What a great, clear, straight to the point short video! We should NEVER overlook simple pre emptivive routines like this. I wish I had known Macrium a decade ago :( . Now I have one paid license to my main pc and the free ones in all my pcs. Thank you.
@@BracerJack for when it says "you can save a state for when your computer was just purchased and another where all the programs you needed are installed so you can revert to that snapshot instead so that you don't have to reinstall all your programs again" what would the point be to revert to the second one, when you are practically in the same state as it already, with all your programs and files existing already??? 🤨
Hi Bracer Jack In the beginning, when we are supposed to connect an external portable drive to the laptop to store the snapshot system image, how big (of a storage space) should the portable drive be? In your example you used a drive that was 465gb, but can I use a simple thumb drive that is only 16gb in size? Is the size of the snapshot dictated by the amount of programs I may or may not be including in the snapshot? What is the average size of a snapshot? I guess I’m asking these questions to figure out if I need to buy a new external portable drive for this. Thank you very much Bracer Jack.
Assuming you didn't install anything extra or that the laptop didn't come with too much bloatware, a 32GB capacity drive should be enough :D And you cannot choose which programs to include in the snapshot, this method clones EVERYTHING, you have no choice in the matter :D
After i tried several time to come back to a previous stage of my old laptop from free macrium and following your video....this week i will receive my spectre and surely i will buy the paid version as i have experienced what its capability. 👍
@@BracerJack i did....in fact i just downloaded and tried to install the software. Unfortunatelly the Macrium link was 32 bit while this laptop is 64 bit. still contacting the macrium to solve the problem or give me the 64 bit. and so far still not connecter to Internet as told. :-).
Connected to internet, remembered this video after it fully started and went to the home screen... oh well 😂 I've had my new gaming laptop on for about 30 minutes total so it should be fine.
@@BracerJack Well, my flash drives had too little space so I bought a pack of 3 32gb drives. I'll finally complete it today and get to downloading steam and learning 3d modelling with help from your videos 😎 Edit: I finished it! Thank you for the video and your helpful channel!
Thank you, remember to make the clone! You can download the home use non-commercial free version here: mega.nz/file/6r5wQJYL#jcansb2R7cMb1pMZ7AxS9O2FjhKR-HoDo5qt48moSUk
hello Mr. Bracer Jack in the video u say ( u can download macrium reflect in other computer or use the new one) if u download the app in another computer, can u tell me how to use it ?
Hey, don't worry, you can just do it all on the same computer, you just need to connect to the internet briefly, just make the clone as soon as you can while the computer is still new.
Also, thanks for showing us how to do this. Damned Windows Update screwed up my PC. Now, my MS Office 2010 Word & Excel won't load up, so I'm been wanting to move to new machine. Already have it setup, but I just have been poking around on moving to new hardware. Because I wanted to find a good way to do backups. I was using Acronis True Image, but it is starting to suck and they have a yearly / monthly fee to keep using it. So, I'm moving to something better that's not broken like Acronis True Image. Used to be top notch, but it is not what it used to be. And, slow as anything now.
I never got a chance to try Acronis True Image, I wanted to try clonezilla though...but the website was so confusing to me during the time were I checked it.
Hello 7moodikiller xx, you could, but remember, backing up unto thumbdrives can be really REALLY slow. And also, please make sure that thumbdrive have enough space, 30GB or more to be on the safe side :D
I downloaded the program to my old laptop hoping to transfer to the new one ...didn't go over ....I want to download to my new laptop....can I get another download using the same email?
Awe, sorry to hear that, it's alright, it's alright, delete and or uninstall all that and just use this: You can download the home use non-commercial free version here, DO NOT update the software: mega.nz/file/6r5wQJYL#jcansb2R7cMb1pMZ7AxS9O2FjhKR-HoDo5qt48moSUk
If it is still new(ish), make the clone while it is new ! You can download the home use non-commercial free version here: mega.nz/file/6r5wQJYL#jcansb2R7cMb1pMZ7AxS9O2FjhKR-HoDo5qt48moSUk
4 days in and you didn't do much to it besides a few updates ? Then you are very blessed. Please please please do the clone now before you do anything more to your machine. At least no matter what happened, you will always have this moment to revert back to.
@@BracerJack i may have downloaaded a 6 season series and one 2gb game is that alright and ofc a browser im sorry im new to this. is it ok to use 1tb hard drive that have so many series but have enough space to store the snap image and create a master boot or do i need a clean thumbdrive for that and how many gb do i need
You can definitely do it using a thumbdrive but please understand this. Cloning to a thumbdrive can be excruciatingly slow, so slow that you might even think something is wrong ! But cloning to an external SSD is done in mere minutes. So...choose your fate :D Assuming you have not installed anything too big and everything is as pure as can be including all usually required drivers, the file size should be about 18.6 GB. The masterboot USB which is another separate device, only requires 600mb.
One question: i have followed your steps and created the snapshot, but there are four different snapshots for a reason. Which snapshot should i restore?
@@BracerJack thanks for the quick response! But i did the snapshot 1 year ago 😅 The 4 Snapshots are all nearly 4000 MB. Next time i am smarter, thank you!
