Macrium Reflect X Standalone is an image-based backup and disaster recovery solution for Windows servers and workstations. It focuses on fast, reliable backup and restore for critical endpoints, without adding extra tools you may not need. It’s a good fit if you’re responsible for keeping individual, high-value systems running, especially when central management isn’t required. Typical users include: - Systems Engineers managing key servers or workstations - Cybersecurity Engineers who need dependable recovery after incidents - IT or OT Support Specialists looking after critical standalone machines Common use cases include: - Performing full bare-metal recovery after hardware failure or OS corruption - Recovering from ransomware attacks, with Macrium Image Guardian (MIG) helping prevent backups from being encrypted - Migrating OS and data to new hardware using disk cloning and dissimilar hardware restores - Rolling back failed software updates or configuration changes - Protecting systems and data in air‑gapped or secure environments where internet access is limited or restricted In short, Reflect X is designed for teams that want focused, dependable backup and recovery for important Windows endpoints without a lot of extra complexity.

Reflect X is built around two practical goals: getting systems back online quickly and restoring as much recent data as possible. 1. Faster recovery and less downtime - Image-based backup: Reflect X captures full system images, so you can restore entire servers or workstations, not just files. - Changed Block Tracking (CBT): During recovery, it restores only changed data blocks, which helps cut recovery times for rollbacks and full system recoveries. - Instant virtualization: You can create Microsoft Hyper‑V or Oracle VirtualBox virtual machines directly from backup image files. This enables near‑instant spin‑up of a failed system in a virtual environment for rapid continuity, testing, or validation. - Bare‑metal recovery: You can restore to the same hardware or to dissimilar hardware, which is useful when you replace failed equipment. 2. Better protection against data loss - Flexible scheduling: You can define granular backup schedules so that backups run as often as your recovery point objectives (RPOs) require. - Retention policies: You control how long backups are kept, helping ensure you can restore from recent points in time rather than relying on outdated images. - Granular recovery: Beyond full system restores, you can recover individual files and folders when you don’t need a full rollback. 3. Reliability in complex environments - Wide hardware compatibility and streamlined driver management help ensure backups and restores work across different systems. - Rescue Media (USB or ISO) makes it easier to boot and recover even when the OS won’t start. - Advanced compression and optimized multithreading aim to keep backup and restore operations efficient with minimal impact on running systems. Together, these capabilities help you meet both recovery time objectives (RTO) and recovery point objectives (RPO) in a practical, predictable way.

Reflect X is designed to work across a broad range of Windows environments and storage options, so you can fit it into existing infrastructure without major changes. Supported platforms and hardware - Operating systems: Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2 and later (with full support varying by OS version; details are available in the Macrium Knowledge Base). - CPU architectures: Both 32‑bit and 64‑bit systems are supported. - Partition schemes: GPT and MBR disks are supported. Backup destinations You can store backups on: - Local fixed drives - External removable drives (USB, FireWire) - Optical media (CD, DVD) - SD cards - Network shares and NAS devices Recovery options Reflect X supports: - Bare‑metal recovery, including to dissimilar hardware - Disk cloning for migrations and hardware refreshes - Granular file and folder recovery - Simple Rescue Media creation (USB or ISO) for offline recovery Fit for larger or multi‑site environments If you need to protect multiple computers or sites with centralized control, Macrium offers SiteBackup as a complementary solution. SiteBackup adds: - A central console to manage backups across many systems and locations - Centralized agent deployment, updating, and license management - Real‑time dashboards, data exports, and notifications - Flexible licensing, including one‑time purchase and annual plans For standalone critical endpoints, Reflect X provides focused backup and recovery. For scaled, multi‑site environments, SiteBackup can help reduce management overhead while using Macrium’s backup technology across your estate.