporting emails to EML file, the resulting EML file will now also include any email attachments.
  • Macrium Image Guardian:
  • Emptying the Recycle Bin when it contains Macrium Reflect image files will no longer result in a "blocked file operation".
  • Change Block Tracker:
  • CBT will now be suspended if a reboot is pending following an upgrade install.
  • On some systems, MRCBT could receive an malformed device remove notification for USB devices that would lead to a BSoD. This has been resolved.
  • When tracking an encrypted VeraCrypt volume, CBT would receive a lock notification for the wrong device which would eventually lead to a BSoD. This has been resolved.
  • Rescue Media:
  • We've added a task bar button to take screenshots in PE.
  • When making a backup through the rescue media, selecting "Shut down on completion" would sometimes reboot instead of shutting down. This has been resolved.
  • By default, on systems without WiFi adapters, the "Add WiFi Support" advanced option checkbox will now be unchecked. Systems which have previously built rescue media will be unaffected.
  • On systems with multiple network adapters, the rescue media would not always correctly load DHCP settings or other network settings for all adapters. This has been resolved.
  • Manually added wifi drivers were not copied into non-WinRE rescue media builds. This has been resolved.
  • Clone and Restore:
  • The target list view for both clone and restore could fail to scroll to the last physical disk. This has been resolved.
  • The "Restore Master Boot Record" settings in the Advanced dialog could fail to be applied. This has been resolved.
  • Using Macrium Reflect English language on German systems could cause backups not to be shown in the restore view. This has been resolved.
  • Email:
  • Notification email addresses with labels are now allowed. E.g, (FirstName LastName <[email protected]>).
  • Notification emails with long subject lines are now permitted.
  • The notification email send date could be omitted from the SMTP header. This has been resolved

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.2 Build 4440 (Aug 27, 2019)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • Program Error(BSoD):
  • A system Blue Screen of Death (BSoD) could occur when imaging systems that contain ReFS formatted volumes. This has been resolved

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.2 Build 4433 (Aug 20, 2019)

  • Microsoft Exchange 2019:
  • Support has been added for Microsoft Exchange 2019 for backup, restore and granular restore.
  • Update to TLS 1.2:
  • The email option in Macrium Reflect has been updated to include TLS 1.2 support.
  • Rescue Media Files:
  • The driver folders for WinPE/WinRE have been expanded to support multiple architectures and WIM versions.
  • Bug Fixes
  • Changed Block Tracker:
  • The CBT communications protocol has been improved. The first Incremental after installing may take longer than normal.
  • Microsoft Exchange Mailbox Restore:
  • During the same restore session if the same file was selected twice a mount error would be reported. This has been resolved.
  • Microsoft Exchange Backup to GUID path:
  • The message "Not enough memory resources are available to process this command" could be displayed when backing up exchange to a volume guid path rather than a drive letter. This has been resolved.
  • USB host driver copy:
  • USB devices could fail to be recognized if Windows PE/RE if the Rescue Media Builder had copied USB host drivers. This is now an optional setting in the RMBuilder 'Advanced' dialog and the defaulted operation for a fresh install is set to disabled. Please enable this option if necessary if you are having USB problems in the rescue media.
  • Rescue Media BitLocker unlock:
  • The MS utility 'manage-bde.exe' could fail to run correctly in the rescue media. This has been resolved. If this issue affects you then please re-create your rescue media after updating.
  • VSS Log Deletion Error:
  • VSS logs could be purged by date incorrectly. This has been resolved.
  • Technicians USB:
  • The technicians license could be incorrectly copied to USB and ISO technicians media. This has been resolved. If this issue affects you then please re-create your rescue media after updating.
  • Microsoft SQL Restore:
  • Server Plus could crash when attempting to restore the SQL tail log. This has been resolved.
  • viBoot Backup:
  • When creating a backup from within viBoot a password was prompted for even if the base image was not password protected. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.2 Build 4325 (Jun 10, 2019)

  • Macrium Technicians License:
  • We've improved the Technicians license product by adding the option to create a Technicians ISO image file and optical media. This offers the full functionality of the Technicians USB stick but also allows you to use it with Hyper-V VMs by attaching the ISO file to a DVD virtual device.
  • Clone and Restore Confirmation
  • We've added an additional confirmation check box when overwriting a Clone or Restore target disk. This offers Reflect users unfamiliar with the result of a Restore/Clone operation the opportunity to confirm or deny the overwrite operation.
  • ReDeploy
  • When attempting to ReDeploy Windows 7 using PE/RE 10 or Windows 10 using PE/RE 3.1 we now prevent IDE/ACHI services and drivers from being copied from the rescue media. This has caused un-bootable systems for some customers previously.
  • Rescue media USB drivers
  • Some customers have reported non-functioning USB devices which was corrected by updating the USB drivers in PE. Rescue media creation will now copy any USB OEM drivers from the host OS even if 'compatible' support is detected in the PE/RE base OS.
  • Changed Block Tracker:
  • The CBT tracking file format has been optimized and improved for efficiency and robustness. This will require a reboot after installing and the first Incremental after reboot may take longer than normal.
  • CBT and Reflect now ignore the PortableBaseLayer virtual disk used by the Sandbox feature in Windows 10 build 1903.
  • Uninstall tidy up
  • Unused .msi files in folder c:windowsinstaller are now removed when uninstalling Macrium Reflect.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Image mounting
  • In rare cases images could refuse to mount if insufficient access privileges were assigned to the 'C:WindowsTemp' folder. This has been resolved.
  • Incorrect information in the Disk Details UI
  • Directly after starting Reflect, incorrect information was shown in the 'Details' section of the Tasks list in the backup tab. This has been resolved.
  • Rescue Media Builder
  • After uninstalling Reflect, the windows module 'Wimmount.sys' could be incorrectly registered leaving other applications unable to mount VHD files. This has been resolved
  • Windows RE could fail to build on Server 2016. This has been resolved
  • BitLocker:
  • BitLocker 'live' restores may have reverted to BitLocker 'removal' restores after the last update. This has been resolved. If this issue affects you then please re-create your rescue media after updating.
  • Changed Block Tracker
  • CBT could be disabled for a volume after a reboot forced by running 'chkdsk /f'. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.2 Build 4228 (Apr 22, 2019)

  • Image file loading speed improvement:
  • Reduced the time taken for Reflect to read the indexes back from the previous files in the backup set. This is most noticeable when reading a large number of remote files.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Change Block Tracker:
  • Fixed an issue where a TRIM operation on a Registry hive would cause a dead-lock if some third-party software was holding a lock on the Registry.
  • Fixed an issue where CBT could not be enabled on some volumes if the list of file extents for the NTFS $LogFile spanned a 512 byte boundary.
  • Image Guardian:
  • Fixed an issue on some Windows 7 systems, where MIG was prevented from using the Microsoft cryptographic functions.
  • MIG could block the creation of SQL backups. This has been resolved.
  • viBoot:
  • Creating an Incremental image of an encrypted/password protected image would fail with invalid password. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.2 Build 4063 (Feb 19, 2019)

  • Macrium Changed Block Tracker (MRCBT)
  • CBT could fail to attach to volumes where the "System Volume Information" folder was compressed with NTFS compression. This has been resolved
  • Macrium Virtual Image Boot (viBoot)
  • The viBoot backup functionality has been put back - viBoot can now take backups of its VMs again.
  • Backup Toast Notifications
  • Duplicate toast notification when restoring have been removed.
  • When running backups, the toast notifications will now always show the backup definition file name.
  • PowerShell
  • PowerShell scripts running as scheduled tasks could hang after completion of a backup. This has been resolved.
  • Note: Existing scripts do not need to change
  • Server Plus - Mailbox Restore
  • Mailbox Restore will no longer incorrectly report failures when restoring to multiple mailboxes at once.
  • If one message failed to restore then subsequent restores could cause a program exception. This has been resolved.
  • In rare cases, Mailbox Restore on Exchange 2016 would fail to restore messages with certain extended properties. This has been resolved.
  • On certain domain configurations, Mailbox Restore on Exchange 2016 would not always be able to restore to all mailboxes. This has been resolved.
  • PST file export for Exchange 2016 is now supported.
  • Server Plus - Exchange Backup
  • Exchange backups can now handle backups of Databases and System volumes with different sector sizes.
  • Exchange encrypted Incremental backups could incorectly force a Full backup. This has been resolved.
  • Backup Logs
  • Where consolidation/Retention rules are run *before* the start of a backup, the total time taken now includes the time taken for retention and consolidation.
  • File And Folder email settings now include warnings and are positioned in the same log section as Image logs.
  • Various
  • Various small bug fixes and changes to improve Macrium Reflect.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.2 Build 3957 (Dec 21, 2018)

  • Macrium Changed Block Tracker (MRCBT):
  • Some customers have experienced a Windows system exception causing a BSoD if the CBT feature was installed with v7.2.3954. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.2 Build 3954 (Dec 17, 2018)