@@vitol413 Don't delete anyone of them ! They are one file, splitted into four because of the max file size limitation of your thumb drive because of the way it was formatted. Happy for you that you have the clone, cause no matter what happened, you're just a few clicks away from bringing it back to when you first bought the computer 😁
@@BracerJack i think don't get it, i can just select one out of 4 image files. Or is there a way to transform the 4 files into one? Thanks for the help!
@@vitol413 During the restoring process, you pick the first file, the program will recognize that it is part of a split four file fragment and look for the other three since they are in the same location, but yeah next time, format the thumb drive to NTFS and you wouldn't have this issue in the future, you will be able to store files larger than 4GB and it wouldn't have to be splitted :-)
@@BracerJack then what's the difference between using a master boot made right after taking the snapshot and using a master boot just before rebooting ?
@@rl4905 What sounds most useful is taking a snapshot of your "system" when it's fully loaded and functioning perfectly right after deleting any viruses.
The portable device storage does not have to be equal to the laptop's storage Assuming you have not installed anything too big and everything is as pure as can be including all usually required drivers, the file size should be about 18.6 GB. The masterboot USB which is another separate device, only requires 600mb. You can download the home use non-commercial free version here: mega.nz/file/6r5wQJYL#jcansb2R7cMb1pMZ7AxS9O2FjhKR-HoDo5qt48moSUk
Maybe also good to mention that Macrium does offer compression. My latest "C drive" backup got reduced from 60GB (used out of 80GB) to 36GB (it only took 6min - full backup to a slow 5400rpm drive).
Hey bracer jack, hope you are doing well.. 😁 I wanted to know what type of portable drive did you use at 2:34 and what are some other options that can be used...
You can definitely do it using a thumbdrive but please understand this. Cloning to a thumbdrive can be excruciatingly slow, so slow that you might even think something is wrong ! But cloning to an external SSD is done in mere minutes. So...choose your fate :D
Hello jem gamazon, if your laptop is still working reasonably well, it might be to your advantage to make a clone of it nonetheless so that under any possible worst case scenario, you will always have this moment to return back to, it may no longer be "manufacture state" perfect, but at least you can still revert it to its current functional state if anything happens to your laptop.
Hi Jack! I have a question and I'm sorry if it is random question, I'm new to this one. Assuming in the future I will restore my laptop, when I plug the new USB for masterboot, the USB with the snapshot inside it should be plug as well?
Woow... I wish i knew it long time ago, by the way jack, do i need a drive with the same size of the drive i want to clone or just the as much as the size used? For example i have a 1tb ssd on my system but it just use 200gb, can i use 500gb hdd to make a backup of the system?
It really depends on how much files already resides in your computer, that's why one should do it when the laptop just arrived. Assuming you didn't install anything extra or that the laptop didn't come with too much bloatware, a 32GB capacity drive should be enough :D
I have already created and saved a snapshot into my external harddisk. In the future when I want to restore, I also need a pendrive to run the software from boot, right? Also, do I have to keep the software installed after creating the snapshot? Does files contained in the pendrive get wiped when its made into master boot drive?
Correct, when it is time, you can make that masterboot thumbdrive :D Once you are sure there are no longer any possible future state(s) you would like to make a clone of, then yeah, you don't need the program hanging around. You are free to remove it :D
Yo man thx for this video because it's extremely important but i'm confused: •Can I do the master usb boot after doing the snapshot if my laptop is brand new? I say this because if my laptop is brand new, I can do a master usb boot instantly after doing the snapshot so there's no worry about nothing because it's pure.
Yes you can do the masterboot before or after the snapshot, it doesn't matter :D You are alright, don't worry too much, I believe you know what you are doing :D
Don't worry too much about the whole "download using another computer" part, if all these is too much trouble, just connect to the internet to download this as soon as possible, disconnect, and make the clone :D
The storage drive which you use to store the system image can be use like any regular storage drive, so don't have to keep it just to store the cloned image files. The thumbdrive which you use to create the bootable interface on the other hand...best to keep that clean.
@@BracerJack i already created a system image file and i stored it temporarily on my drive D can i transfer it to my new usb thumb? and after i transfer the image file to my new usb thumb i will now create a masterboot using my new usb thumb? or the masterboot usb should not have files contained with it? im confused. thank u for responding
I inserted my previously made Rescue USB stick and @ 3:52 you say to hold down shift and press restart, to bring up the "use a device" screen...... but I don't have that screen to pick my device from??? My system is Win10 pro desktop and I have never seen/heard of this "use a device" screen you show on your laptop. How can I get to the "use a device" screen to select my USB Rescue drive to boot from? HELP please? I have sub'd to you, So Thanks in Advance.
Bobrub, if holding down "Shift" while pressing restart does not bring up that screen, then you will have to find someone else to help because if this happen to my computer, I will also be lost :-(
One year is a long time...but if your laptop is still working reasonably well, it might be to your advantage to make a clone of it nonetheless so that under any possible worst case scenario, you will always have this moment to return back to, it may no longer be "manufacture state" perfect, but at least you can still revert it to its current functional state if anything happens to your laptop.
We've a 2mth old laptop with apps & files of roughly 60GB used space. Can we still do the above image cloning or snapshot with maybe a 64GB usb disk drive?
