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Backup settings

Compression, to select level of compression, and whether to make intelligent sector copy or an exact copy of the partitions.

File size, to select between automatic or fixed file size for an image.

Password, to enable password protection.

Auto Verify Image, to select to automatically verify an image or backup after creation.

Verify File System, to select to verify the file system before backup.

Priority, to select the priority for creating images and backups. 

Log file purge, to select the point where log files should be removed and whether they should move to the recycle bin or be removed when Macrium Reflect starts.

Retention Rules, to select backup types that the rules apply to and set retention rules.

Cloning, to select whether to perform and intelligent sector copy with options to verify the file system, rapid delta clone and enable SSD TRIM, or a forensic sector copy.

Reparse Points, to select options for folder reparse points, a feature of the NTFS file system creating a link to a directory that then functions as an alias of that directory.

Shutdown, to select whether the computer should be shutdown after a backup task has completed.

Restore settings

Rapid Delta Restore, to enable Rapid Delta Restore, only changing data blocks, completing the restore process more quickly.

SSD Trim, to enable SSD TRIM on restore, flagging all unused blocks and writing to them, increasing the lifetime and performance of the device.

Verify Image, to select whether to verify images before restoring.

Master Boot Record, to select whether to recover and replace the Master boot record from the backup.

Update

To establish how often to automatically check for updates, and whether to automatically restart Macrium Reflect after patching.

Schedule

Schedule User, to set the user credentials; their user name and password. The user must be a member of the Administrators group.

Time Out, to establish time out settings for scheduled tasks, for example, if you needed to format a DVD.

Scripts

VBScript Logging, to enable file logging in the same directory as your script file.

VBScript Shutdown, to enable your PC to shut down or log off at the end of the script, useful, for example, if creating an image as the last job of the day.

VBScript Run Once A Day, to execute a script the first time you log on, log off or shutdown, ensuring an event triggered task only runs once a day.

VBScript Run Programs, to select programs or scripts to run at the start or end.

VBScript Elevation, for Vista/Windows 7 only, to run all programs with elevated privileges.

VBScript Duplicate, to enable backup/file images to copy to a chosen directory when the backup completes.

Powershell Logging, to enable a log file to be created in the same directory as the script file.

Powershell Shutdown, to enable your PC to shut down or log off at the end of the script, useful, for example, if creating an image as the last job of the day.

Powershell Run Once A Day, to execute a script the first time you log on, log off or shutdown, ensuring an event triggered task only runs once a day.

Powershell Run Programs, to select programs or scripts to run at the start or end.

Powershell Elevation, for Vista/Windows 7 only, to run all programs with elevated privileges.

Powershell Duplicate, to enable backup/file images to copy to a chosen directory when the backup completes.

Network

Only required if a network connection isn't already established, you can set the logon credentials for server shares, adding or editting users.

Email

to set email settings for Macrium Reflect. For more information see Configure e-mail notifications.

Events

You can enable or disable events, for example SSL error, as well as modify the event text.

Advanced

Editors, to amend the default editor settings for; VBScript files, Powershell script files, MS-DOS batch and XML.

Advanced Backup Options, select to:

• Enable file write caching, useful if experiencing slow or failed backups.
• Ignore bad sectors when creating images.
• Display backup notification delay for set number of seconds.
• Disable CD/DVD drive enumeration, useful if experiencing system lock-up issues.
• Not abort a file and folder backup if the root folder is missing.
• Enforce an entered image or file and folder backup file name.
• Create a CD Engine log file.
• Report transfer rates.

VSS Options, set options for VSS, choices are:

• Exclude all VSS writers to resolve specific snapshot failures.
• Create additional VSS logs for debugging.
• Exclude SQL Server writers.
• Do not truncate Exchange logs when imaging or creating file and folder backups.

Macrium Reflect PE Files, select the drive where Macrium Reflect PE files will be stored.

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