  • What's New:
  • Compatibility with Windows 10 Insider Preview 1809 (18290/8)
  • System Image files can now be mounted in the latest Windows 10 Insider Preview release. We've worked around the Windows Container Isolation File System (wcifs) bug that caused a GSoD with earlier releases of Reflect.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Macrium Changed Block Tracker (MRCBT)
  • The following issues have been resolved...
  • The number of error events that CBT writes to the System event log has been significantly reduced.
  • On some systems, CBT could cause a BSoD if a third-party device driver split a request to read or write from a volume into multiple, smaller reads or writes.
  • On some x86 systems, CBT could fail to read the NTFS transaction log due to a low memory condition. This resulted in a failed backup reporting a read error occurred due to insufficient system resources.
  • Various dates reported by CBT were displayed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) format, not the currently configured local time zone format.
  • Backup End Toast Notification
  • The notification displayed when a scheduled backup completes now includes the xml backup definition file name.
  • Rescue Media Builder ISO File
  • If an alternative Windows 'temp' path was set with insufficient space for the ISO file then RMBuilder would not report an error and create an invalid file. This has been resolved
  • Various
  • Minor UI changes.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.2 Build 3906 (Dec 1, 2018)

  • ISO File Creation Failure:
  • RMBuilder could fail to create ISO image files. This has been resolved.
  • Macrium Image Guardian (MIG):
  • MIG could incorrectly display a blocking notification during consolidation when the consolidation target folder was a protected network share. This has been resolved.
  • Various:
  • Various bug fixes and changes to improve Macrium Reflect.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.2 Build 3897 (Nov 27, 2018)

  • Note: This patch will require a Windows reboot.:
  • SMB 1.0 Support
  • We've added a check-box to re-enable legacy SMB 1.0 support in Windows RE and PE 10 version 1709 or greater..
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Backup Completion Email
  • Backup completion emails could fail to send if the senders email was specified using the 'friendly name <[email protected]>' format. This has been resolved.
  • Rescue Media Builder
  • The following issues have been resolved...
  • An application error could occur if Windows RE couldn't fit on CD media.
  • Old ISO files were not being deleted before creating new CD/DVD rescue media.
  • External USB volume format failure.
  • PE 10 rescue media would incorrectly show PE 5.0 in the Reflect application title bar
  • SRT drivers were not being injected into the WIM when building rescue media.
  • One Drive update failure
  • Macrium Service would lock OneDrive.exe and prevent Windows Update from updating the OneDrive service. This has been resolved.
  • Macrium Image Guardian (MIG)
  • The following issues have been resolved...
  • MIG would fail to detect that a Robocopy operation was accessing a backup target when Reflect was configured to use the unique volume identifier to locate backup drives.
  • MIG could cause some Anti-Virus software to hang when inserting USB flash drives.
  • Macrium Changed Block Tracker (MRCBT)
  • The following issues have been resolved...
  • A BSoD could occur after removal of a USB attached storage device.
  • CBT would incorrectly attach to devices flagged as having removable media.
  • A BSoD could occur if a user-mode application attempted to read an offline NTFS volume.
  • CBT could block formatting of some NTFS volumes, causing the format command to stall at 99%.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.2 Build 3858 (Nov 12, 2018)

  • Note:
  • This patch will require a Windows reboot.
  • Explorer Crash:
  • Some customers have experienced a Windows Explorer crash if displaying the 'Backup Method' column when exploring folders containing Image files. This has been resolved.
  • Wi-Fi Drivers copied for Windows PE:
  • Windows PE could incorrectly load Windows RE Wi-Fi drivers at start-up and stall the boot sequence. This has been resolved.
  • If this issue affects you then please create fresh Windows PE rescue media after updating.
  • Rescue Media Builder:
  • RMBuilder.exe could crash if invalid/non-writable media was inserted when burning optical rescue media. This has been resolved.
  • Rescue Media Builder:
  • The Windows volume manager could cause a delay when a partition was created on USB media causing the media creation to fail. This has been resolved.
  • Backup Start Dialog:
  • The delay time selected when a schedule backup starts was not being honoured. This has been resolved.
  • Backup Failure Emails:
  • When upgrading pre-7.2 backup definitions, the option to include/exclude 'Cancelled' backups from failure emails was not saved. This has been resolved.
  • Windows PE 5.0:
  • Windows PE 5.0 rescue media would incorrectly show 'PE 4.0' in the application title bar. This has been resolved.
  • Windows XP System Tray Icon:
  • When running scheduled backups on Windows XP the Reflect Monitor system tray icon could be hidden. This has been resolved.
  • MIG Notifications:
  • Macrium Image Guardian could show an incorrect blocking notification for ReflectBin.exe. This has been resolved.
  • Server Plus SQL backups:
  • Macrium Image Guardian could block Server Plus backups of SQL databases. This has been resolved.
  • ShadowProtect incompatibility with CBT:
  • Some customers have reported a Windows BSOD if StorageCraft ShadowProtect was installed. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.2 Build 3825 (Nov 2, 2018)

  • Extended Windows Shutdown Times:
  • Some customers have experienced extended Windows shutdown times and have been unable to perform a safe Removal of USB storage devices when the Macrium Changed Block Tracker (CBT) driver is installed. This has been resolved.
  • Note: This patch will require a reboot. The initial reboot will still be using the previous CBT driver, so may take an extended amount of time to shutdown. The new CBT driver will be active after the initial reboot.
  • Windows XP/Vista/7 Scheduled Tasks Exit Code:
  • Scheduled backups on Windows XP/Vista/7 could complete with code 0xff. Tasks would complete successfully but error as the application was unloading. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.2 Build 3811 (Oct 31, 2018)

  • New Features
  • New Rescue Media builder includes Windows RE with WiFi Support
  • We've added a Rescue Media Builder (RMBuilder) application with support for Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) as well as the existing PE environments supported by Reflect 7.1 and earlier. WinRE supports WiFi and is available on most |Windows installs without any further downloads.
  • New Changed Block Tracker driver with support for Windows Restart Persistence
  • We've created a new Changed Block Tracker (CBT) driver that automatically upgrades the previous version when you install v7.2 with the CBT feature enabled....
  • New Macrium Image Guardian driver with additional features and streamlined operation
  • MIG is now Windows kernel only!. Our Macrium Image Guardian (MIG) feature has been improved to remove the dependency on a Windows service and we've added popup notifications when a blocking event occurs. The popup shows blocking activity as it happens.
  • The Free Edition can now automatically 'convert' to a Trial by taking any of the features not available in the Free Edition
  • We realized that many of our Free Edition users are unaware that there are additional features available in the trial and paid for versions of Macrium Reflect. All 'premium' features, such as Image Guardian, Changed Bock Tracker, Incremental Images, Encryption.. etc..can now be activated and trialed for 30 days. After 30 days a further 7 day extension is offered. On expiration of the trial the functionality Macrium Reflect reverts to the Free Edition and Premium features will no-longer be available. We've tried to make this process as seamless and unobtrusive as possible without losing any of the functionality of Macrium Reflect Free.
  • See: Free To Trial upgrade dialogs
  • Macrium Reflect update notifications and downloads can now happen in the background
  • Recent history has shown that the current method of requiring Macrium Reflect to be running to alert of updates has proved ineffective. We've now added a systray icon in Window notification area to alert when an update is available to Macrium Reflect.
  • See: Reflect Updater Settings
  • New Warning and Cancelled backup completion results
  • We've also added the option for email notifications on Warnings as well as the existing Success and Failure results
  • See: Backup completion status
  • Minor Enhancements
  • New - Mounting incomplete backup sets
  • New - Backup monitoring restriction
  • The default for password protection is now AES 128 Bit.
  • The 'Delete' functionality in Reflect is now available when 'Browse for an image file' is selected.
  • Bug fixes
  • Backup Running Mutex
  • To prevent multiple backups running at the same time and conflicting with VSS and I/O operations on the source or target it's only possible to run one backup at a time. Simultaneous backups backups are 'queued' and run asynchronously. With v7.1 and earlier the Backup Running Mutex, that prevents other backups from running. was held open while the backup dialog was open, even if the backup had finished. This could lead to a 'stall' in sheduled tasks if and interactive backup wasn't closed at the end. This has now been corrected and the next backup will start as soon as the current backup has completed.
  • ReflectMonitor improvements
  • ReflectMonitor is a standalone exe that communicates via IPC to the running Reflect application to duplicate the backup dialog when backups, clones or restores are running. We have made the integration tighter to prevent some of the progress bars and other glitches that previuosly existed.
  • Server Plus - Large Exchange Backups
  • Server Plus copies backup data to a 3TB virtual NTFS file system. Some customers have experienced backup failure if the size of the backup data exceeds 3TB. We've now made the virtual file system size dynamically based of the amount of data and size of the source volume to overcome this problem. We've also improved the error messaging on backup failure to make it easier to troubleshoot problems.
  • BitLocker drive without a drive letter
  • On systems with unlocked BitLocker drives that aren't assigned a drive letter, a 'BitLocker Live Restore' would always perform a 'Full Copy' restore rather than a 'Rapid Delta Restore (RDR)'. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.1 Build 3317 (Jul 4, 2018)

  • Unable to restore to an uninitialized disk:
  • Restoring to an uninitialized disk could cause the target disk not to be found and the restore to fail. This has been resolved.
  • If this issue affects you then please create fresh Windows PE rescue media after updating.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.1 Build 3307 (Jul 3, 2018)

  • SQL Backup failure if TLS 1.0 is disabled:
  • SQL DB authentication would fail if TLS 1.0 was disabled and TLS 1.2 enabled. This has been resolved.
  • Clone and restore error message improvements:
  • When a clone or restore failed the error messages could display incorrect or cryptic error text. Typically you may have seen 'Access Denied' for a failure, however the true cause of the problem would likely have been different. The error text now displays the initial and correct reason for the failure.
  • Clone target disk could not be found:
  • A clone could fail with an unidentified target disk. This has been resolved.
  • MIG installation:
  • Macrium Image Guardian could turn off after a reboot if installed for a single user as opposed to the default 'All Users'. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.1 Build 3196 (May 3, 2018)

