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For many years going back, when building a new system (or systems) for customers, I have relied on Acronis True Image to allow me (during the build / configure process) and eventually the customer to restore a system to its "virgin" state. I have not previously had a problem with this although Acronis 2020 did become very bloated.
However, I recently rebuilt a system that had many problems associated with it and went to reinstall Acronis 2020. I had problems with this install so I emailed Acronis' support. They replied that support had expired on December 31st, 2020 and if I wanted assistance I should either pay for support or buy Acronis 2021.
The upshot of this is that I had a look at Clonezilla; despite being familiar with Linux (on which Clonezilla is based) I find it a nightmare to work with and it would probably be unusable by a typical PC user.
As a result, I am now thinking of trying out Macrium Reflect v7 - does anyone have any experience with Macrium Reflect? Would it be usable by someone who was not interested in the nitty gritty of making and restoring a System Partition Image and wanted something as straightforward as Acronis used to be before they started adding in ballast every year?
However, I recently rebuilt a system that had many problems associated with it and went to reinstall Acronis 2020. I had problems with this install so I emailed Acronis' support. They replied that support had expired on December 31st, 2020 and if I wanted assistance I should either pay for support or buy Acronis 2021.
The upshot of this is that I had a look at Clonezilla; despite being familiar with Linux (on which Clonezilla is based) I find it a nightmare to work with and it would probably be unusable by a typical PC user.
As a result, I am now thinking of trying out Macrium Reflect v7 - does anyone have any experience with Macrium Reflect? Would it be usable by someone who was not interested in the nitty gritty of making and restoring a System Partition Image and wanted something as straightforward as Acronis used to be before they started adding in ballast every year?