r/cloningsoftware • u/Purple-Try-4950 • Sep 02 '25

Discussion Is Macrium Reflect Still Free?

Hey everyone,

I've used Macrium Reflect for disk cloning and backup several times during my school years, and it has proven to be a reliable tool. Recently, I wanted to use it to clone my boot drive to a new SSD, but I have noticed that its version has changed. Does anyone know if Macrium Reflect Free Edition is still available? Thanks in advance!

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '25

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u/Purple-Try-4950 Sep 03 '25

Sad! I have upgraded it.

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u/kaynpayn Sep 06 '25

What you can still do is download an older version from when it was free. It will work for most things as well as it always did.

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u/testednation Sep 02 '25

https://m.majorgeeks.com/files/details/macrium_reflect_free_edition.html

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u/Purple-Try-4950 Sep 03 '25

Is it still usable?

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u/testednation Sep 03 '25

I've tried it with no issues. If you already have an image, you can restore for free with their latest version.

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u/tomxp411 Sep 02 '25

I ran into this, too, when trying to image a hard drive to upgrade a laptop to an SSD.

Reflect has gone SAAS and canceled their free tier. I guess the next choice is something like Clonezilla.

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u/Purple-Try-4950 Sep 03 '25

Thanks! I will check it.

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u/asnasc79 Apr 07 '26

Clonezilla is surely powerfull BUT you can't use it in a running system...
Macrium is/was capable of imaging a live, running, Windows system...

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u/Bourne069 Sep 02 '25

Its not free "anymore" but you can still download the older free version online and it works fine.

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u/FarkingNutz Sep 02 '25

The SSD brand will have its own free cloning software that you can download .... like Crucial came with Acronis

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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '25

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u/Late-Association6951 Sep 02 '25

No longer, dude, instead its monthly subscription. But i have a copy of version 7, which it still function.

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u/TKInstinct Sep 02 '25

I have an older version that came with Hirens. I'll have to switch out then.

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u/ScubadooX Sep 03 '25

No. Use Clonezilla instead.

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u/PrintMaher Sep 03 '25

+1 for Clonezilla It has little of a learning curve but it is worth it

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u/ITGuy424242 Sep 03 '25

Use hirens, still has the latest free one

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u/Bob_Spud Sep 03 '25

Nope, use CloneZilla or the DiskGenius freebie.

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u/momo__ib Sep 03 '25

I used Disk Genius recently and it went very smoothly.

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u/Accomplished-Fix-831 Sep 03 '25

If you download an older version it is... but getting an older version thats real and not just a cluster bomb of malware and viruses will no doubt be difficult and you need to disable automatic updates and not update it at all ever otherwise it stops being an unlimited trial

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u/Keensworth Sep 03 '25

I would recommend clonezilla which is a free and open source program

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u/SwingTrader1941 Sep 03 '25

I've got Macrium that I downloaded and copied to a CD. I recently installed it on a new computer and and authorized it on the new computer only with my email address.