  • Incremental & Differential Image Corruption:
  • Incremental and Differential images created since 17th April using Macrium Reflect v7.1.3147, 3159 or 3169 could be corrupt if the Changed Block Tracker (CBT) driver was involved in the Image creation. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.1 Build 3169 (Apr 24, 2018)

  • Macrium Image Guardian:
  • On some computers, a situation could arise where Macrium Image Guardian would raise its protection level to the maximum, indiscriminately blocking all modifications to any image file. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.1 Build 3159 (Apr 18, 2018)

  • Macrium Image Guardian:
  • Driver file 'mrigflt.sys' was incorrectly signed in the previous update. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.1 Build 3147 (Apr 17, 2018)

  • What's New v7.1.3147:
  • Macrium Image Guardian:
  • The Macrium Image Guardian system components have been updated to provide enhanced performance and reliability.
  • Backup definition encryption state change mid backup set:
  • Macrium Reflect will now start a new backup set if the encryption settings in a Backup Definition is changed.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Technicians Portable USB Add Drivers:
  • The Add Drivers Wizard in the technicians portable USB stick could fail to detect the correct version of Windows PE when reporting supported devices. This has been resolved
  • File and Folder Restore toast notifications:
  • When restoring File and Folder backups, incorrect toast notifications could be displayed. This has been resolved
  • SQL backup error if the Computer DNS name is greater than 15 characters:
  • For SQL backup, if the default SQL instance name was used and the Computer DNS name didn't match the Computer NetBios name then the backup could fail. This has been resolved
  • ReflectMonitor:
  • Pressing the 'Escape' key while viewing ReflectMonitor would cause termination of the ReflectMonitor session. This would cause a delay when restarting and possible loss of log data in the monitor Window. This has been resolved
  • Various:
  • Various bug fixes and changes to improve Macrium Reflect.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.1 Build 2963 (Mar 18, 2018)

  • Windows 7/10 32 Bit BSOD when booting
  • A Windows Update on the 13th March has caused some Windows 7 and 10 32 bit systems to fail to load Windows after updating. The error occurs when kernel mode driver 'pssnap.sys' loads at boot time. This update removes 'pssnap.sys' from boot time configuration. Note: Simply deleting the file is insufficient to resolve the problem.
  • We recommend that 32 bit installations of Macrium Reflect on XP, Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 10 upgraded from Windows 7, 32 bit operating systems update to this release.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.1 Build 2917 (Feb 27, 2018)

  • Rescue media crash at boot:
  • The rescue media could fail to boot and cause a run time error. This has been resolved. We recommend creating fresh Windows PE rescue media after updating.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.1 Build 2899 (Feb 21, 2018)

  • What's New v7.1.2899:
  • mrcbt.sys Update:
  • The Macrium Changed Block Tracker driver mrcbt.sys has been updated to comply with the new kernel mode driver requirements for the Insider Preview and subsequent public release of Windows 10.
  • New command line parameter '-noconsole':
  • A new parameter is available in the command line, -noconsole, that enables redirection of stdout and stderr.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • File and Folder search date parameters:
  • When searching for files in File and Folder backups, if the From and To dates were the same then this would result in no results found. This has been resolved.
  • Backup priority setting:
  • A bug with the backup priority setting forced backups run with the lowest priority set to run at highest. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.1 Build 2885 (Feb 2, 2018)

  • Missing files reported when mounting backups:
  • When mounting backup files, if required files are missing from the backup set then the original file names are now listed in the error message box.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Synthetic Full re-started backup sets:
  • If all incremental images are deleted from a backup set with a synthetic full image, and the set is 're-started' by creating another Incremental then the error 'Invalid Parameter' would occur when mounting the Incremental image file. Additionally, a restore of this Incremental may result in the Full being restored. This has been resolved.
  • ReDeploy improvements for NVMe host controllers:
  • When migrating a system to an NVMe booting device, ReDeploy required the user to specify vendor drivers for this hardware, even when the target OS has native support. This has been resolved.
  • We recommend creating fresh Windows PE rescue media after updating.
  • Macrium viBoot:
  • When running on systems configured in any language other than English, Macrium viBoot would sometimes fail to display information about virtual machines. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.1 Build 2833 (Jan 15, 2018)

  • MIG Service install problem:
  • The Macrium Image Guardian Service could fail to start. This has been resolved.
  • EXT 4 File System image size:
  • Linux EXT 4 file system images could be unnecessarily large. This has been resolved.
  • Free Edition prompt for Windows PE rebuild:
  • The Free Edition of Macrium Reflect could prompt for a rebuild even if the rescue media was up to date. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.1 Build 2817 (Jan 8, 2018)

  • No drive letters assigned for cloned/restored partitions:
  • Cloning and restoring multiple consecutive partitions could result in volumes without drive letters assigned. This has been resolved.
  • Free edition installed on Windows XP:
  • An installer error during the finalise phase could cause a Windows boot failure; resolvable by taking the "Last Known Good Configuration" option. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.1 Build 2801 (Dec 28, 2017)

  • Symantec Encryption Desktop drives cloning and imaging:
  • Cloning and imaging of locked drives encrypted with Symantec Encryption Desktop could fail. This has been resolved.
  • Please note that we recommend using MS BitLocker encryption where possible. Other encryption products are not fully supported by Macrium Reflect.
  • RDC and RDR fall back to full copy:
  • Rapid Delta Restore and Clone operations could unnecessarily fall back to performing a 'full copy'. This has been resolved.
  • We recommend creating fresh Windows PE rescue media after updating to avoid this problem.
  • BitLocker Removal Restore outcome message:
  • When editing a saved clone definition for a 'Live' BitLocker clone a BitLocker 'Removal' message box would incorrectly be shown. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.1 Build 2792 (Dec 20, 2017)

  • Windows 7 drive letter assignments for cloned/restored partitions:
  • When cloning/restoring file systems in Windows 7, drive letter assignments may not honour the chosen options in the clone/restore wizard. This has been resolved.
  • Windows PE Fix Boot Problems:
  • An issue was reported where Fix Boot Problems failed to resolve the target operating system. This has been resolved.
  • We recommend creating fresh Windows PE rescue media after updating to avoid this problem.
  • Macrium CBT Tools:
  • Macrium CBT Tools could sometimes fail to detect that the correct version of the mrcbt.sys driver was running and prompt the user to reboot unnecessarily. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.1 Build 2768 (Dec 13, 2017)

  • What's new:
  • Improved BitLocker restore processing. New warning message box displayed for images created with this release or later if the restore outcome results in a 'BitLocker removal' restore.
  • The source BitLocker state is now included in Image file meta data. For images created with this release or later, this is now shown as an icon in the restore wizard source drive and restore tab.
  • If your system uses BitLocker encryption then we recommend creating fresh Windows PE rescue media after updating.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • MIG and RoboCopy sync from a root folder. When using RoboCopy to synchronise or move backup files from a drive root folder the operation could be incorrectly blocked by MIG. This has been resolved.
  • Backup target share authentication. Authenticated network share backup targets could fail with 'Access Denied' if a user without write permissions has prior access. This has been resolved.
  • Restore problem to striped or mirrored Dynamic volumes. A restore or clone could corrupt the target dynamic disk configuration if the target volume was setup up as either 'striped' or 'mirrored'. This has been resolved.
  • If this issue affects you then please create fresh Windows PE rescue media after updating.
  • Exchange Databases On volume mount points. Exchange backup would not check the database path for volume mount points, resulting in backup failure, this has now been resolved.
  • Various bug fixes and changes to improve Macrium Reflect.
  • Macrium viBoot:
  • viBoot could fail to boot encrypted images. This has been resolved.
  • viBoot could incorrectly detect MBR disks as GPT if the source disk has remnants of a GPT header leftover from a previous initialisation. This has been resolved.
  • viBoot would sometimes fail to start when launched from within Reflect. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.1 Build 2722 (Nov 21, 2017)

  • MIG not disabled:
  • For some customers, Macrium Image Guardian would still be active when disabled in the settings dialog. This has been resolved

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.1 Build 2697 (Nov 12, 2017)

  • Crash When accessing the MIG settings dialog:
  • German language customers could experience a program crash when accessing the Macrium Image Guardian settings dialog. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.1 Build 2695 (Nov 10, 2017)