I am not sure I got the steps correctly, so: 1. Activate your new laptop but do not connect to the internet 2. Download Macrium Reflect using another PC and save it on a thumbdrive 3. Insert the thumbdrive with Macrium Reflect and install on the new laptop 4. Run the program and create a snapshot of your new laptop 5. Keep the thumbdrive in the event you need to restore your new laptop to factory default state. Question: so in the snapshot you created for your new laptop, you will also have a Macrium Reflect app right? Since you created a snapshot after this app was installed... Or am I missing something here... 🤔
Yes the snapshot will also contain macrium yes. I suppose you are asking if it is OK to uninstall the software after the clone is made or when the image is cloned back. The answer is yes Techno Klutz :-) And I LOVE the way you understand it in steps, remember to teach this to your friends or else this might happen to them: www.howtogeek.com/658194/windows-10s-new-update-is-deleting-peoples-files-again/
@@BracerJack Although this is no longer applicable on my case since I have bought my laptop 2 months back and this video showed up yesterday only... :/
@@technoklutz It's okay, so long as your system is still working fine, this is as good a time as any to make that clone. Think about it, it could have been worse, one could have never made the clone and have nothing to go back to.
I have a 1.5 tb external hard disk with some files in it, can I create a snapshot on that external hard disk? And after doing that can I use an 8gb usb to boot?
@@_segori The external drive doesn't have to empty to save a system image to it. You just need to have enough space avaliable. Basically just look at your c drive and see how much space is used. That would give you a very close estimate of how much drive space you'd need on the external drive.
No it is not, assuming you have not installed anything too big and everything is as pure as can be including all usually required drivers, the file size should be about 18.6 GB. The masterboot USB which is another separate device, only requires 600mb.
Thanks for your time Bracer! I am running into a problem! when i try to boot using the usb thumb drive, i choose use a device but my pc wont give me any efi usb option to select
Make two clones, one as your laptop in just purchased mode. One where all the stuff you need are installed. This is so that if anything happens, you can choose which clone to go back to :D
No, you clone from a machine and restore to the same machine, not to another machine ;p it might work but most likely not because different machine have different hardware and different drivers for those hardware.
One question: Does it have bad impacts for my laptop when I charge it with a 60 W charger (needs 230 W) to extend the battery life in university and not bring the heavy adapter with.
Hi, just want to ensure. During the restore phase, we need to have master usb, which is different with usb that has reflect image? So 2 usb thumb drive?
The storage drive which you use to store the system image can be use like any regular storage drive, so don't have to keep it just to store the cloned image files. The thumbdrive which you use to create the bootable interface on the other hand...best to keep that clean.
@@BracerJack Why not put the image on the one with the bootable interface? I would think you would want to keep the image away from a regular use drive, the more you use it the more that could go wrong.
@@endemion06463 You can put the system image file in your normal day-to-day external drive, you should leave the master boot drive alone, at least that would be best practice, though of course if you do have the resources, it would also be really good to have a drive dedicated to the system image clones but that's a little overkill...
Go to: www.macrium.com/reflectfree# and download Reflect 8 Free Trial After you have made the clone you can un-install the program, you wouldn't need it anymore since the clone is done. Hope that helps.
The storage drive which you use to store the system image can be use like any regular storage drive, so don't have to keep it just to store the cloned image files.
@@BracerJack does the windows version stay the same when you snapshotted it or will it change. Example when you snapshotted it its windows 9 then you updated it to windows 10. When you turn it back will it still be windows 9?
I did another clone but this time when I installed my hdd in my other identical computer I got an error code: Your PC device needs to be repaired. oxcooooooe. Then I got another one about 'Secure Boot violation. Invalid signature detected.' Can you help me here Bracer Jack? I don't understand why I have problems this time around when everything went so smoothly the last time???
Wait...let me see...you switch the hard drive, put it in another computer and it doesn't work on that computer ? I am not sure if I get what you mean.... Do you have what'sApp ? I can maybe guide you along in a video chat.
@@BracerJack I have two identical computers (Acer). I cloned one drive to the other following your instructions. I then took the cloned drive and installed it in computer #2 and instead of it working perfectly as before (three weeks ago) I got these error messages I've shared with you above. I don't have what'sApp but I could install it... but then I don't have a microphone. Sorry about this, I just thought you might know off-hand what the problem is here. I must have done something wrong this time around but don't know what?
@@mycdnprince Instead of recloning and then physically replacing the harddrive, put the harddrive in first and then reclone it from there. It's hard to debug this for me unless I can see what is really going on.
I have windows 10 and I can't find a version of macrium reflect that supports my laptop. What do I do? Ps. Let's get this gentleman more views and subscribers please!
@@BracerJack And I would like to add something that when we go to the step of deleting partitions, you can leave the partition Data(D) undeleted, which is better so as not to lose your data.
@@monkeh2453 hmmm, I hear you. As for me, I backup my personal data to an external drive so that when the purification is done, it is REALLY pure. However, if you feel this works for you, then go ahead :-)
Paragon was best software to backup with his other tools to operate with disk but what happen in lates version with this new shit gui which annoy me so much punish me to migrate to Macrium Reflect which make me very happy. dead KING welcome new KING
As soon as I saw him in that Star Trek uniform...I knew we were in good hands. Great vid! Thanks.
