It is not a very efficient way of backing up data that changes frequently as the cloning process can take some time and is expensive in that it requires a whole second disk. Also, in the event of a hard drive failure, you can simply replace the failed disk with a clone and have your system up and running again in minutes. You should be aware that any data on the target disk prior to the cloning process will be erased.Ĭloning a disk is particularly useful to upgrade an existing hard disk. Once the cloning process is complete, the target disk is identical to the original and contains a duplicate of all volumes, files, operating systems and applications. The process is identical except that instead of storing volume contents and disk structures to a file, they are replicated onto a target disk. We strongly recommend that at the very minimum you create an image of your system on a regular basis.Ĭloning is often confused with imaging. You can read more about how to use Macrium Reflect to Image your PC in our knowledgebase article How to create a disk image. Imaging Imaging with Macrium Reflect allows you to recover your system in the event of a hard disk crash or catastrophic system failure. During the imaging process, Macrium Reflect copies entire volume contents and disk structures to an image file (.mrimg). This image file is usually stored on an external hard drive, network drive, set of CD / DVDs or pen drive to be used at a later time if the system needs to be restored. There are three words associated with the world of backup which are often misused or misunderstood. Here, we have a system with two disks, MBR Disk 1 and MBR Disk 2.ĭisk 1 contains a System Reserve volume, and C: which is an NTFS Primary volume.ĭisk 2 contains E: and Y: in two additional volumes. In Macrium Reflect, the main screen shows the layout of the disks and the volumes contained on each disk. To the user these appear in Windows as C: drive, D: drive and so on.
A physical disk is partitioned into one or more volumes. This may be a conventional disk drive, SSD (Solid-State Drive), flash drive or similar. Within your PC, laptop or tablet, the operating system, applications and all of your files are stored on some form of storage device. This article is for anyone who might describe themselves as "non-technical" and wishes to gain a basic understanding of the terminology, workings and concepts of backup and Macrium Reflect.
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