  • Security Update for Scheduled Tasks using Windows Task Scheduler 1.0:
  • This updates includes changes for the Anniversary Update and later installs of Windows 10 when manually scheduling backups using the Windows Task Scheduler 1.0 outside of Macrium Reflect.
  • To overcome a process elevation bug in MS Windows Task Scheduler 1.0, scheduled tasks calling 'Reflect.exe' would automatically bypass UAC for all user groups. This could lead to a potential security threat allowing a Standard user to create and execute backups of sensitive data.
  • This functionality is now disabled. Macrium Reflect v7 uses Windows Task Scheduler 2.0 so there is no action to take regarding this change for normal scheduling of tasks in Macrium Reflect.
  • Security Update for Pre and Post VSS backup scripts:
  • This update includes changes to the pre and post VSS snapshot script funtionality described in the KB article: Stopping the SQL Server service automatically when backing up
  • This functionality is now Off by default and must be enabled by creating the following registry entry:
  • Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMacriumReflectsettings
  • Name: EnablePrePostScripts
  • Type: DWORD 32 bit
  • Value: Off = 0, On = 1
  • Default: 0
  • Server Plus - Mailbox Restore
  • In rare cases, Mailbox Restore would be fail to restore email recipients if the recipient data contained flagged property values. This has been resolved.
  • Workstation Edition - Backup Events
  • The Workstation Editon of Macrium Reflect would fail to post backup completion events in the Windows Eeent log. This has been resolved.
  • Bitlocker Restore failed - Write failed - 13 - Permission denied
  • When restoring a BitLocker unlocked partiton, if the target partiton had been shrunk since the image was created then Reflect would incorrectly preform a 'Live' BitLocker restore. This has been resolved.
  • Please see here for more information on BitLocker restore outcomes.
  • Various
  • Various bug fixes and changes to improve Macrium Reflect.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.1 Build 2646 (Oct 13, 2017)

  • CBT causing a lock on removable drives:
  • The CBT driver could cause a permanent lock on external drives preventing safe ejection. This has been resolved.
  • Image Guardian settings dialog hang:
  • When clicking 'OK', without changing any MIG settings, a progress bar would be displayed and the dialog would not closed. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.1 Build 2638 (Oct 10, 2017)

  • New Macrium Image Guardian disable option
  • A new option 'Restart on reboot' has been added to the MIG settings dialog.
  • Simplify script defaults
  • VBScript and Powershell default options have now been merged into one group of options.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Backup in PE not always honouring Partition selections. When imaging in Windows PE, if partitions were de-selected in the backup wizard then the selections were not always honoured in the backup. This has been resolved.
  • GUID destination paths not validated correctly. When using a GUID volume path as a backup destination the path syntax was not validated correctly. This has been resolved.
  • CBT Blue Screen failure. In very rare sitautions, the Changed Block Tracker driver could cause a Windows BSOD if another process incorrectly attempts to write past the end of volume boundary. This has been resolved.
  • Various bug fixes and changes to improve Macrium Reflect.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.1 Build 2619 (Oct 3, 2017)

  • MIG RoboCopy rules:
  • MIG could incorrectly disallow RoboCopy with /MIR /PURGE parameters correctly set. This has been resolved.
  • GUID destination paths not validated correctly:
  • When using a GUID volume path as a backup destination the path syntax was not validated correctly. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.1 Build 2614 (Oct 2, 2017)

  • Rescue Media run error:
  • Windows PE rescue media could fail to load with a missing DLL message. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.1 Build 2607 (Sep 29, 2017)

  • MIG settings dialog resource issue:
  • Systems with non UK English Windows locale would incorrectly see the MIG dialog in German. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.0 Build 2199 (Jun 15, 2017)

  • Empty folders missing from File and Folder incremental and Differential backups. When creating an Incremental or Differential File and Folder backup, folders without files were not being included in the backup. This has been resolved.
  • RelfectMonitor notification icon not created. The notification icon for running backups could fail to be created at logon. This has been resolved.
  • Various bug fixes and changes to improve Macrium Reflect.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.0 Build 2187 (May 28, 2017)

  • Program crash when retention rules deletes several hundred split files:
  • A program error could occur when several hundred split image files are deleted during retention rule deletion. This has been resolved.
  • Split file size:
  • Split backup files could exceed the specified maximum size by a few bytes. This has been resolved.
  • Program crash during auto verification:
  • Some customers with systems running Intel Xeon processors could experience a program crash during auto verification. This has been resolved.
  • Various:
  • Various bug fixes and changes to improve Macrium Reflect.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.0 Build 2173 (May 16, 2017)

  • Pause when automatically verifying images
  • A 5 to 10 second pause could be experienced at the end of automatic image verification. This has been resolved.
  • Server Plus Exchange 2016
  • Mailbox Restore for Exchange 2016 was not following redirects when connecting to the Autodiscover service. This has been resolved.
  • Exchange mailbox restore from Incremental backup
  • On some Exchange systems the Incremental log files were not played into the the database correctly leading to restore failure. This has been resolved
  • Error: "The system cannot find the file specified." when saving the index for split image files
  • Split images could fail if the image index and meta data exceeded the specified maximum file size when written to the final file split. This has been resolved.
  • Stale volume name meta data
  • The volume name displayed in the Reflect restore and mount user interface would not reflect changes made after the Full image. Note: this did not affect the volume name of a restored or mounted file system. This has been resolved for newly created Incremental and Differential images.
  • Various
  • Various bug fixes and changes to improve Macrium Reflect.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.0 Build 2161 (Apr 28, 2017)

  • Program error when displaying BitLocker encrypted drives
  • An rare program exception could occur when displaying encrypted BitLockered drives. This has been resolved.
  • Various
  • Various bug fixes and changes to improve Macrium Reflect.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.0 Build 2158 (Apr 25, 2017)

  • Program exception during image verification:
  • Some customers experienced a program error during image auto verification. This has been resolved.
  • Backup performance to local disks:
  • When backing up to local disks the transfer rate could sometimes be erratic and slow down during the image process. This has been resolved.
  • Reflect Monitor icon visible when no backup was running:
  • On some systems the tray notification icon could be unnecessarily visible when no backup was running. This has been resolved.
  • False backup running notifications at Windows logon :
  • A backup start notification from a previous backup could incorrectly be shown at logon. This has been resolved.
  • Windows XP Scheduled backups:
  • Scheduled backup could to fail to populate the 'Scheduled Backups' tab view on Windows XP. This has been resolved.
  • Various:
  • Various bug fixes and changes to improve Macrium Reflect.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.0 Build 2134 (Apr 13, 2017)

  • Scheduled task hang:
  • Scheduled tasks could hang if the target drive for the backup was unavailable. This has been resolved.
  • Very slow backups:
  • Some customers have experienced reported transfer rates of low mb/s or kb/s during disk Image backups. This has been resolved.
  • ReflectMonitor HotKey:
  • The keyboard letter used to launch ReflectMonitor would fail to change from the default 'M' when changed in the registry. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.0 Build 2128 (Apr 7, 2017)

  • Improved auto verification speed:
  • Automatic verification speed has been improved for disk images. This reduces the time taken to automatically verify at the end of a backup.
  • Index verification error:
  • When auto verifying split image incrementals with delta indexes the verification could fail with an Index Verification or Load errors. This has been resolved.
  • Various:
  • Various bug fixes and changes to improve Macrium Reflect.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.0 Build 2124 (Apr 6, 2017)

  • Failure to start on Windows XP:
  • Reflect would fail to start on Windows XP/Server 2003. This has been resolved.
  • Various:
  • Various bug fixes and changes to improve Macrium Reflect.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.0 Build 2117 (Apr 3, 2017)

  • Automatic detection of disk write performance:
  • When creating a disk image Macrium Reflect will now perform a simulation of the image writing process to determine the best method for the fastest image creation time.
  • Additional Scheduled task conditions:
  • You can now select additional schedule conditions for each schedule.
  • Run scheduled tasks as any user in the Windows Administrators group:
  • Scheduled tasks can now be set to run using any user in the Administrators group. Take 'Other Tasks' > 'Edit defaults' > 'Schedule' to set the account.
  • Changed Block Tracker driver update:
  • An issue is resolved with Microsoft Volume Shadow copy Service (VSS) hanging. This was experienced by a few customers using previous versions of Macrium Reflect v7.
  • Various:
  • Various bug fixes and changes to improve Macrium Reflect.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.0 Build 2089 (Mar 22, 2017)

  • Server Plus SQL Server 2016:
  • Server Plus now supports SQL Server 2016 instances.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Windows 7 - Reflect hang on startup:
  • Some customers have experienced a hang when Reflect starts on Windows 7. This has been resolved.
  • Shut-down warning dialog not displayed:
  • When scheduling backups with an automatic Windows shutdown at the end, the warning dialog wasn't being displayed. This has been resolved.
  • Network Error: Multiple connections:
  • The error 'Multiple connections to a server or shared resource by the same user, using more than a user name, are not allowed' could be shown when scheduled backups write to a network share. This has been resolved.
  • Backup progress not displayed:
  • General improvements and fixes to the ReflectMonitor utility to display the progress of scheduled backups.
  • HKLM Registry permissions issue:
  • Some customers have had problems saving default settings. This release will correct registry permissions and allow application defaults and settings to persist.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.0 Build 2079 (Mar 22, 2017)

  • Performance issue when backing up to local drives:
  • Changes have been made to improve backup performance in Reflect 7. Please see the linked release article below
  • Network share authentication issues:
  • Network authentication has been improved to prevent scheduled tasks from failing due to inability to write to the backup target share.
  • Changed Block Tracker Windows event messages:
  • Fixed case where CBT Event Viewer messages were not displayed correctly. Please note that the previous release did not fix this issue.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.0 Build 2055 (Mar 22, 2017)

