How long before updates to Reflect 7 stop?  I understand the need to support the product and all, but if it ain't broke I would rather not upgrade.

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Jamil - 18 May 2021 11:07 PM

How long before updates to Reflect 7 stop?  I understand the need to support the product and all, but if it ain't broke I would rather not upgrade.

They'll probably update with bug fixes for a while, if they find any.
They typically announce end of life.

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Jamil - 18 May 2021 11:07 PM

How long before updates to Reflect 7 stop?  I understand the need to support the product and all, but if it ain't broke I would rather not upgrade.

The way they work is... if they find an issue (in v6, 7 or 8... especially in v8) that affects previous releases or current releases, they'll go back and issue updates accordingly in each of the releases...

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Jamil - 18 May 2021 11:07 PM

How long before updates to Reflect 7 stop?  I understand the need to support the product and all, but if it ain't broke I would rather not upgrade.

Historically, a major release of Reflect has been supported, in terms of tech support and updates, for one year after the next major release.  So you should have at least a year left, unless Macrium changes their policy.  But as an example of Macrium fixing it even when it's broke long afterward, Windows 10 1903 broke V6, and rather than Macrium telling customers that it was Microsoft's fault and that Reflect customers would either need to upgrade Reflect or refrain from upgrading Windows if they wanted to keep using Reflect, they instead released an update for V6 even though it was already more than a year past its end-of-support date by that point.

I would like a larger font size, because even at 175 DPI the font size is very small. I can hardly see it.

^ Is this new behavior for you on V8? The text isn’t any smaller than V7 for me, which I can tell because I can have V8 open on my system and also have a Remote Desktop window open to another system that has V7 installed directly beside it.

Also, what OS are you running? And I figure you mean 175% scaling rather than 175 DPI?

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jphughan - 19 May 2021 5:14 AM

^ Is this new behavior for you on V8? The text isn’t any smaller than V7 for me, which I can tell because I can have V8 open on my system and also have a Remote Desktop window open to another system that has V7 installed directly beside it.

Also, what OS are you running? And I figure you mean 175% scaling rather than 175 DPI?

It was also small on the V7. I don't have good eyesight and would like the font size to be adjustable on the V8.

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laszlo1 - 19 May 2021 4:03 AM

I would like a larger font size, because even at 175 DPI the font size is very small. I can hardly see it.

Thanks for the comment. We're looking at adding an option in Reflect to choose the font point size, and we hope to have this available for the next update. At this stage we can't tell you when this will be, but it won't be a very long wait.

Kind Regards

Nick

Macrium Support

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Excellent.

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Patrick O'Keefe - 18 May 2021 9:13 PM

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Froggie - 18 May 2021 3:59 PM

It's on the front page of the website NOW!!!

I'm new enough to Macrium Reflect to have never gone through a version upgrade.  Maybe everybody but me knows the process, but in case there are others in the same boat, here's how to obtain a reduced price upgrade.  (There may be other, simpler ways.)

1. Log into your Macrium account
2. In the Products tab select License Upgrade
   
3. Under the description of the Macrium Reflect Status Wizard click "Click here to begin"
4. Enter your "Licensee Email Address" and a License Key
   (Any license key of a multi-key set will do ... I think)
5. Click "Lookup my License Keys"
6. On the Reflect License Renewal display click "Continue for a xx% discount"
   (Mine says 50%.)

I'm a little puzzled by the license status after the upgrade.  I originally purchased a v7 4 PC license set and specified one of those license numbers in step 4 above.  My license status display now shows 4 v8 licenses: 3 of the old license numbers and 1 new one.  The license number I specified in the ordering process has been replaced.  I have no idea what to expect during initialization when I actually install the software. 

Hi Patrick,
there is a different way but very similar. Open MR7 it will notify you about the new version.
This opens this page

https://www.macrium.com/upgrade-renewal-wizard
in the wizard enter your registered email and your key or (cleverbridge) order number. I prefer the order number.
the wizard will thankfully show all purchases that are bind to this email adress. So I am able to pick up to 3 packs for upgrade but you can select or deselect them in the wizard if you don't want to upgrade all.