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New Rescue Media builder include 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. 

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Keys

Normal v7 license keys can be used for installation. Below are 90 day trial keys (July 5th 2018 ) that can be used for each edition. Multiple installations are permitted:

EditionKey
Home46-7645-BYP2-PK2X-JCYQ-8PA7-RK3WKVH
Workstation47-PAWM-DEP5-Z99H-JP2F-BQU5-VUR1FDW
Server48-NXSS-168W-SD1U-RTJN-3UKW-A2TQRC5
Server Plus49-SG9W-D3UQ-WSXP-3ZJF-8TZ3-4WUTBQ5




This beta edition of Macrium Reflect includes a new Rescue media creation user interface that offers:

  • Simplified user interface with one click build for most scenarios
  • Windows RE support. Windows RE is usually available as a no download option on the majority Windows installations from Windows 7 and later. 

    For the majority of PCs, Windows 10 WinRE adds WiFi support when booted in the rescue media.

    Note: A few WiFi adapters are unsupported. The vast majority of adapters will be automatically supported and will automatically connect using a WiFi profile copied from Windows during the build process. 
  • Windows PE 10 1709

  • New network TaskBar icon and management UI in PE/RE. Right click on the Network icon to open the UI.  

The Rescue Media Builder executable 'RMBuilder.exe' is located in the Macrium Reflect installation folder, usually 'C:\Program Files\Macrium\Reflect'. RMBuilder.exe can be launched independently or by taking the Rescue Media build menu option in Macrium Reflect.

RMBuilder.exe depends on the following files:

DescriptionArchitectureFile name
DVD/CD Support32 BitPrimoBurner.dll

64 BitPrimoBurnerx64.dll



Free Edition32 BitWaikFiles00x86.exe

64 BitWaikFiles00x64.exe
Home/Workstation Edition32 BitWaikFiles15x86.exe

64 BitWaikFiles15x64.exe
Server Edition32 BitWaikFiles20x86.exe

64 BitWaikFiles20x64.exe
Server Plus Edition32 BitWaikFiles25x86.exe

64 BitWaikFiles25x64.exe


Note: RMBuilder.exe requires Macrium Reflect to be installed.



Windows Image File (WIM) and toolset files location

For Windows PE 3.1/4.0/5.0/10 the files required to build the Macrium Rescue media are copied from the Input location to the Repository.  The Repository is then used to populate the Staging Area when rescue media is built from scratch or stale. 

For the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) the required files are located on the current system and copied to the Staging Area when rescue media is built from scratch or stale. 

The Staging Area provides the files for the Boot Menu and for creating ISO/DVD/CD and USB boot media.



Windows PE 3.1/4.0/5.0/10

Required files to populate the PE Repository are searched for in the following sequence...

  1. PE Zip files: -  PE zip files(s) containing the Windows Image (WIM) file and toolset files are saved to the Macrium download folder by the Reflect download manager ReflectDL.exe. 

    The default location is 'C:\users\<USER>\Downloads\Macrium'

    Windows PEFile Name
    PE 3.1pe3x64.zip
    pe3x86.zip
    PE 4.0pe4x64.zip
    pe4x86.zip
    PE 5.0pe5x64.zip
    pe5x86.zip
    PE 10pe10_1709x64.zip
    pe10_1709x86.zip


    .

  2. WAIK/WADK - Windows is searched for installations of the Windows® Automated Installation Kit (AIK) for PE 3.1 or the Windows® Assessment and Deployment Kit (Windows ADK). These products contain the Windows Image File (WIM) and tools to create the rescue media. 

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/get-started/adk-install
    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5753

    Note: The WADK and WAIK download is several GB. It isn't necessary to manually install these products unless you are having problems with the automated download.
  3. Automated Download - Finally, any missing files are automatically downloaded directly from Microsoft and copied to the PE Repository.

    Note: If there is no Internet connection at this stage then the build process will fail.