  • Task bar icon hidden when running scheduled tasks:
  • On some Windows systems, when running using the Windows 'built-in' Administrator account, the 'Reflect Monitor' icon in the notification area of the Windows task bar could be hidden during a scheduled task. This has been resolved
  • Please note: You can also show the status of a running backup, and the last run backup in the current Windows session, by pressing 'Ctrl'+'Alt'+'M' at any time.
  • Network share authentication issues:
  • Network share authentication has been made more robust by automatically checking for access using both 'user name' and 'serveruser name'. In addition, multiple connections to the same share no-longer result in an 'ERROR_SESSION_CREDENTIAL_CONFLICT' caused by multiple simultaneous connections.
  • Changed Block Tracker Windows event messages:
  • Fixed case where CBT Event Viewer messages were not displayed correctly..
  • Please note: Changed Block Tracker will be enabled after installing this update. If you have manually disabled CBT then please disable again after updating.
  • viBoot driver signing:
  • Fixed a driver signing issue that affected some users of viBoot on Windows 10.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.0 Build 2035 (Mar 22, 2017)

  • Hang when splitting backup files:
  • An application hang could occur if the max file size is set in the backup definition or when backing up to a FAT32 destination. This has been resolved
  • Scheduled backups network authentication:
  • Scheduled backups could fail to authenticate against password protected network shares. This has been resolved and network share connection attempts are now included in the backup log
  • Failure email not sent if the backup definition xml contained errors:
  • If a backup definition reported 'XML Invalid' due to a disk ID mismatch then a failure email was not sent. This has been resolved

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.0 Build 2023 (Mar 22, 2017)

  • Scheduled Tasks Upgrading Error:
  • This release includes a startup dialog to resolve scheduled backup problems associated with converting v6 to v7 and with task saving issues in earlier versions of v7.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.0 Build 2001 (Mar 22, 2017)

  • Scheduled Tasks Run Time Error:
  • Some customers have experienced scheduled tasks saved with an incorrect run time after upgrading from v6 or creating/editing new tasks in v7. This releases resolves this problem.
  • Program hang at startup:
  • After upgrading from v6 Reflect could at startup. This releases resolves this problem.
  • After installing this update, please check your scheduled tasks and correct the run time if necessary.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 7.0 Build 1994 (Mar 22, 2017)

  • New backup engine:
  • Improved incremental backup times using a new Kernel mode changed block tracker driver to track live file system changes.
  • Virtual Image Boot:
  • Instant virtualization of Macrium Images using Hyper-V virtual machines and Macrium viBoot.
  • Windows Task Scheduler 2:
  • Macrium Reflect now uses the Windows Task Scheduler v2 API to save scheduled tasks on Windows Vista and later operating systems.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 6.3 Build 1745 (Feb 26, 2017)

  • In-place upgrade to Reflect v7
  • This release improves on the previous release v6 to v7 upgrade experience by allowing v7 upgrade keys to automatically upgrade existing v6 keys.
  • Avast AV software problem
  • Improved handling of the problem caused by AV software. Failed execution of the Macrium Reflect executable will now show the correct Windows failure code in the Task Scheduler status.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Technicians USB stick crash when adding drivers
  • When taking the option to add drivers to a Technicians USB stick from a foreign PC, a program error could occur. This has been resolved.
  • Server Edition Rescue Media
  • The Server Edition Rescue media would incorrectly show 'CMC Agent' as the edition and create a '.log' folder in the image location during an automated system restore. This has been resolved.
  • False error shown in the DOS command window
  • An incorrect error "CCBTBase::MapClusterRunToBitmap" was shown in the command prompt window when running Reflect from a DOS command prompt. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 6.3 Build 1734 (Feb 21, 2017)

  • In-place upgrade to Reflect v7:
  • This release accepts Macrium Reflect v7 keys and will upgrade to v7 by Taking 'Other Tasks' > 'Check for updates'.
  • Avast AV software problem:
  • A recent update to Avast AV software has prevented Macrium Reflect scheduled tasks from running. This release includes an automatic workaround to run tasks using the Windows SYSTEM account.
  • Note: Scheduled backups will not be visible in the Windows notification area when running as SYSTEM.
  • New registry entry to disable tray icon status messages and tool tips:
  • Customers running certain full screen games have noticed that the focus is lost when sheduled backups start. Set the following registry entry to disable tray icon messages :
  • Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMacriumReflectSettings
  • Name: DisableTrayNotifications
  • Type: DWORD
  • Value: 1

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 6.3 Build 1696 (Feb 21, 2017)

  • Microsoft Exchange Mailbox Restore:
  • The memory requirements of the Mailbox Restore process have been reduced.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 6.3 Build 1687 (Feb 21, 2017)

  • Server Plus Exchange 2016 extended properties not restoring:
  • When restoring appointments, Mailbox Restore for Exchange 2016 would not restore certain properties, such as recurrence patterns or the Show As field. This has been resolved.
  • Server Plus Exchange 2010 not opening some mailboxes:
  • In some rare cases, the Mailbox Restore wizard would be unable to open specific Exchange 2010 mailboxes. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 6.3 Build 1665 (Dec 14, 2016)

  • New:
  • Windows PE 10 Build 1607
  • Windows PE 10 has been updated for build 1607 and includes BitLocker XTS support. To update an existing installation, click through to the final rescue media Wizard page and click 'Rebuild'. If your system contains any partition encrypted using BitLocker XTS then the appropriate PE components will be automatically downloaded and PE 10 updated to 1607.
  • Windows PE network adaptors IP address configuration
  • When performing an automatic restore using the Macrium recovery boot menu, any existing static IPv4 configurations are now copied to the same Network adaptors in Windows PE.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Sever Plus Exchange 2016 Mailbox restore target incorrect
  • Granular restore for Exchange 2016 would restore to the Exchange logged-on user rather than the original user for the mailbox items. This has been resolved.
  • VBScript and PowerShell scheduled task 'Conflict' logic not working correctly
  • Scheduled backups using script files could incorrectly be flagged as causing a 'conflict' and not run when tasks executions were programmatically determined in the source code. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 6.2 Build 1549 (Sep 9, 2016)

  • Hang on application exit:
  • A few customers have reported that Reflect can fail to terminate when finished execution. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 6.2 Build 1544 (Sep 6, 2016)

  • Application error at startup:
  • A few customers have reported an application crash when starting Macrium Reflect when running Windows 10 Anniversary Update. This has been resolved.
  • Windows PE Rescue media build crash:
  • A program error could occur when copying several hundred driver files into rescue media ISO file. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 6.2 Build 1502 (Aug 11, 2016)

  • Windows 10 UEFI DVD/CD UEFI boot problems:
  • Windows 10 DVD/CD rescue media was only able to boot legacy MBR after installing release v6.2.1495. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 6.2 Build 1495 (Aug 10, 2016)

  • Windows 10 Anniversary Update release:
  • This release contains changes to the Macrium Reflect process execution and Service to overcome scheduling problems with the Windows 10 Anniversary Update.
  • Windows 10 systray backup notifications:
  • The number of Windows Tray Notifications shown when a scheduled backup starts has been reduced.
  • Improved application exit performance:
  • Reflect could occasionally 'hang' for many seconds before shutting down. The exit and cleanup functionality has been improved.
  • Windows PE Image mounting failure:
  • When UEFI booting Windows PE rescue media, mounted images could fail to open in PE Explorer. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 6.1 Build 1366 (Jun 30, 2016)

  • Automatic deletion of Macrium created network share connections:
  • Authenticated Network connections created by Macrium Reflect at the start of a backup can now be automatically terminated on application exit rather than waiting for the default Windows timeout. This functionality was requested by forum members to help protect against ransomware
  • $PROMPT$ - Prompt for password:
  • When using $PROMPT$ to prompt for a backup password during execution, this was causing Incremental and Differential backups to fail to start. This has been resolved.
  • Focus stealing when running a scheduled task:
  • Scheduled tasks running in the background could momentarily steal the Windows focus at the start of execution. This has been resolved.
  • Program exception on exit:
  • Reflect could occasionally crash on exit if application termination was delayed. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 6.1 Build 1309 (May 24, 2016)

  • Hyper-V Cluster Shared Volumes:
  • File & Folder Backups are now compatible with Hyper-V Cluster Shared Volumes. See this KB article for more information
  • File & Folder Logs:
  • All columns are now sortable in the 'Files backed up' log report in the log view.
  • Image Restore:
  • More resource efficient memory model has been implemented for partitions larger than 32TB
  • Network Share Validation:
  • When creating a backup to a network share, Reflect will now reject an existing 'Read Only' connection and attempt to re-connect using the Network Authentication values saved in the program defaults. Limiting write access can be useful for protecting against RansomWare
  • ReDeploy Improvements:
  • ReDeploy improvements to handle windows 8/10 driver boot time optimizer. In rare cases this may have previously prevented redeployed systems from starting correctly.
  • SQL Instance Connection:
  • Server Plus SQL 'Connect to instance' was not correctly catering for the German locale. This has been resolved.
  • SQL Differential Backups:
  • SQL Differential Backups, 32 bit only, would occasionally fail MD5 generation for encrypted backups. This has been resolved.
  • Cloning issue converting Primary to Logical:
  • Converting Primary to Logical drives could incorrectly resize the cloned target logical drive. This has been resolved.
  • Rescue Media Drivers:
  • A rare issue was reported with Broadcom Network drivers not being handled correctly. This has been resolved.
  • Delete File Dialog:
  • The Delete File dialog was displaying backup file dates incorrectly. This has been resolved.
  • DiskRestore Utility:
  • The DiskRestore utility in Windows PE will now correctly handle delta incremental backups

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 6.1 Build 1225 (Mar 29, 2016)

