This report outlines findings regarding and associated licensing methods. It is important to note that as of late 2023-2024, Macrium officially ended the free version and moved towards a subscription/paid model.
Macrium Reflect Free was officially discontinued. While older free versions (e.g., v8.0.7783) exist, they are no longer updated.
Official licensing requires a 30-day trial or a perpetual/subscription purchase.
Macrium provides a 30-day trial for v8.1 (now Redirects to Reflect X).
While unsupported, some users still use the final 8.0.7783 release for personal, non-commercial use.
If you are looking for free disk imaging, consider these safe options:
This patch (January 2023) addressed BSoD issues and Bitlocker volumes.