- Publisher: Macrium
- Product: Reflect 8
- Version: Workstation / Server / Server Plus 8.1.8628 (x64) Multilingual
Macrium Reflect 8.1 builds on its industry-leading backup and disaster recovery capabilities, delivering optimized performance, enhanced usability, and stronger support for modern IT environments.
Key Highlights:
- Faster, More Reliable Backup Engine
Enjoy improved speed and stability across all editions, ensuring your data is protected quickly and securely. - Offline Subscription Licensing Support
Activate and manage your subscription without internet access—ideal for secure or air-gapped systems. - Customizable Rescue Media Creation
Choose from multiple rescue media types (PE3-x86/x64, PE10-x86/x64) for best compatibility with diverse hardware setups. - SiteDeploy and SiteManager Enhancements
Preserve original OS computer names during deployments and benefit from automatic periodic backups of SiteManager configurations for safer management. - Clearer Disk Information UI
Easily view partition sizes, unallocated spaces, and detailed repository backup data (full, differential, incremental) for improved management. - Multiple Stability and Bug Fixes
Enhanced reliability for remote restores, better driver handling during deployments, fixes around PXE boot media and SiteManager UI responsiveness, plus improved multi-site connectivity.
Macrium Reflect Workstation 8.1
Your trusted solution for personal and small business backup, offering intuitive interfaces and powerful features to safeguard your desktops and laptops with minimal fuss.
Macrium Reflect Server & Server Plus 8.1
Enterprise-grade solutions delivering robust server backup, rapid recovery, and flexible deployment features crafted for IT professionals managing critical infrastructure.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q1: What are the main new features in Macrium Reflect 8.1.8628?
A: This update introduces an improved backup engine with faster, more reliable backups; support for offline subscription licensing; enhanced rescue media creation options allowing choice between PE3 and PE10 architectures; SiteDeploy enhancements that preserve original OS computer names; and UI improvements such as clearer disk and backup data visualization. Multiple bug fixes improve stability, remote restore reliability, and multi-site management.
Q2: What does offline subscription licensing mean?
A: Offline subscription licensing allows users to activate and manage their Macrium Reflect licenses without an internet connection, ideal for secure or air-gapped environments.
Q3: Can I customize the rescue media in this version?
A: Yes. You can now select from multiple rescue media types during creation, including PE3-x86, PE3-x64, PE10-x86, and PE10-x64, to ensure compatibility with a wider range of hardware.
Q4: What improvements have been made around deployment?
A: SiteDeploy enhancements include preserving existing computer names when deploying operating systems and periodic automatic backup of SiteManager configuration files for safer management of large deployments.
Q5: What types of backups does Macrium Reflect support?
A: Macrium Reflect supports full image backups, incremental and differential backups, as well as file and folder level backups.
Q6: Can I restore a backup to dissimilar hardware?
A: Yes. Macrium Reflect supports restoring images to different hardware automatically using Macrium ReDeploy technology, which assists with necessary driver injection.
Q7: Which editions are available and what are the differences?
A:
- Workstation: Designed for endpoint backup of business-critical PCs and laptops.
- Server: Includes all Workstation features plus specialized support for physical and virtual servers, rapid delta restore, and advanced backup strategies.
- Server Plus: Adds item-level backup and recovery for Microsoft Exchange and SQL Server on top of Server edition capabilities.
Q8: Is this version compatible with the latest Windows operating systems?
A: Yes. Macrium Reflect 8.1.8628 supports the latest Windows versions for desktops and servers, including Windows 10 and Windows Server editions.
Q9: Are there any known compatibility limitations?
A: Reflect 8 does not support Windows Vista 64-bit and Windows Server 2008 64-bit due to factors outside Macrium’s control.
Q10: Is Macrium Reflect 8.1.8628 suitable for backing up virtual machines?
A: Yes, it supports physical and virtual machine backups with instant virtualization features through Macrium viBoot.
Q11: What kinds of stability and bug fixes are included?
A: Fixes include improved remote restore reliability, better driver management during deployments, PXE boot media creation fixes, enhanced SiteManager UI responsiveness, and multi-site connectivity stability.
Q12: Is technical support available for this version?
A: Yes. Macrium continues to provide technical support and updates for Reflect 8 series, with recommendations to upgrade to newer versions as they are released.
Download and test Macrium Reflect 8.1 for free today for smarter backup, easier deployment, and peace of mind in every recovery scenario.