  • Support added for Exchange 2016:
  • Server Plus now fully supports MS Exchange 2016 granular backup and restore
  • Encrypted image file access:
  • In rare circumstances encrypted images could fail to open with v6.1.1196. This has been resolved
  • Out of memory error not reported for consolidation failure:
  • On 32 bit Windows installations an 'Out of Memory' error would report 'Unknown Error'. This has been resolved
  • Server Plus - Email export problem:
  • If an email had no subject, Reflect was previously unable to export it to EML or MSG file. This has been resolved.
  • Server Plus - Deleted email restore problem:
  • On Exchange 2003 and 2007, if an email's content had been deleted from the Exchange server but it still had an allocated row in the Exchange database, then that row would still be visible in the Mailbox Restore wizard. When restoring folders, Mailbox Restore would try to restore these non-existent emails. This has been resolved

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 6.1 Build 1196 (Mar 9, 2016)

  • WHAT'S NEW:
  • Windows PE 10 Intel Matrix RAID Drivers
  • The Windows PE rescue media creation process now allows Windows 10 Intel Matrix RAID drivers to be updated.
  • BUG FIXES:
  • Technician USB UI issue:
  • The backup plan templates were visible when using the Technicians USB Stick. This has been resolved.
  • Consolidation Logging:
  • Failed file reads during consolidation would produce an incorrect error message. This has been resolved.
  • Windows PE Share Mapping:
  • Mapping a share to a drive letter in Windows PE with a trailing backslash in the share path would cause the mapping to fail. This has been resolved.
  • Windows PE Driver Matching:
  • Building rescue media would occasionally not allow drivers to be updated. This has been resolved.
  • Exchange Backup Encryption:
  • Exchange backups with AES encryption encryption enabled could cause the backups not to verify. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 6.1 Build 1081 (Feb 9, 2016)

  • What's New 6.1.1081:
  • Script scheduling improvements
  • Concurrent Script scheduling now works in a similar manner to XML file schedules. Scheduling multiple scripts (VBScript or PowerShell) running the same XML file at the same time will now use order of precedence favouring Full over Diff over Inc
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Auto decryption of multiple BitLockered drives in PE
  • An issue was reported where some BitLockered volumes were not being unlocked in Windows PE. This has been resolved

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 6.1 Build 1023 (Jan 12, 2016)

  • Exchange Verification Date Issue:
  • The Exchange Verification dialog would show the incorrect month for backups. This has been resolved.
  • Exchange 2010 Restore To Target Issue:
  • Restoring private Exchange databases to a new name/location would incorrectly create public databases. This has been resolved.
  • File Split Retention Issue:
  • Retention rules could cause files not to be deleted on backup sets with file splits. This has been resolved.
  • VBScript RoboCopy Issue:
  • Auto generated VBScript files may not correctly detect RoboCopy when using the synchronization function. This has been resolved.
  • Restore Dialog Issue:
  • Hiding the restore dialog could cause other apps to lose focus. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 6.1 Build 1000 (Dec 21, 2015)

  • What's New:
  • SQL Restore to original/different location
  • A new option has been added to SQL Restore to improve the process of restoring to either original or alternate locations.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Backup Shutdown Issue
  • A rare timing issue could cause a crash when Windows shutdown was invoked at the end of a backup. This has been resolved.
  • Rescue Media NVMe Issue
  • Attempting to use an NVMe device in PE 10 could cause driver detection issues during rescue media creation. This has been resolved.
  • Problem burning to optical media when multiple optical drives detected
  • When burning to optical media, if multiple DVD drives are detected, then the dialog to choose then next destination for spanned discs could prevent selection of the original drive. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 6.1 Build 936 (Nov 17, 2015)

  • What's New:
  • Auto decryption of BitLocker partitions in Windows PE
  • A new option in the Windows PE rescue media wizard enables automatic decryption of Bitocker encrypted volumes when Windows PE starts. It's also possible to provide a BitLocker Encryption Key (BEK) file on USB stick for additional security.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Automatic restore not detecting Windows PE 10 boot menu
  • When restorng a Windows system drive, the presence of the Windows 10 boot menu was missed to enable auto-restore. This has been resolved.
  • Program eror when refreshing the Image restore view
  • Rapidly repeated clicks of the 'Refresh' link could cause a program error. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 6.1 Build 909 (Nov 6, 2015)

  • What's New:
  • Reflect Network authentication settings copied to Windows PE
  • Network authentication settings saved in 'Other Tasks' > 'Edit Defaults' > 'Network' are now copied to the Windows PE build. This enables easier access to images saved to authenticated network shares from Windows PE.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Rescue media driver issue
  • The rescue media wizard could incorrectly detect selected 32/64bit PE type. This would then cause selection/auto-location of required drivers for PE to fail. This has been resolved.
  • Image mounting
  • The wrong incremental could be opened when mounting delta indexed incremental images. This has been resolved.
  • PowerShell RoboCopy synchronization issue
  • RoboCopy synchronization could fail if the source or target path had spaces in the folder name. This has been resolved.
  • Windows PE 10 network share access
  • A network share with no authentication could unnecessarily prompt for a user name and password. This has been resolved.
  • If this issue affects you then please create fresh Windows PE rescue media after updating.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 6.1 Build 887 (Oct 26, 2015)

  • Delta Index restore problem:
  • When restoring an Incremental with 'Delta Index', if there were zero changed blocks since the previous image in the set, then the restore process could fail to restore. This has been resolved.
  • If this issue affects you then please create fresh Windows PE rescue media after updating.
  • Rescue media driver update:
  • Selecting a path with a very large number of files to scan for updated drivers could cause Reflect to crash. This has been resolved.
  • Powershell script event logging:
  • Raising an event from a Macrium powershell script could cause the script to terminate early. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 6.1 Build 879 (Oct 21, 2015)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • Program error on final page of the Restore wizard
  • A rare program crash could occur on the final page of the restore wizard in Windows PE. This has been resolved.
  • If this issue affects you then please create fresh Windows PE rescue media after updating.
  • Windows PE network logon
  • Error messages for a failed logon attempts were truncated in the logon dialog. This has been resolved.
  • Please note that when using Windows PE 10 it may be necessary to prepend the network user name with '.\' to successfully authenticate. i.e '.\username'.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 6.1 Build 871 (Oct 15, 2015)

  • Windows PE 10 network browsing issue:
  • When accessing password protected network shares in Windows PE 10 the network credentials dialog could fail to provide access to the share. This has been resolved.
  • Windows PE 10 drive letter assignments:
  • Windows PE could assign different drive letters to the host Windows OS. This has been resolved.
  • Auto verification of Delta Incremental Index Images:
  • A program error could occur when auto-verifying Delta Incremental Index Images at the end of a backup. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 6.1 Build 865 (Oct 13, 2015)

  • Delta Indexes for Incremental Images:
  • More efficient Incremental index storage offers faster consolidation and smaller file sizes. This option needs to be enabled in v6.1.
  • Note: Rescue media must be built using v6.1 if you use delta incremental indexes.
  • German language support:
  • For Windows installations using German locales a new option to install Macrium Reflect in the German language is now offered in the full installer for Home, Workstation, Server and Server Plus Editions. This will be made available for the free edition soon.
  • Windows PE 10.0:
  • The latest Windows PE 10 is now included in the rescue media build wizard. PE is now the default option for Windows 8.0 and later. Windows PE 10 offers support for Windows 10 compact installs and Windows 8.1 Wim Boot file systems.
  • Note: If your system requires PE 10 then you will be prompted to create PE 10 rescue media when starting the rescue media wizard.
  • Destination drive letter discovery:
  • The destination drive unique volume GUID path can now be saved in the backup definition file. Saving the backup destination volume GUID path instead of the drive letter enables Windows to assign different drive letters to USB drives without affecting the backup destination detection.
  • Note: This option is disabled by default.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 6.0 Build 753 (Jul 22, 2015)

  • WHAT'S NEW:
  • Image Mounting Service Improvements:
  • The Image Mounting driver has been improved to provide more feedback in the event of issues.
  • WinPE Screen Resolution:
  • The screen resolution is now selectable while booted in WinPE. Use the menu option 'Other Tasks' > 'Screen Resolution...'
  • Microsoft SQL Backup:
  • Server Plus SQL database backup files are now more efficient and backup files may be reduced in size.
  • BUG FIXES:
  • Microsoft Exchange 2003 Restore:
  • Mailbox restore for Exchange 2003 would sometimes fail to load supporting libraries. This has been resolved.
  • Microsoft Exchange MAPI Detection:
  • Detection of installed MAPI was not searching installed MSI packages. This has been resolved.
  • Microsoft Exchange Mailbox Restore:
  • Granular mailbox restore had a rare platform issue where support code libraries were not being loaded. This has been resolved.
  • Auto Recovery Boot Menu on v6 Upgrade:
  • When upgrading from v5 to v6 if an incompatible v5 boot menu is detected it is now removed.
  • Trial License Expiry Issue:
  • The expiration date for v6 trial installations could be incorrect when installing a trial on top of the v6 Free Edition. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 6.0 Build 708 (Jun 29, 2015)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • File and Folder 'Add Folder' browse button disappearing
  • Certain dialog controls are moved when the Windows Font setting is changed, this caused the 'Browse' button in the 'Add folders' File and Folder backup dialog to be hidden. This has been resolved.
  • Microsoft Exchange retention rules
  • MS Exchange backups may not run the retention and consolidation rules specified in the backup definition. This has been resolved.
  • Crash during backup
  • A program error could occur if multiple backups are sent to the same target folder from different PC's at the same time. This has been resolved.
  • License dialog error
  • When registering Macrium Reflect the license dialog could prevent execution with an error 'The license key has not changed'. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 6.0 Build 688 (Jun 19, 2015)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • ReDeploy issue
  • Macrium ReDeploy could become unresponsive when scanning certain INF files for drivers. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 6.0 Build 685 (Jun 19, 2015)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • Error when creating a Diff or Incremental
  • A program error could occur when creating a Differential or Incremental Image if no Full was found in the target folder. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 6.0 Build 684 (Jun 19, 2015)