PE Repository

Files located in 1. above are copied to the PE repository in the following folders.

PE VersionLocation
3.1C:\ProgramData\Macrium\Reflect\Windows AIK
4.0C:\ProgramData\Macrium\Reflect\Windows Kits\8.0
5.0C:\ProgramData\Macrium\Reflect\Windows Kits\8.1
10C:\ProgramData\Macrium\Reflect\Windows Kits\10



Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE)

Files for the Windows Recovery rescue environment are pre-existing and located on the local file system.

The folowinng folders, and sub-folders are searched for file WinRE.wim

C:\Windows\System32\Recovery
<ALL VOLUMES>\Recovery

If multiple copies of WinRE.wim are found then each WIM is examined and the WIM that contains the most recent Windows OS is copied to the Staging Area.

Additional toolset files are copied from folder 'C:\Windows\Boot' 


Staging Area

The Staging Area is re-populated each time the rescue media is re-built. Immediately after the Windows Image (WIM) file is copied to the Staging Area, it is mounted and the current version of Macrium Reflect is copied to the WIM file system along with required components and additional files extracted from WaikFilesxNNnnn.exe. 


PE VersionLocation
3.1C:\boot\macrium\WAIKFiles
4.0C:\boot\macrium\WA4KFiles
5.0C:\boot\macrium\WA5KFiles
10C:\boot\macrium\WA10KFiles
WinREC:\boot\macrium\WinREFiles



Output

When the 'Build' button is clicked files are copied from the Staging Area to the rescue media target. For the Boot menu, the Windows Boot Configuration Data (BCD) is updated to add a 'Macrium Reflect System Recovery' menu option which loads the Windows Image File (WIM) directly from the Staging Area. 

For more information on the Windows BCD please see here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Vista_startup_process


Rescue Media Builder user interface


Macrium Rescue Media Builder provides a simple interface to allow for quick rescue media generation by selecting where the rescue media will be generated and then clicking a 'Build' button.

All options for the rescue media will be suitably defaulted based on existing rescue media builds and a scan of the operating system environment.

  1. Choose a rescue media target under 'Select Device'
  2. Click 'Build'

The 'Header' area shows the currently selected Windows PE/RE version and settings. 'Show more' expands the view to show the selected Advanced options. 



Rebuilding the Windows Image File (WIM)

If the Rescue media needs rebuilding then this will be indicated in the header area. Reasons for rebuilding:

  • A later version of Macrium Reflect is available and needs to be added to the build.
  • A later version of Windows RE is available. A Windows update can cause the installed version of Windows RE to be updated. 
  • Any 'Advanced' settings that have changed since the rescue media was last built. If you click 'Show more' these settings will be highlighted in blue text. 
  • A 'Custom WIM' file has changed since the last build. 
  • The '\Boot\Macrium\Drivers' sub folder contains new or changed driver files.

Pressing 'Build' will re-populate the Staging Area, mount the WIM and copy the relevant files before dismounting the WIM and continuing with the build target operation. 


WIM Rebuild Override

Overriding the default WIM rebuild behaviour may be useful to create rescue media without updating to a later release of Macrium Reflect, or, to force a rebuild to troubleshoot corrupt or non-booting rescue media or boot menu option. 

The default WIM rebuild action can be overridden by pressing the 'Ctrl' key. Once pressed, and if appropriate, the 'Build' button becomes a 'Split' button showing either a 'Skip WIM Rebuild...' or a 'Force WIM Rebuild...' menu option,  the opposite of the default 'Build' button behaviour. . 


The override menu is not displayed in the following scenarios:

  1. The  'Remove boot menu' option is selected. WIM operations are not relevant in this case.
  2. The WIM needs rebuilding and the 'Current boot menu' option is selected. In this case, the default operation of rebuilding the WIM is the only operation relevant and available. 



The 'Select Device' area shows a list of possible ways the rescue media can be created.