Awe.... ;-p Thanks !
@@BracerJack I ended up here after being screwed over by Acronis. Terrible software that.
@@thebigpicture2455 Never used that before, I hope all is well with you now :-
@@BracerJack Reinstalling windows right now. lol
@@thebigpicture2455 I did that yesterday ! Hi five !
What a great, clear, straight to the point short video! We should NEVER overlook simple pre emptivive routines like this. I wish I had known Macrium a decade ago :( . Now I have one paid license to my main pc and the free ones in all my pcs. Thank you.
Wow, good for you for supporting the company !
And thank you for your kind words Diego Saresu, having a clone saved my ass so many times !
@@BracerJack for when it says "you can save a state for when your computer was just purchased and another where all the programs you needed are installed so you can revert to that snapshot instead so that you don't have to reinstall all your programs again" what would the point be to revert to the second one, when you are practically in the same state as it already, with all your programs and files existing already??? 🤨
dude you saved my life thanks a lot. Saving the snapshot was definitely worth it
So happy to know this, thank you for sharing :D
Love your outfit, Dude ... 0:55 ... Had me smiling and feeling at home -- right when I saw that.
Thank you.
By the way, are you watching Season three of Picard ? It is REALLY GOOD !
It used to be pretty standard to get a "rescue" disk with your system so you could do exactly what nowadays requires you to do something like this.
Yeah I miss those days... :-( I wish I can use windows 7 again :-(
Saved. Subscribed. Tried. Tested. Worked.
Awesome. You Rock. Super glad you made the clone. Now your system is safe. Big Hug !
A+ uniform. As someone else said, as soon as I saw the uniform I had a feeling this video would be good. Thank you very much.
Thank you for choosing to be kind to me in your comment :-)
You have brighten my day :-)
@@BracerJack Thanks! I am a HUGE fan of Deep Space Nine in particular!!
@@MerchantsOfMisery DS9 is philosophical deep and the villains are not one chip cookies, the villains are deep and everything is grey area, very real.
Hi Bracer Jack In the beginning, when we are supposed to connect an external portable drive to the laptop to store the snapshot system image, how big (of a storage space) should the portable drive be? In your example you used a drive that was 465gb, but can I use a simple thumb drive that is only 16gb in size? Is the size of the snapshot dictated by the amount of programs I may or may not be including in the snapshot? What is the average size of a snapshot? I guess I’m asking these questions to figure out if I need to buy a new external portable drive for this. Thank you very much Bracer Jack.
Assuming you didn't install anything extra or that the laptop didn't come with too much bloatware, a 32GB capacity drive should be enough :D
And you cannot choose which programs to include in the snapshot, this method clones EVERYTHING, you have no choice in the matter :D
@@BracerJack thank you very much for the response 😊
Thank you for the video! This is the best and the most clear video regarding this subject.
Thank you :D
I just saved my snap image so thank u for this super helpful video and i will recommend this video to my friends
Happy for you, now no matter what happens in the future, you are just one click away to everything going back to normal again :D
After i tried several time to come back to a previous stage of my old laptop from free macrium and following your video....this week i will receive my spectre and surely i will buy the paid version as i have experienced what its capability. 👍
Wow, you are a good person !
Remember to make the clone FIRST THING you do when you open your new laptop :D
@@BracerJack i did....in fact i just downloaded and tried to install the software. Unfortunatelly the Macrium link was 32 bit while this laptop is 64 bit. still contacting the macrium to solve the problem or give me the 64 bit. and so far still not connecter to Internet as told. :-).
@@setodanu A 32bit program can run on a 64 bit program, you don't have to worry ! ;p
@@BracerJack i cant.....the system wont work since it always promt to finish and out without continue again. So..it only work until the opening page.
@@setodanu I don't know what you mean but let's hope the 64bit solve it.
Connected to internet, remembered this video after it fully started and went to the home screen... oh well 😂 I've had my new gaming laptop on for about 30 minutes total so it should be fine.
Yes yes, remember to do the clone 🤣
Remember to learn some 3D modeling or video editing while using your new gaming laptop ;-p
@@BracerJack Well, my flash drives had too little space so I bought a pack of 3 32gb drives. I'll finally complete it today and get to downloading steam and learning 3d modelling with help from your videos 😎
Edit: I finished it! Thank you for the video and your helpful channel!
@@sushi4779 Awe, it is so nice to know you are learning 3D modeling as well ! Have fun 😊
May the force be with you Bracer Jack!!
You have the most adorable smile 😍
Definitely a useful video! Thanks a lot❤
Thank you, remember to make the clone!
You can download the home use non-commercial free version here:
mega.nz/file/6r5wQJYL#jcansb2R7cMb1pMZ7AxS9O2FjhKR-HoDo5qt48moSUk
Thank you so much - Great job Bracer Jack !
Thank you Hr. Bendtsen :D
hello Mr. Bracer Jack in the video u say ( u can download macrium reflect in other computer or use the new one) if u download the app in another computer, can u tell me how to use it ?
Hey, don't worry, you can just do it all on the same computer, you just need to connect to the internet briefly, just make the clone as soon as you can while the computer is still new.
Bro, great job. You are such a good speaker. My little though : make a great background and fhd video like dave lee maybe
Dave Lee is amazing :D
Thank you for your advise !
