This upgraded premium version of the Reflect software brings with it many additional and upgraded features including, amongst many others, provisions for applying strong AES 256-bit encryption to any backed-up and stored data!Įncryption of backed-up disk image data is also especially important when storing said data off-site (particularly so in the case of business users) or on unencrypted cloud storage services to help add an additional layer of protection to the potentially valuable data been protected.Īnother area in which Macrium Reflect Free is lacking is when it comes to built-in support for making disk image backups directly to a cloud storage service, something which is jointly applicable to both the free version as well as the premium version of the Reflect software line! If, on the other hand, secure data encryption is relevant, then one of the first places to look at is at Macrium’s own upgraded Reflect 8 Home solution. It might be the case that encryption is not important for your own individual use case regarding disk imaging software and this section is irrelevant.

NB – Whilst encryption of data will not be relevant in some circumstances, such as migrating an existing system directly from an old hard disk to a new one, it is strongly recommended to encrypt any data which is backed-up and then stored away for safe keeping and later recovery!

Whilst the free version of Macrium Reflect does offer first-class disk imaging and backup capabilities, one feature notably missing from this free edition is the ability to apply strong encryption to any resulting data which is backed-up using the product!

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