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Upgrading to Macrium Reflect v8 from an existing v7 Installation using a purchased upgrade key
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Click 'Later' to repeat the next time you check for updates.
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Upgrading to Macrium Reflect v8 without an existing installation of v7
Following the normal Installing Macrium Reflect procedure and enter your purchased v8 key from your purchase receipt.
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Viewing your Upgrade Options
Based on the timing of your existing license purchase and the current status of your Support and Maintenance plan, there are various personalized upgrade options available. There are multiple upgrade paths that can be accessed through the Macrium Reflect application or the Macrium Account.
Using Latest Macrium Reflect 8
When Macrium Reflect 8 has an eligible perpetual license, the following upgrade message will be displayed when Macrium Reflect is launched:
Selecting ‘Now’ will open the Macrium Reflect X landing page in your default browser:
Selecting ‘Claim Your Personalised Upgrade Offer’ will open the upgrade wizard and display your custom offers:
Upgrading from Macrium Reflect v6 and v7
Macrium Reflect v6 or v7 users can view eligible offers using the upgrade wizard or inside the Macrium Account.
Accessing your offers from the Macrium Account
From within the Macrium Account, ‘Upgrade to X’ will be shown next to any product cards that are eligible for an upgrade offer:
This will open the upgrade wizard with the relevant product(s) selected.
Upgrading Macrium Reflect
Upgrading from Macrium Reflect 8 with an Annual Plan
Active Macrium Reflect Annual plan users will be prompted to upgrade to Macrium Reflect X after launching Macrium Reflect 8:
Selecting ‘Now’ will perform an in-place upgrade of Macrium Reflect 8 to Macrium Reflect X, retaining all settings, schedules and definitions, and existing backup files.
Upgrading from Macrium Reflect 8 Following Trade In
If a license has been traded in to receive an offer, the license will have received an in place upgrade to the Reflect X license. Following this, launch Macrium Reflect 8 and select the ‘Other Tasks’ menu, then select ‘Check for Updates…’:
Macrium Reflect 8 will then be upgraded to Macrium Reflect X:
Upgrading from Macrium Reflect 8 with New Reflect X License
Once you have purchased a new Macrium Reflect X license key, there are two ways this license can be used:
The Macrium Reflect X license can be entered into an existing Macrium Reflect 8 installation, by selecting ‘Help’ then ‘Update license key…’:
In the window that opens, enter the newly acquired Macrium Reflect X license:
Following this, selecting ‘Other Tasks’ then ‘Check for Updates…’a prompt will then be displayed to Reflect X:
Alternatively, the relevant Macrium Reflect X installer can be downloaded from the Macrium Account here. Running this installer on a computer with an existing Macrium Reflect 8 installation will patch the installation to Macrium Reflect X. During the installation enter the Macrium Reflect X license:
How to install Macrium Reflect X for existing v6 and v7 installations
Existing v6 and v7 Macrium Reflect installations cannot be upgraded to Macrium Reflect X from within the app, meaning the Macrium Reflect X installer will need to be run over the existing installation. If the offer does not require a license to be traded in, the existing v6 or v7 license should be removed so that it can be used on a different computer. This will ensure that the license key is no longer tied to this hardware.
To remove an existing license key, launch Macrium Reflect and select the ‘Help’ menu from the top bezel:
Next select ‘Remove License…’. In the window that opens, ensure ‘Uninstall Reflect’ is checked then select ‘OK’:
To install Macrium Reflect X, access the Macrium Account here. Under the relevant product card, select ‘Download’, then select the relevant architecture for the computer where Reflect X will be installed:
Next, execute the installer. During the installation, when prompted, enter a Macrium Reflect X license:
License keys can be viewed on the ‘Licenses’ page of the Macrium Account.