  • What's New:
  • 'swapfile.sys'
  • Data from the the Windows 8.0/8.1 temporary file 'swapfile.sys' is now excluded from images.
  • Windows 10
  • An in-place upgrade of the Windows OS to Windows 10 will retain the Macrium Reflect license after upgrading.
  • Technicians USB stick improvement
  • The Macrium Reflect Technicians USB stick will now ignore bad sector 'CRC' errors by default. A summary of bad sector will be displayed in the Image log.
  • Technicians USB grace period
  • A 14 days 'grace' period has been added to the expiration of the Technicians USB stick.
  • Backup set error detection
  • For scheduled images, when creating an Incremental or Differential Image, If corruption is detected in the backup set index then a Full image is automatically created.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Free space threshold check-box not copied from defaults
  • The default selection for free space threshold was not copied to backup definition files when creating a new definition. This has been resolved.
  • Extended partition table sequence
  • Restored images of MBR disks where the extended partition table is out of sequence could cause corruption of the restored partition table. This is a very edge case where the partition table was originally initialized outside of Windows. This has been resolved.
  • XML list view hidden
  • The list of backup definitions could be hidden if the lower widow is dragged to the top of the container. This has been resolved and restarting reflect restores the original position.
  • Maximum file size setting
  • If the Maximum File size setting was changed mid backup set then the value from the Full image was always used. This has been resolved.
  • Crash during consolidation
  • A program error could occur if an incomplete backup set was detected in the backup target folder. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 6.0 Build 611 (May 6, 2015)

  • What's New:
  • Prompt for passwords
  • You can now enter the password '$PROMPT$' in the backup definition and a password dialog will request the password during backup execution.
  • Desktop shortcut prompt for backup type
  • You can now create a desktop shortcut for an xml backup definition that prompts for backup type (Full, Diff or Inc).
  • VBScript improvement
  • VBScript now uses 'robocopy' to synchronize backup files when 'Directory Synchronization' is enabled in the VBscript options dialog.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Mouse scroll wheel issue
  • The mouse scroll wheel would not scroll the backup definition window. This has been resolved.
  • Retention issue when running a Diff or Inc from the 'Restore' tab
  • Reflect could incorrectly apply retention rules when a Diff or Inc backup was run directly from the restore tab. This has been resolved.
  • Free disk space problem with DFS shares
  • Reflect could incorrectly report the wrong free disk space if a Distributed File System (DFS) share was used as the backup target. This has been resolved.
  • Backup time incorrect if the backup took more than 24 hours
  • The time to complete a backup would be incorrectly reported if the time was over 24 hours. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 6.0 Build 567 (May 6, 2015)

  • What's New:
  • Incremental Consolidation improved memory usage
  • Incremental consolidation now uses more efficient memory allocation routines.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Microsoft Exchange Backup
  • Exchange Backup was not stripping the Active Directory server common name identifier from the VSS path specifier. This has been resolved.
  • XML file name issue
  • If an xml file name contained the text '-full', '-diff' or '-inc' then this could cause a scheduled task to run the wrong backup type. This has been resolved.
  • Browse image problem in PE 5.0 x64
  • A driver signing problem prevented images and file and folder backups from being mounted and browsed in PE 5.0 x64. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 6.0 Build 545 (Apr 2, 2015)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • Problem extending an NTFS file system when restoring
  • An NTFS file system could be corrupted by extending the partition size on restore.
  • Please re-create your rescue media to apply this fix in Windows PE.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 6.0 Build 541 (Apr 2, 2015)

  • What's New:
  • Improved RDR and RDC efficiency
  • Rapid Delta Restore and Clone functionality is now faster when performing 'Looking for changes'
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Microsoft Exchange Backup
  • Exchange 2003 and 2007 with empty Storage Groups would cause the Exchange backup process to not work. This has been resolved.
  • Microsoft Exchange Backup
  • An issue was found where Exchange backup would occasionally not track the databases selected for backup. This has been resolved.
  • Microsoft Exchange Mailbox Restore Daylight Savings Time issue
  • An issue was reported where restoration of mail items may not honor the Daylight Savings Time for restored items. This has been resolved.
  • File system issue after repeated Rapid Delta Restores
  • Orphaned NTFS Master File Table records could cause an incomplete restore. This could happen when restoring forwards and then backwards in time on the same file system using RDR.
  • Please re-create your rescue media to apply this fix in Windows PE.
  • Backup destination with > 4TB free space reporting issue
  • Backup destinations with more than 4TB of free space were being misreported as 4TB in the backup log. This has been resolved.
  • Dynamic Disk Imaging Issue
  • Imaging of Dynamic Disk Volumes would fail has not been assigned. This has been resolved.
  • DiskRestore Issues
  • The embedded DiskRestore application in Macrium Reflect was not in line with the current Macrium Reflect theme. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 6.0 Build 516 (Mar 13, 2015)

  • What's New:
  • Windows PE boot menu in trial
  • 30 day trial versions of Macrium Reflect can now add the Macrium Reflect recovery option to the Windows boot menu.
  • Windows PE and BitLocker Encrypted drives
  • Windows PE can now unlock and image BitLocker Encrypted drives. Please see here for more information
  • Monthly scheduling now includes individual month selections
  • The monthly scheduling in Templates and Backup plans now allows you to select months. Previously, you could select a day and this would apply to every month
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Differential Retention deletion error
  • Differential retention by date could delete too many differential backups. This has been resolved.
  • Windows PE trial could expire
  • For trial users, the Windows PE rescue media could expire. This has been resolved.
  • File and Folder backup details incorrect
  • If the folder selection criteria was changed mid backup set then the Windows Explorer shell extension would show the selection criteria from the full backup. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 6.0 Build 499 (Mar 11, 2015)

  • Application Windows hidden by auto resize of Splitter Window:
  • The 'drag' line between Windows in the main application tabs could cause the upper pane to be hidden. this has been resolved.
  • PowerShell integration check:
  • On systems without PowerShell installed Macrium Reflect now warns that the script cannot run.
  • 'Parameter Incorrect' error when creating scheduled tasks from a Template:
  • This has been resolved.
  • Date edit too long for some international settings:
  • The Scheduled Tasks date edit field was too short for certain languages. This caused the date to be unreadable. This has been resolved by using the numeric date.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 6.0 Build 482 (Mar 11, 2015)

  • Upgrade from v5 rescue media issue:
  • After upgrading from Macrium Reflect v5 the rescue media Wizard would not prompt to upgrade to v6 rescue media. It was necessary to click the 'Rebuild' button. this has been resolved.
  • Windows PE prompt for XML file when cloning:
  • When cloning using the Windows PE rescue media, Reflect would incorrectly prompt to save an XML definition file. this has been resolved.
  • Technicians portable USB stick issue:
  • The Technicians portable version of Macrium Reflect would build a 'Trial' version of the rescue media. This has been resolved.
  • v5 upgrade of XML definition:
  • A v5 XML definition would incorrectly use the global v6 retention defaults if DSM was disabled in v5. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 6.0 (Mar 11, 2015)

  • Rapid Delta Restore (RDR):
  • Using advanced delta detection technology RDR can rapidly recover data from single, or multiple full backups. Cuts restore times by 90% or more.
  • Rapid Delta Clone (RDC):
  • Improving further on the cloning capabilities using technology based on RDR to speed up disk cloning activities by 90% or more.
  • Pre-defined backup plan templates
  • The Macrium Reflect scheduling engine is pre-loaded with templates for traditional, Incremental forever, or you can create your own custom plan.
  • GFS with backup chain protection
  • The traditional GFS backup template has been pre-configured with monthly, weekly, daily activities, and retention rules. Simplifies management of backup chains.
  • Incrementals forever:
  • An efficient method to continuously maintain a defined number of the most recent incremental backups. The oldest incremental files are consolidated into a single synthetic delta.
  • Custom backup plan support:
  • Allows administrators the flexibility of creating custom backup plans that provide the level of protection they require.
  • SSD Trim support:
  • This features provides automated SSD optimization providing enhanced SSD performance and longevity.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 5.3 Build 7277 (Feb 3, 2015)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • Save empty exclusions in File and Folder Filters
  • A cleared folder exclusion filter in File and Folder backup would not cause the default value to be clear when next run. This has been resolved
  • Server Plus Exchange backup error
  • A Server reboot could occur during an Exchange Backup if the backup driver code was paged out of memory. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 5.3 Build 7271 (Feb 3, 2015)

  • Server Plus bug fixes:
  • If Mailbox Restore cannot create a MAPI profile, it will now retry before returning an error message.
  • The Mailbox Restore wizard could crash if the mailbox ID could not be found. This has been resolved.
  • The Mailbox Restore wizard could crash when reading folders from the mailbox. This has been resolved.
  • HTML email body text was not always being populated when exporting to PST files. This has been resolved.
  • The Mailbox Restore process could fail while attempting to restore unsupported recipient data. This has been resolved.
  • The Mailbox Restore process could fail while attempting to write categories on Exchange 2013. This has been resolved.
  • Backing up an SQL database could crash if no list of files was found. This has been resolved.
  • Uninstalling reflect will now will unmount any mounted images from the shell.
  • Issue resolved when restoring Exchange mailboxes from disks with 4k sector size.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 5.3 Build 7256 (Dec 24, 2014)