This guy saved me ...twice
Well then give me a hug....x2 ! :-)
Also, thanks for showing us how to do this. Damned Windows Update screwed up my PC. Now, my MS Office 2010 Word & Excel won't load up, so I'm been wanting to move to new machine. Already have it setup, but I just have been poking around on moving to new hardware. Because I wanted to find a good way to do backups. I was using Acronis True Image, but it is starting to suck and they have a yearly / monthly fee to keep using it. So, I'm moving to something better that's not broken like Acronis True Image. Used to be top notch, but it is not what it used to be. And, slow as anything now.
I never got a chance to try Acronis True Image, I wanted to try clonezilla though...but the website was so confusing to me during the time were I checked it.
Can i use a USB flash drive if i dont have a external harddisk to store the snapshot/backup in??
Hello 7moodikiller xx, you could, but remember, backing up unto thumbdrives can be really REALLY slow.
And also, please make sure that thumbdrive have enough space, 30GB or more to be on the safe side :D
Bracer Jack thx alot ❤️❤️
I downloaded the program to my old laptop hoping to transfer to the new one ...didn't go over ....I want to download to my new laptop....can I get another download using the same email?
Awe, sorry to hear that, it's alright, it's alright, delete and or uninstall all that and just use this:
You can download the home use non-commercial free version here, DO NOT update the software:
mega.nz/file/6r5wQJYL#jcansb2R7cMb1pMZ7AxS9O2FjhKR-HoDo5qt48moSUk
3:40 what if i build the master boot usb using the same laptop? what will happen?
You can and should do that if your computer is clean and free form virus :-)
Yep, u saved my life today 😂 thanks man, great tutorial
You are welcome :D
Hi mr. Jack can i make partition after cloning in external drive
On the computer's drive or the external drive?
God I wish I found out this video before, using my first time ever laptop 😭😭
If it is still new(ish), make the clone while it is new !
You can download the home use non-commercial free version here:
mega.nz/file/6r5wQJYL#jcansb2R7cMb1pMZ7AxS9O2FjhKR-HoDo5qt48moSUk
hi can i still do this procedure even tho i updated all the uodates on windows and ive been using it for 4 days after i purchase it
4 days in and you didn't do much to it besides a few updates ? Then you are very blessed.
Please please please do the clone now before you do anything more to your machine.
At least no matter what happened, you will always have this moment to revert back to.
@@BracerJack i may have downloaaded a 6 season series and one 2gb game is that alright and ofc a browser
im sorry im new to this. is it ok to use 1tb hard drive that have so many series but have enough space to store the snap image and create a master boot or do i need a clean thumbdrive for that and how many gb do i need
Just great! Thank you, you truly are a life saver. Best!
Thank you John :D
Can I use the same flash drive I used to save the snapshot for the master reboot?
Best to keep them separated :D
The good news is the drive you use to store the system image can be used to store other stuff...like a regular drive :D
@@BracerJackso master bood usb drive can't be used to store other things?
@@TheTreant Oh it can, just...not common to do so.
@@BracerJack thanks 🙏
@@TheTreant You are welcome 🤗
Hi like your video. Can this be done with 2 thumb drives what size would i need?
You can definitely do it using a thumbdrive but please understand this.
Cloning to a thumbdrive can be excruciatingly slow, so slow that you might even think something is wrong !
But cloning to an external SSD is done in mere minutes.
So...choose your fate :D
Assuming you have not installed anything too big and everything is as pure as can be including all usually required drivers, the file size should be about 18.6 GB.
The masterboot USB which is another separate device, only requires 600mb.
One question: i have followed your steps and created the snapshot, but there are four different snapshots for a reason. Which snapshot should i restore?
Try reformating your thumb drive as NTFS, and clone again, this time it will only be just one file :-)
@@BracerJack thanks for the quick response! But i did the snapshot 1 year ago 😅
The 4 Snapshots are all nearly 4000 MB. Next time i am smarter, thank you!
@@vitol413 Don't delete anyone of them ! They are one file, splitted into four because of the max file size limitation of your thumb drive because of the way it was formatted.
Happy for you that you have the clone, cause no matter what happened, you're just a few clicks away from bringing it back to when you first bought the computer 😁
@@BracerJack i think don't get it, i can just select one out of 4 image files. Or is there a way to transform the 4 files into one? Thanks for the help!
@@vitol413 During the restoring process, you pick the first file, the program will recognize that it is part of a split four file fragment and look for the other three since they are in the same location, but yeah next time, format the thumb drive to NTFS and you wouldn't have this issue in the future, you will be able to store files larger than 4GB and it wouldn't have to be splitted :-)
Hi @Bracer Jack! Can we create the master boot immediately after taking the snapshot of the system image? And use it for when it is needed? Thanks
It's up to you :D
@@BracerJack then what's the difference between using a master boot made right after taking the snapshot and using a master boot just before rebooting ?
@@rl4905 What sounds most useful is taking a snapshot of your "system" when it's fully loaded and functioning perfectly right after deleting any viruses.
Hi Mr. Jack does the portable device storage have to be equal to the laptop's storage?
The portable device storage does not have to be equal to the laptop's storage
Assuming you have not installed anything too big and everything is as pure as can be including all usually required drivers, the file size should be about 18.6 GB.