TargetDescription
Windows Boot MenuWill either add, update or remove an entry from the Windows Boot Menu, select from the 'Boot Menu Options' for the desired action.
USB Flash DriveCreates the rescue environment on an external USB flash drive. At least one partition is required on the drive with enough space for the rescue media files or the disk should be empty of partitions but be large enough for a new partition to accommodate the rescue media files.
USB HDDCreates the rescue environment on an external USB HDD. As with the USB Flash Drive option a partition must be available with enough space or there should be enough space to create a new partition.
ISO FileCreates an ISO file suitable for either burning with third party software or booting a virtual machine from.


Note: In the case of external USB Flash/HDD the creation process is non destructive. No existing partition will be removed from the disk, only files added to an existing partition or a new partition created.


Boot Menu Options

Selecting the 'Windows Boot Menu' device will offer the following options

OptionDescription
No boot menu

Do not add a boot menu option to the Windows boot menu.

Note: This option is not visible if a Macrium Reflect rescue environment exists in the Windows boot menu
Add boot menuAdd the currently selected WinPE/WinRE environment as a Windows boot menu item. A description of the current enviroment can be seen to right of this option. Also, review the 'Header' area further up in this document.
Remove boot menuRemove the currently configured Macrium Reflect rescue environment Windows boot menu item.
Current boot menuRetain the currently configured Macrium Reflect rescue environment Windows boot menu item.


USB Rescue Media Options

Selecting either 'Removable USB Flash Drive' or 'Removable USB Hard Drive' device will offer the following options

OptionDescription
Check for devices missing drivers on bootScans for Mass storage or network controllers that do not have driver support and show a dialog to assist with adding and loading drivers.
Enable Multi Boot (MBR/UEFI)Enables USB media to boot on both MBR and UEFI systems.
Create Portable Technicians Rescue Media

Adds support for running the 'Technicians Portable' form of Macrium Reflect rescue environment.

Note: This will require a valid Technicians license key


ISO/CD/DVD Rescue Media Options

Selecting 'ISO File' or 'CD/DVD Burner' device will offer the following options

OptionDescription
Check for devices missing drivers on bootScans for Mass storage or network controllers that do not have driver support and show a dialog to assist with adding and loading drivers.
Prompt for key press to continue boot sequenceShows a simple prompt during boot, pressing any key will boot from the ISO media and not pressing any key will boot from the normal volume.


Advanced Options

The 'Advanced' button opens options to change PE version and choose additional features for the rescue media build.

The default Windows PE version selected on a fresh installation:

OSDefault Rescue Environment
Windows XP/Server 2003Windows PE 3.1
Windows 7/Server 2008Windows RE if available otherwise Windows PE 3.1
Windows 8.0/8.1/Server 2012/R2Windows RE if available otherwise Windows PE 5
Windows 10/Server 2016./17Windows RE if available otherwise Windows PE 10


Note: If you have already built rescue media with an earlier version of Macrium Reflect then that PE version will be defaulted


OptionDescription
Architecture

Choose from 32 or 64 bit.
WinRE is only available for the same architecture as the current Windows OS.


It's only necessary to choose an alternative architecture when creating rescue media to boot a different PC.
iSCSI SupportEnables restoration and clones to iSCSI connected disks. Please note that adding these components may several minutes to the creation process.
See Adding iSCSI support to Windows PE for more information on using iSCSI in Windows PE
BitLocker
Add SupportAdd the components required to run 'managebde.exe' and unlock BitLockered drives to Windows PE.
Auto UnlockAutomatically unlocked BitLockered drives when the rescue media starts.


Also see: Adding BitLocker support to Windows PE and BitLocker Restore/Clone Outcomes

Legacy EFI Screen ResolutionSelect this option if you are experiencing very low, less than 1024 x 768, screen resolution in PE 10 or WinRE. Some early UEFI BIOS chipsets are incompatible with Windows 10 Pre-Installation Environment graphics output. Selecting this option will cause the PE 5.0 EFI microcode to be used instead of PE 10 when starting the rescue environment.
Copy WiFi Profiles

Select this option to copy WiFi profiles, including passwords, to the rescue media. If possible a WiFi connection will be automatically established when Windows RE starts.

