Version history for Macrium Reflect Standard (64-bit)

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Changes for v5.3.7109 - v5.3.7134

• Reduced memory usage when backing up large partitions.
• The amount of memory required when backing up multi-Terabyte partitions has been reduced.
• Additional logging.
• Clones and Image Restores (in Windows) now generate logs and can be viewed by clicking the 'Log' tab.
• Server Plus - Exchange 2010 mailbox restore improvements.
• Improved the authentication requirements when restoring mailboxes from Exchange 2010.
• Server Plus - New Exchange verification dialog.
• A new user friendly verification dialog for verifying exchange backups.
• Dynamic disks shown for all editions of Macrium Reflect.
• Dynamic disks were hidden from the Reflect main window for the Free and Standard editions of Macrium Reflect. Dynamic disks are now shown but imaging and cloning is not possible unless running the Professional or Server editions.
• Retain existing disk signature when cloning.
• When cloning to a pre-initialized disk, the existing disk signature is retained.
• Bug Fixes:
• Upgrade install license key improvements
• When running an upgrade msi install the currently installed license key is now pre-populated in the install dialog.
• XML File rename problem.
• When taking the XML rename function in Reflect, some irrelevant shortcuts may have been indicated as requiring updating. This has been resolved.
• Bug with File and Folder restore time remaining.
• Incorrect restore time remaining could be indicated when selecting the option to 'Only replace if different'. This has been resolved.
• Application error at start-up
• Reflect could crash at start-up if a bad sector is detected when reading the NTFS file system bitmap. This has been resolved.

Changes for v5.2.6515 - v5.2.6526

• Windows PE drivers
• When creating the WinPE rescue media, specific drivers that could cause Windows PE to crash at startup are now excluded.
• USB rescue media
• Flash media drives formatted using 'USB-ZIP' are now supported
• Bug Fixes:
• ReDeploy
• Win8/8.1 redeploy failed with some mass storage drivers. This has been resolved.
• Pre-snapshot user script problem
• The VSS snapshot could begin before the "_before_snapshot_wait.bat" script had completed. This has been resolved
• Extended partition support
• Improved compatibly with non-sequential, Linux configured, extended partition layouts.
• PE 5 Auto restore
• When restoring a Windows system partition from within Windows the auto boot into PE 5 would not be available. This has been resolved.
• Encrypted NTFS filesystem clone
• Clones including encrypted NTFS filesystems could fail. This has been resolved

Changes for v5.2.6444 - v5.2.6465

• Windows PE 3.1 build problems
• The Windows PE 3.1 rescue media build process could error with "An error occurred mounting the Windows Image File". This has been resolved
• Bug Fixes: 5.2.6463:
• Linux rescue CD build problem
• Release v5.2.6462 caused a problem with the rescue media creation wizard when building Linux based media. This has been resolved
• What's new? 5.2.6462:
• Windows PE 5.0
• Macrium Reflect now includes the option to create Windows PE 5.0 rescue media. Windows PE 5.0 is based on Windows 8.1 and provides the latest Windows kernel and driver database. Windows PE 5.0 rescue media can be created with all Windows operating systems except for Windows XP.
• Prompt for comment
• To enter a new Image comment when running an existing backup definition, select the backup definition and take the 'Run Now' > 'Prompt' context menu option and click the 'Comment' button.
• Bug fixes:
• Error when burning rescue media
• When burning a rescue CD/DVD the process could incorrectly abort with the message 'Please insert erasable or empty CD/DVD media'. This has been resolved

Changes for v5.2.6437 - v5.2.6444

• File and Folder backup issue with 'Chinese Simplified' System Locale
• Certain Chinese characters could cause files to be invisible when mounted in Windows Explorer when backed up using Windows set to 'Chinese Simplified' System Locale. This has been resolved
• SMTP Email Server connection problem
• A connection problem with 'outlook.com' has been resolved.
• Program crash after completion of backup
• If a backup was initiated when displaying the 'Log' tab a program error could occur at the end of the backup. This has been resolved

Changes for v5.2.6377 - v5.2.6399

• New options for handling NTFS reparse points.
• Reflect now contains the option to follow or backup the definitions of folder symbolic links and junction points.
• Menu option in Windows PE environment to change keyboard layout.
• A new menu option is available in the Windows PE environment to change the keyboard layout in use. Additionally, keyboard recognition on boot has been improved.
• Server edition now writes Windows events to the classic application channel as well as the Macrium channel.
• A number of customers have requested that Macrium Reflect logs events to the classic application channel for parsing by third party log analysis software. This has been implemented.
• Improved PE download integrity checking.
• Macrium Reflect now performs additional integrity checks on downloaded files when building PE Rescue Media.
• Bug fixes:
• Issue with approved shell extension.
• Customers have reported a rare conflict between specific group policy settings for approved shell extensions and the Macrium Reflect shell. This has been resolved.
• Version 4.2 upgrade issues.
• Some customers have reported an error message when trying to install version 5.2 using a version 4.2 upgrade key. This has been resolved.
• Program error when extracting Windows PE files.
• Some customers have reported a program error when burning rescue media. This has been resolved.

Changes for v5.2.6354 - v5.2.6377

• Bug fixes:
• * Image mounting driver update
• - The image mounting driver 'psmounterex.sys' was incorrectly reverted to an older version in the previous update. This has now been corrected.

Changes for v5.2.6249 - v5.2.6307

• Drive selection for Windows PE component files
• An option is now available to choose/move the drive that contains the Windows PE boot/rescue CD files. Take 'Other tasks' > 'Defaults' > 'Advanced' > 'Macrium Reflect PE Files' to access this functionality. Please note that this option is not available for Windows XP or Server 2003.
• Bug fixes:
• Explorer context menu issue
• Some customers have reported that the Macrium Reflect Explorer right click context menu could cause Explorer to crash. This was caused by a conflict with the NVidia Control Panel app context menu and has been resolved.
• Technicians license portable edition issue
• The tech license edition version of Macrium reflect could fail to launch on x64 systems. This has been resolved.

Changes for v5.1.5444 - v5.1.5496

• Windows 8 - Full integration of Windows PE 4.0
• Macrium Reflect now integrates with the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) for Windows PE 4.0 rescue environment creation.
• For more information on this, please see here: Win 8 ADK
• Bug fixes:
• UEFI flash rescue media formatting problem
• UEFI USB boot could fail if the USB flash device was not formatted FAT32. The media is now always formatted using FAT32 if UEFI boot is selected.
• Program error when loading the drivers page in the rescue media wizard
• For some customers, Reflect could crash when displaying the 'Rescue Media Drivers' page. This has been resolved.

Changes for 5.1.5396 - v5.1.5439

• Add Recovery Boot Menu Problem
• The 'Pre-Built WIM' boot menu option could fail to be created. This has been resolved.
• UEFI 'Backup Windows' option
• The 'Backup' > 'Backup Windows' menu option could exclude the automatic selection of the EFI system partition on UEFI booting systems. This has been resolved.
• GPT restore/cloning
• A program crash could occur if the target disk was encrypted prior to the restore/clone operation. This has been resolved.

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