The masterboot USB which is another separate device, only requires 600mb.
You can download the home use non-commercial free version here:
mega.nz/file/6r5wQJYL#jcansb2R7cMb1pMZ7AxS9O2FjhKR-HoDo5qt48moSUk
Maybe also good to mention that Macrium does offer compression. My latest "C drive" backup got reduced from 60GB (used out of 80GB) to 36GB (it only took 6min - full backup to a slow 5400rpm drive).
Hey bracer jack, hope you are doing well.. 😁
I wanted to know what type of portable drive did you use at 2:34 and what are some other options that can be used...
You can definitely do it using a thumbdrive but please understand this.
Cloning to a thumbdrive can be excruciatingly slow, so slow that you might even think something is wrong !
But cloning to an external SSD is done in mere minutes.
So...choose your fate :D
@@BracerJack okay but should drive be empty before cloning.. like should I buy a new drive and also how much space will it take in the drive ?
what if i already set it up,and already connected to wifi,what should i do now?i got my laptop just yesterday
Hello jem gamazon, if your laptop is still working reasonably well, it might be to your advantage to make a clone of it nonetheless so that under any possible worst case scenario, you will always have this moment to return back to, it may no longer be "manufacture state" perfect, but at least you can still revert it to its current functional state if anything happens to your laptop.
Hi Jack! I have a question and I'm sorry if it is random question, I'm new to this one. Assuming in the future I will restore my laptop, when I plug the new USB for masterboot, the USB with the snapshot inside it should be plug as well?
Eventually after the purification interface loads up, because it needs to load in the backed up system image to clone it back into itself :D
Is there a difference between a regular laptop reset and creating an image of the new laptop? Do they achieve the same thing?
The answer was explained 4:38 minutes into the video :D
Woow... I wish i knew it long time ago, by the way jack, do i need a drive with the same size of the drive i want to clone or just the as much as the size used? For example i have a 1tb ssd on my system but it just use 200gb, can i use 500gb hdd to make a backup of the system?
It really depends on how much files already resides in your computer, that's why one should do it when the laptop just arrived.
Assuming you didn't install anything extra or that the laptop didn't come with too much bloatware, a 32GB capacity drive should be enough :D
I have already created and saved a snapshot into my external harddisk. In the future when I want to restore, I also need a pendrive to run the software from boot, right?
Also, do I have to keep the software installed after creating the snapshot? Does files contained in the pendrive get wiped when its made into master boot drive?
Correct, when it is time, you can make that masterboot thumbdrive :D
Once you are sure there are no longer any possible future state(s) you would like to make a clone of, then yeah, you don't need the program hanging around.
You are free to remove it :D
@@BracerJack Thank you for answering these questions in the comments.
@@nervousneighbour You are welcome :-D
Do you need an empty external portable drive? Or can I use one that has a few files on it? Thanks :)
Yes you can use your extra portable drive that have files in it it's ok, as long as it have enough free space to store the clone image :D
@@BracerJack Thank you!
@@guapepenguin You are welcome Liam :D
@Bracer Jack Hi! Would you have an estimate number of how much free space is needed for the snapshot? 😊
Yo man thx for this video because it's extremely important but i'm confused:
•Can I do the master usb boot after doing the snapshot if my laptop is brand new?
I say this because if my laptop is brand new, I can do a master usb boot instantly after doing the snapshot so there's no worry about nothing because it's pure.
Yes you can do the masterboot before or after the snapshot, it doesn't matter :D
You are alright, don't worry too much, I believe you know what you are doing :D
Can I just make 1 thumbdrive with the boot file to use on multiple laptops or do I need to make 1 for each?
That's what I do, I use one thumbdrive as the boot device and use it for all my laptops.
Yeah !
@@BracerJack Sweet. Thank you so much for your quick response. I appreciate it.
How to download marcrium reflect using anothe computer?
Don't worry too much about the whole "download using another computer" part, if all these is too much trouble, just connect to the internet to download this as soon as possible, disconnect, and make the clone :D
@@BracerJack Thank you!
Can i use my portable hard disk drive with files with it? Or should i get a new usb thumb?
The storage drive which you use to store the system image can be use like any regular storage drive, so don't have to keep it just to store the cloned image files.
The thumbdrive which you use to create the bootable interface on the other hand...best to keep that clean.
@@BracerJack i already created a system image file and i stored it temporarily on my drive D can i transfer it to my new usb thumb? and after i transfer the image file to my new usb thumb i will now create a masterboot using my new usb thumb? or the masterboot usb should not have files contained with it? im confused. thank u for responding
Hello, i was wondering if you could create the masterboot alongside with the windows copy, or the masterboot has to be up-to-date?
You can do both at the same time, the masterboot don't have to be constantly updated :D
@@BracerJack alright thanks!
@@klad2860 You are welcome :-)
I inserted my previously made Rescue USB stick and @ 3:52 you say to hold down shift and press restart, to bring up the "use a device" screen...... but I don't have that screen to pick my device from??? My system is Win10 pro desktop and I have never seen/heard of this "use a device" screen you show on your laptop. How can I get to the "use a device" screen to select my USB Rescue drive to boot from? HELP please? I have sub'd to you, So Thanks in Advance.