Note: This option, and WiFi support, is only available in Windows RE 10. WiFi profiles are encrypted to prevent unauthorised access.
Custom base WIMUse your own customized WIM for the rescue media. This is an advanced topic not covered in this help.


Mass Storage and Network devices will be listed showing the current state of driver support. Drivers can be added for devices missing driver support as well as updating drivers previously added to the rescue media.

The status of a device can be one of the following

Device StatusMeaning
Device DetectedThe device has no drivers and will not function in WinPE/WinRE. If you require this device then drivers should be added.
Device support in WinPEThe device has a supporting driver in WinPE/WinRE. Generally you do not need to update this form of driver.
Compatible device support in WinPEThe device has a compatible driver in WinPE/WinRE. Again, this driver generally does not require updating.
Driver already present in Drivers folderA driver has been previously added to the Macrium Reflect rescue media for this device.
Copy host driver

For Vista based and later operating systems if a device is found without driver support then the operating system will be scanned for a compatible driver. If discovered the host OS driver will be added to the rescue media.

Note: If no compatible device is found then the status will remain at Device Detected


How To Update Drivers

Note: Click Update or double click a device to add or update a driver for a device.

WiFI Device Support

Note: WiFi device support will only be available in WinRE based rescue environments, even if drivers are added for the device.


This dialog will show the current driver information for a device. To update the driver, click Browse, select a folder and click the Scan button (optionally select to scan subfolders before starting the scan). The folder willk be checked for an updated driver based on either version number or date and if discovered, a prompt will be shown for update confirmation.

Once an updated driver has been found and selected, click Apply to save the updated driver or Cancel to retain the current driver.


Macrium Reflect Rescue Media files can be stored on a different volume, this tab allows for selection of the preferred volume. Select a volume by clicking the check box and then Click OK. Rescue media files will now be stored on that volume, any existing Macrium Reflect rescue media files from previous builds will be moved to a newly selected volume.

Note: This option is not available in Windows XP



USB Flash Drive Formatting


The following partition is required on the USB flash drive for booting the Macrium Reflect rescue media:

Boot__________________Type__________________Min*Partition*Size_________________

Multi-Boot MBR / UEFIFAT321.2 x Size of Rescue Media PE files

MBR OnlyFAT32 or NTFS
1.2 x Size of Rescue Media PE files


The Rescue Media PE files vary in size dependant on PE/RE version. 1GB will be sufficient for all PE and RE versions as of May 2018. If there is insufficient free space then the build may fail. 



Rescue Media Builder will first attempt to non-destructively copy the PE/RE files to an existing partition, then non-destructively create a new partition if necessary.  If this is not possible then  you will be prompt to destructively format the drive.   

The Flash drive is prepared and files copied according to the following steps...

  1. The flash media is first searched for a partition of sufficient size and the required file system type as defined in the above table. If found then the PE/RE files are copied to the Flash drive.

    Note:

    For Multi-Boot (MBR/UEFI) rescue media the suitable partition is determined in the following sequence: 

    The current 'Active' partition is checked for suitability.
    If not found, the first suitable FAT32 partition is used. This partition is then marked 'Active'

    For non Multi-Boot (MBR) rescue media the suitable partition is determined in the following sequence: 

    The current 'Active' partition is checked for suitability.
    If not found, the first suitable FAT32 partition is used. This partition is then marked 'Active'
    If not found, the first suitable NTFS partition is used.  This partition is then marked 'Active'
  2. If no suitable partition/file system is found and the rescue media creation is Multi-Partition Aware then the flash drive is searched to locate unallocated space to create a 1GB FAT32 partition. 