  • System error when mounting FAT32 file systems:
  • A bug with v5.3.7253 could cause a system error when mounting images containing FAT32 file systems. This has been resolved

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 5.3 Build 7253 (Dec 24, 2014)

  • Server Plus - New features:
  • PST Export has been added to mailbox restore
  • MSG Export has been added to mailbox restore
  • Exchange backup performance has been improved.
  • Mailbox restore wizard will no longer close on 'Finish' allowing for multiple restores in the same session.
  • Error reporting and feedback of Exchange backups has been improved.
  • Error reporting and feedback of mailbox item export has been improved.
  • Bug fixes:
  • Backup Summary/Status Window:
  • A rare summary message corruption issue (due to multithreading) was reported. This has been resolved.
  • File & Folder Backup Custom Backup Filename:
  • When using custom target filenames, it was possible to have the target filename be blank after adding source folders. This has been resolved.
  • File & Folder Search Issue:
  • Searching for files to restore with a large collection of backup files could cause a hang. This has been resolved.
  • File & Folder Password Issue:
  • Searching password protected backups prompted for password at an incorrect time. This has been resolved.
  • Windows Events Issue:
  • A Server Edition patching issue resulted in Windows Events not being generated. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 5.3 Build 7220 (Nov 1, 2014)

  • New features:
  • Backup, restore and mailbox restore functionality has been added for Exchange Server 2013.
  • Users can now right click mail items and export them as text or EML file.
  • Email items can be viewed by double clicking them, along with attachment save option.
  • Users can now verify Exchange backup sets.
  • Users can now mount Exchange backups for file access.
  • Mailbox restore read of items has been greatly increased.
  • Mailbox restore now shows progress of transaction log file replay into the database during mount.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Partition scan issue
  • Some customers reported a crash dump when scanning the partitions on disks. This has been resolved.
  • ReDeploy issue
  • An instance was reported of ReDeploy not working with LSI 3ware 9000 Series RAID drivers. This has been resolved.
  • Clone & Restore issue
  • Clone or restore processes could fail if the backup file bitmap size was reported incorrectly. This has been resolved.
  • Shell Extension Comment issue
  • The Macrium Reflect shell extension was not showing multi-line comments correctly. This has been resolved.
  • Server Plus Bug Fixes
  • The Exchange VSS Replication Writer would occasionally be incorrectly misidentified as the main Exchange VSS Writer.
  • The mailbox restore UI was incorrectly not selecting child folder content for restore.
  • The mailbox restore UI was occasionally displaying incorrect percentage values when reading folder content.
  • The mailbox restore UI was showing incorrect cumulative folder item counts.
  • Various minor issues with mailbox restore filter UI were discovered during further development.
  • Mounted Exchange backup files did not have the unmount option.
  • Cancelling the restore process during database dismount would cause a crash.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 5.3 Build 7170 (Nov 1, 2014)

  • Additional error reporting.
  • If a file cannot be deleted during a DSM purge then the Windows error causing the failure is now reported in the log
  • Windows shutdown error notification when a backup is currently running.
  • Attempting to shutdown Windows if a backup is running will now cause a notification message to be displayed to prevent or allow the shutdown.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • "You need to format the disk" error message when mounting an image
  • The error "You need to format the disk" could incorrectly be shown when mounting an imaged partition. This has been resolved
  • Out of Memory error
  • An out of memory condition could be reported when backing up large partitions. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 5.3 Build 7149 (Nov 1, 2014)

  • "Bad file descriptor" error during cloning
  • The error "Bad file descriptor" could cause a clone to fail. This has been resolved
  • "Dynamic Disks not supported" Error
  • Free and Standard editions. The error message "Dynamic Disks are not supported" could incorrectly be displayed when editing an XML file. This has been resolved.
  • Windows PE driver copy problem
  • If the source driver files are marked as 'Read Only' this could cause a copy failure when building the Windows PE rescue media. This has been resolved.
  • Improved support for Linux systems using Grub 2

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 5.3 Build 7134 (Nov 1, 2014)

  • Reduced memory usage when backing up large partitions.
  • The amount of memory required when backing up multi-Terabyte partitions has been reduced.
  • Additional logging.
  • Clones and Image Restores (in Windows) now generate logs and can be viewed by clicking the 'Log' tab.
  • Server Plus - Exchange 2010 mailbox restore improvements.
  • Improved the authentication requirements when restoring mailboxes from Exchange 2010.
  • Server Plus - New Exchange verification dialog.
  • A new user friendly verification dialog for verifying exchange backups.
  • Dynamic disks shown for all editions of Macrium Reflect.
  • Dynamic disks were hidden from the Reflect main window for the Free and Standard editions of Macrium Reflect. Dynamic disks are now shown but imaging and cloning is not possible unless running the Professional or Server editions.
  • Retain existing disk signature when cloning.
  • When cloning to a pre-initialized disk, the existing disk signature is retained.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Upgrade install license key improvements
  • When running an upgrade msi install the currently installed license key is now pre-populated in the install dialog.
  • XML File rename problem.
  • When taking the XML rename function in Reflect, some irrelevant shortcuts may have been indicated as requiring updating. This has been resolved.
  • Bug with File and Folder restore time remaining.
  • Incorrect restore time remaining could be indicated when selecting the option to 'Only replace if different'. This has been resolved.
  • Application error at start-up
  • Reflect could crash at start-up if a bad sector is detected when reading the NTFS file system bitmap. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 5.3 Build 7109 (Nov 1, 2014)

  • Improved speed copying Windows PE to USB rescue media.
  • The speed of copying Windows PE boot files to USB flash drives has been increased.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Explorer crash when opening files where the path is greater than 250 characters
  • Windows Explorer could crash when accessing files where the path was greater than 250 characters. This has been resolved.
  • Support for older CPUs without SSE2 instruction set
  • The previous update to v5.3 of Macrium Reflect was incompatible with Pentium II/III and AMD Athlon XP CPUs. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 5.3 Build 7100 (Nov 1, 2014)

  • Reduced memory allocation when scanning local disks.
  • The RAM usage required when scanning local disks at startup has been reduced. This now enables 32 bit systems to access NTFS volumes up to 16TB in size
  • Bug Fixes:
  • File and Folder exclude filter not refreshed when editing a File and Folder backup definition
  • When editing an existing File and Folder backup definition, the 'Exclude' filters may not be refreshed to reflect the filters currently in the definition. This has been resolved.
  • Fixed crash when mounting a Microsoft Exchange backup
  • A program crash could occur when mounting an MS Exchange Backup. This has been resolved.
  • Fixed "XML status is not valid" error
  • The message "XML status is not valid" could be displayed when loading paths with characters not included in the local Windows code page. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 5.3 Build 7086 (Nov 1, 2014)

  • Imaging in Windows PE now will skip bad sectors.
  • Bad sectors will now be automatically skipped when creating disk images in the Windows PE rescue environment. The image will complete without failure.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Explorer context menu not working for mapped network shares
  • When browsing an image using the Explorer context menu Reflect could fail to open the image file if the network path was mapped to a drive letter. This has been resolved.
  • Track zero not writable error when creating USB rescue media
  • Reflect could incorectly fail to create USB rescue media if the boot sector of a USB flash drive was write protected. This has been resolved.
  • Fixed bug preventing SQL DB restore to current time.
  • The SQL restore wizard could crash when restoring a database to the current time. This has been resolved.
  • 'Backup Windows' will now only include the actual boot disk in a UEFI booting systems where multiple EFI system partitions exist.
  • Multiple GPT disks with multiple EFI system partitions would cause incorrect selection of non-booting disks. This has been resolved.
  • Windows 8.0/8.1 Redeploy improvements.
  • Improved the Win 8.0/8.1 SATA/AHCI configuration steps.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 5.3 Build 7057 (Nov 1, 2014)

  • Exchange 2003 Mailbox restore
  • Fixed an issue that could cause a program crash when restoring mail box items from an Exchange 2003 backup.
  • Windows PE
  • On specific windows XP configurations, the PE based rescue environment build can fail. This has been resolved.
  • Image verification Problems
  • A rare situation could cause Images created with v5.2.6504 to fail verification due to a race condition during image creation. This has been resolved.

New in Macrium Reflect Server Plus Edition 5.2 Build 6551 (Nov 1, 2014)

  • Cancel confirmation on Clone and Restore:
  • A confirmation dialog has been added to prevent accidental cancelling of Clone and Restore operations.
  • Volume label added to the USB drop down when building rescue media
  • To aide detection of the correct USB media when building a bootable USB stick the Volume label of the drive has been added to the selection box.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • UEFI boot problem when shrinking a GPT partition.
  • Some customers have reported that when restoring and shrinking a UEFI booting system that the message "0x0000225 \winload.efi is missing". This has been resolved.
  • If this issue affects you then please create fresh Windows PE rescue media after updating.
  • Windows 8.1 Event error for ReflectService.exe
  • The event "The description for Event ID 2 from source ReflectService cannot be found" was incorrectly posted to the Windows Event log in Windows 8.1. This has been resolve