Bobrub, if holding down "Shift" while pressing restart does not bring up that screen, then you will have to find someone else to help because if this happen to my computer, I will also be lost :-(
Settings > update & security > choose recovery on the left > click restart now in the advanced startup section
My laptop has 1 year of use, does this still work or will it no longer have an effect?
One year is a long time...but if your laptop is still working reasonably well, it might be to your advantage to make a clone of it nonetheless so that under any possible worst case scenario, you will always have this moment to return back to, it may no longer be "manufacture state" perfect, but at least you can still revert it to its current functional state if anything happens to your laptop.
Well this saved me so I subscribed. Thank you so much ❤️😊
You are welcome Kawaii Elfツ !
We've a 2mth old laptop with apps & files of roughly 60GB used space. Can we still do the above image cloning or snapshot with maybe a 64GB usb disk drive?
It should be ok :D
@@BracerJack Thanking you :D
@@petalsvinyl7175 Thank you too :-)
I am not sure I got the steps correctly, so:
1. Activate your new laptop but do not connect to the internet
2. Download Macrium Reflect using another PC and save it on a thumbdrive
3. Insert the thumbdrive with Macrium Reflect and install on the new laptop
4. Run the program and create a snapshot of your new laptop
5. Keep the thumbdrive in the event you need to restore your new laptop to factory default state.
Question: so in the snapshot you created for your new laptop, you will also have a Macrium Reflect app right?
Since you created a snapshot after this app was installed... Or am I missing something here... 🤔
Yes the snapshot will also contain macrium yes.
I suppose you are asking if it is OK to uninstall the software after the clone is made or when the image is cloned back.
The answer is yes Techno Klutz :-)
And I LOVE the way you understand it in steps, remember to teach this to your friends or else this might happen to them:
www.howtogeek.com/658194/windows-10s-new-update-is-deleting-peoples-files-again/
@@BracerJack I will share this knowledge to our local tech community :)
@@BracerJack Although this is no longer applicable on my case since I have bought my laptop 2 months back and this video showed up yesterday only... :/
@@technoklutz It's okay, so long as your system is still working fine, this is as good a time as any to make that clone. Think about it, it could have been worse, one could have never made the clone and have nothing to go back to.
I have a 1.5 tb external hard disk with some files in it, can I create a snapshot on that external hard disk? And after doing that can I use an 8gb usb to boot?
Yes and Yes !
Looks like you have everything ready to do it Aditya Nande :D
Thanks man 😁
what capacity of external drive require for this process?
Assuming you didn't install anything extra or that the laptop didn't come with too much bloatware, a 32GB capacity drive should be enough :D
@@BracerJack Hi! same question, but does the external drive need to be empty for this to work?
@@_segori The external drive doesn't have to empty to save a system image to it. You just need to have enough space avaliable. Basically just look at your c drive and see how much space is used. That would give you a very close estimate of how much drive space you'd need on the external drive.
@@techmaster170 and does the usb drive needs to be empty for the master boot ?
@@shirish_yt oh when you create your bootable media so you can restore the image? Yes, that drive should be empty.
Great guide for a great tool
Thank you ! And thank you for showing up here for it allowed me to know about your content ! Nice lightshow tutorial !
Just did this with New Alienware M15 R4 and the storage space needed was 72 gbs! lol is that normal?
No it is not, assuming you have not installed anything too big and everything is as pure as can be including all usually required drivers, the file size should be about 18.6 GB.
The masterboot USB which is another separate device, only requires 600mb.
Thanks! I used your advice and this video two years ago with my Asus tuf fx505gt :)
Ok so the M15 R4's Macrium Reflect Image Backup is 37.2 GB Backup Method: Full Comp: Medium
Thanks for your time Bracer! I am running into a problem! when i try to boot using the usb thumb drive, i choose use a device but my pc wont give me any efi usb option to select
Hi Bracer Jack! Would you recommend that I install MS office first before I take the snapshot system image? :)
Also, would you have an estimate number of how much free space is needed for the snapshot? 😊
Make two clones, one as your laptop in just purchased mode.
One where all the stuff you need are installed.
This is so that if anything happens, you can choose which clone to go back to :D
Assuming you didn't install anything extra or that the laptop didn't come with too much bloatware, a 32GB capacity drive should be enough :D
Thank you very much! Your videos are so helpful and so are your replies to our queries. Keep safe! 😊
Hi! Does this work for backing up from computer A and restoring into another computer B? I can’t seem to get it to work !
No, you clone from a machine and restore to the same machine, not to another machine ;p
it might work but most likely not because different machine have different hardware and different drivers for those hardware.
One question:
Does it have bad impacts for my laptop when I charge it with a 60 W charger (needs 230 W) to extend the battery life in university and not bring the heavy adapter with.
You know I always wonder about that...does a low wattage charger preserve the battery ? I also don't know.
Lower than required is bad..higher than required no problem..
Hi, just want to ensure. During the restore phase, we need to have master usb, which is different with usb that has reflect image? So 2 usb thumb drive?
The storage drive which you use to store the system image can be use like any regular storage drive, so don't have to keep it just to store the cloned image files.
The thumbdrive which you use to create the bootable interface on the other hand...best to keep that clean.