    USB flash Rescue media is considered Multi-Partition Aware if the host OS is Windows 10 Release 1709 or later and the target Win PE/RE WIM is also Windows 10 Release 1709 or later . In all other cases only a single partition will be allowed on flash media.

    There can be a maximum of 4 primary partitions on the drive. 
    If a partition is successfully created and formatted then it is marked 'Active' and the PE/RE files are copied.

  3. If the rescue media creation is not Multi-Partition Aware or if the partition in step 2 cannot be created then Rescue Media Builder will prompt to format the Flash Drive. This is destructive and all existing data will be lost on the drive:



    Partition and File System Created

    Multi-Partition
    Aware
    TypeSize
    YFAT321GB
    NFAT3232GB or the maximum size of the flash drive


    If a partition is successfully created and formatted then it is marked  'Active' and the PE/RE files are copied.
















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.... 


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Our original implementation of real-time block changes erred on the side of caution by resetting the tracking index whenever a volume was mounted. This meant that after Windows reboot an image was required to be created on a volume without using CBT before the benefit of CBT was available.

We've improved on this by reliably detecting whether NTFS volumes have been mounted without the CBT driver in the kernel stack. This applies to all Operating Systems that can mount NTFS volumes, including Linux. The operation of CBT has also been vastly improved by tracking changes in RAM rather than by flushing to disk. This also has a fail safe method to reset the CBT index should a power failure or other problem occur.  We're confident that this implementation is class leading and robust. 

With that said, we understand that some customers prefer not to monitor changes over a mount/reboot so we've added a check-box to make CBT behave in a similar way to the current (v7.1) implementation....



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.


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We've added real time popup notifications when Macrium Image Guardian blocks file access to a backup file.

When file access is blocked for the first time the file name is shown in the popup...

Click 'System' to open the Windows Event Viewer system messages showing a custom view of MIG events:

Click 'Settings' to open the MIG disable settings dialog:

Additional functionality over the v7.1 MIG settings dialog in Reflect include:

1. An Apply button to accept changes to the dialog immediately.

2. A 'More Options...' drop down in the 'Turn off' selection:

3. Live countdown if a temporary disable has been applied.

4. A Re-Enable button to cancel a temporary disable.

5. The MIG shield icons in the Reflect disk view will automatically update to Reflect the state of MIG. 

Note: The same dialog can be displayed in Reflect by taking 'Other Tasks' > 'Macrium Image Guardian Settings'



When multiple access attempts are blocked the process that's been blocked will be shown in the popup. together with the number blocked attempts. 

Click "Reset" to reset the blocked activity count. 

Note: Windows Explorer deletion or modification activity may generate multiple blocked access events. 



Why aren't you using the built-in Windows 10 toast notifications?

We decided to not use the built-in Windows 10 toast notifications because:

  1. MIG blocking notifications should remain permanently on the screen until closed.
  2. We need to support earlier Windows Operating systems. 
  3. Most importantly, we can add additional functionality to the notification Window such as menus and buttons for directly interacting with MIG settings. 

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. 

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Registration for Macrium Reflect Free and trials of Home, Workstation, Server and Server Plus

The registration process has been improved to ensure that  registration is a one off process and we can retain communication preferences. We've tried to make it as painless and smooth as possible.


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Registering your installation of Macrium Reflect Free or Trial of Home, Server or Server Plus requires entering a Unique Registration Code to confirm your registration.
Registration is mandatory for business installations and optional for home users. 


If you don't have a registration code or if you have previously registered but don't have the code handy then click 'Get My Code'


If you haven't previously registered then you will be emailed a link to an online registration to continue:

For business users:


For home users:


If you have already registered or after completing the form above you will receive an email containing your Registration Code to enter in the installer. 


Thank you for your interest in Macrium Reflect.

Your Registration Code is : !*URC*!
This code is paired with your email address. Use copy and paste to enter it when prompted 
in the installer registration page.