@@BracerJack Why not put the image on the one with the bootable interface? I would think you would want to keep the image away from a regular use drive, the more you use it the more that could go wrong.
@@endemion06463 You can put the system image file in your normal day-to-day external drive, you should leave the master boot drive alone, at least that would be best practice, though of course if you do have the resources, it would also be really good to have a drive dedicated to the system image clones but that's a little overkill...
My portable drive is 32 gb is that enouh?
It depends on the amount of stuff you already have in your laptop, but if the laptop is relatively new, it should be enough :D
@@BracerJack can we store the image in a master boot usb you created if it is capable enough?
Awesome. I've saved this video already.
Thank you !
Sir how to download a MACRIUM REFLECT?
Go to: www.macrium.com/reflectfree#
and download Reflect 8 Free Trial
After you have made the clone you can un-install the program, you wouldn't need it anymore since the clone is done.
Hope that helps.
Does it work with a desktop?
Yes, it works on a desktop PC as well :D
@@BracerJack Ok Thanks for the info!
Please make a video about creating fresh and different versions of windows ISO files.
Thank you. I subbed and turned on bell icon.
Love you for that !
Can the portable drive with the snapshot image be the same one with the mcrium installer?
The storage drive which you use to store the system image can be use like any regular storage drive, so don't have to keep it just to store the cloned image files.
@@BracerJack does the windows version stay the same when you snapshotted it or will it change. Example when you snapshotted it its windows 9 then you updated it to windows 10. When you turn it back will it still be windows 9?
How did yours only take 2.29 mins, mine is taking like 1.5 hours
Let me guess...you did it using a thumbdrive ?
Thumbdrive backup can be excruciatingly slow because of the transfer rate.
@@BracerJack Yeah I did use a thumb drive lol, I'll try again w another one
Live long and prosper...😁
Why thank you Sir 😊😁👍
I did another clone but this time when I installed my hdd in my other identical computer I got an error code: Your PC device needs to be repaired. oxcooooooe. Then I got another one about 'Secure Boot violation. Invalid signature detected.' Can you help me here Bracer Jack? I don't understand why I have problems this time around when everything went so smoothly the last time???
Wait...let me see...you switch the hard drive, put it in another computer and it doesn't work on that computer ? I am not sure if I get what you mean....
Do you have what'sApp ? I can maybe guide you along in a video chat.
@@BracerJack I have two identical computers (Acer). I cloned one drive to the other following your instructions. I then took the cloned drive and installed it in computer #2 and instead of it working perfectly as before (three weeks ago) I got these error messages I've shared with you above. I don't have what'sApp but I could install it... but then I don't have a microphone. Sorry about this, I just thought you might know off-hand what the problem is here. I must have done something wrong this time around but don't know what?
@@mycdnprince Instead of recloning and then physically replacing the harddrive, put the harddrive in first and then reclone it from there.
It's hard to debug this for me unless I can see what is really going on.
@@mycdnprince What's app installs on the phone, not computer, so your phone will definitely have a mic. Ha ha ha
@@BracerJack Silly me. Still back in the middle ages with respect to cellphones and their apps. :-D
Difference between macrium premium and free version?
Is premium worth?
You might be able to find the description of their differences in their website :-)
I have windows 10 and I can't find a version of macrium reflect that supports my laptop. What do I do?
Ps. Let's get this gentleman more views and subscribers please!
Are you using Windows S mode ? You should restore it back to normal mode and Macrium will work ;p
Keep me updated Richard !
@@BracerJack No. It's a Windows 10 Home edition. No clue as to why it won't work...
@@richardsamarawickrama5528 I am using Windows Home.
Try to make sure the drive you backup to have enough space, maybe that is the issue ?
@@BracerJack It says "this app can't run on your PC. To find a version for your PC, check with the software publisher" :(
@@richardsamarawickrama5528 I am sorry to hear that :-(
Great ❤️🌷
Thank you monkeh2453 :D
@@BracerJack And I would like to add something that when we go to the step of deleting partitions, you can leave the partition Data(D) undeleted, which is better so as not to lose your data.
@@monkeh2453 hmmm, I hear you.
As for me, I backup my personal data to an external drive so that when the purification is done, it is REALLY pure.
However, if you feel this works for you, then go ahead :-)
How manu gb do i need for portable usb ?
Try 30GB or more to be on the safe side for clone images.
For the master boot USB, 4GB thumbdrive is enough :D
@@BracerJack yeaah finally!!, my question answered in this comment XD
Thank you so much, great informative video
Thank you for taking the time to show your appreciation !
Will it work for pc tho
Yes, this works for the Desktop as well :D
@@BracerJack Oh yea jackpot im glad i watched this video i was just about to get a new pc :)
Yes good job brother
Thank you Brother !
Paragon was best software to backup with his other tools to operate with disk
but what happen in lates version with this new shit gui which annoy me so much punish me to migrate to Macrium Reflect which make me very happy.
dead KING welcome new KING
Yap, I macrium reflect everything !
Is this free?
www.macrium.com/reflectfree
and click "Home Use"
It is Free for Home use, don't click the wrong link that requires you to pay.
Bracer Jack thanks 😊
@@chungusdinglejr.9060 You are welcome :-)