For more information please see here:
https://knowledgebase.macrium.com/display/KNOW7/Unique+Registration+Code

We hope you find our software useful.
The Macrium Team

At any time, you can unsubscribe or update your communication options here.
https://www.macrium.com/consent?id=!*URC*!

Please read about how we protect your privacy here.
https://www.macrium.com/terms-and-privacy-statement







Macrium Reflect update notifications and downloads can now happen without the Macrium Reflect application running

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. 


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In the Macrium Reflect Updater dialog take 'File' > 'Configure Check...'
Note: The same options in the Update Settings dialog below are available by taking 'Other Tasks' > 'Edit Defaults...' > 'Update' and 'Help' > 'Configure update check..' in the Macrium Reflect UI


This displays the Update Settings dialog...

SettingDescription
Hourly background checksThe ReflectUI process will monitor for updates by checking every hour
Send email

If background check is enabled then an email is sent to the supplied email address when an update is found.

  • Only one email is sent for each update
  • SMTP server settings are the same settings setup in the Macrium Reflect defaults. This can be configured by clicking the 'Settings..' button,


Daily checks when Macrium Reflect GUI loadsA check is made once a day, when Macrium Reflect is started interactively.
Restart Macrium Reflect after patchingIf the Reflect Updater process was launched by taking the 'Other Tasks' > 'Check for updates..' menu in Reflect then setting this option will automatically launch Reflect when the patching completes.




If background checking is enabled then an update icon is shown in the Windows notification area  when an update is available. If enabled, the updater checks every hour.



Click 'Update Macrium Reflect' to launch the 'Macrium Reflect Updater' dialog.


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


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v7.2 adds a Warning and Cancelled completion results for Images and File and Folder backups. 

Warnings are generated for the following events:

  • VSS failure and fallback to VSS without writers
  • Bad sectors, if the default option is set to ignore them
  • Consolidation failure for any reason
  • Retention purge failure for any reason
  • File and Folder backup file copy failure 
  • Incomplete backup set when creating non-delta incremental Images or File backups. 


The Log tree now shows  Warnings and Cancelled backups...


And can be filtered...



Warnings are clearly displayed in the log...


And can be sent using email notifications...

Note: To ensure that existing backup email notifications don't miss warnings, if either a Success or Failure email notification is configured then the backup definition will be automatically upgraded to include Warning notifications


Cancelled backups can be excluded from Failure email notification.

Note: Existing backup definitions will be upgraded to include Cancelled backup so the behaviour is unchanged.






Minor Enhancements


New - Mounting incomplete backup sets


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We've noticed that some customers have frustratingly been unable to extract files from backup sets where at least one backup file in the image chain is broken or missing. We've now added the ability to attempt to browse a backup set that contains missing files. 

When browsing an incomplete set you will be prompted to continue with the mount:

If the image set has missing backup files then it is possible that the data you are trying to recover is lost. It depends whether the missing file(s) contain critical data for mounting the file system and also whether the data you are attempting to recover was in the missing files.  In most cases you may find that you files and data are completely recoverable. 


New - Backup monitoring restriction


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Customers with PCs and Servers that have multiple users, especial Windows Terminal Server customers, have complained that non-Administrators can interact with and cancel scheduled backups. We've now add an option to restrict ReflctUI.exe and REflectMonistor.exe to only run for users in the Administrators group. 

To activate take Other Tasks' > 'Edit Defaults' > 'Advanced' > 'Advanced Backup Options' and select 'Only allow Administrators to monitor running backups' 



The default for password protection is now AES 128 Bit. 


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Previously the default password option was to exclude ecryption from backup files and images. To improve security we've now made the default AES 128 bit.  As before, you can increase this to 256 bit or disable AES if you wish.


The 'Delete' functionality in Reflect is now available when 'Browse for an image file' is selected.


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Previously the 'Other Actions' > 'Delete File' menu was unavailable when 'Browse for an image file..' was selected in the 'Restore Tab'...

This functionality is now available.



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.







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