Right now, I’m paying for 8 keys’ worth of Macrium Reflect X Home. I just conducted a survey of all the machines here at Chez Tittel and observed that only 2 currently run Reflect X, 2 run Reflect 8, and the rest run something else. Since I’m paying for 8 and currently have 8 machines at hand, I could use them all. As I’ve been managing Macrium Reflect keys, I have to compliment the company’s web interface  at manage.macrium.com/. It now works lots better than it did the last time I messed with it.

You can see part of the License info page as the lead-in graphic. Quite naturally, it doesn’t show any license keys. But it does show which ones are available, when they come up for renewal, and more. It also offers controls to add more info or revoke the license for some current installation. Nice!

Better Use from Managing Macrium Reflect Keys

Indeed, the key list now shows status, and provides controls to give each one a ‘friendly name.’ For those of mine in actual use right now, I assigned the associated machine name. That lets me know exactly which PC has which license, which is just what I want. The other licenses show “Available” which tells me I can use them if I want to.

When I tried to free up one license, however, instead of allowing the “Reset License” operation to proceed (that’s what Macrium calls it), it asked me to submit a support ticket. So that’s what I did. I’ll be interested to see what kind of response that engenders, and how soon it appears.

The Round Tuit Has Arrived!

I’ve been meaning to do this for 6 months or more. But I’m glad I’ve gotten my licenses organized. I’m even gladder to use the ‘Friendly Name’ feature to show me which PC is using which license. I plan to stay in that habit going forward. I also plan to install another copy on AsusSnap (my lone Snapdragon X based laptop right now) because Reflect X is unusally adept and speedy at backup on such CPUs.

Here in Windows-World, it’s not always about solving problems and fixing things. Sometimes, it’s about making the time to keep things neat and orderly. I’m glad I got the backup act together here. I’m sure I’ll find other, similar tasks to tackle, when I have time. Stay tuned: I’ll tell you all about it.

That Was QUICK! Note Added 1 Hr Later

The response from Macrium was as quick as such things get. It’s already fixed. They didn’t tell me why I couldn’t reset the key myself, but they did reset it for me. Now that’s what I call great service. And now, I’ve got six (count ’em: 6) Macrium Reflect X licenses to play with. A truly happy ending: thanks Francisco (name of service agent who handled my request)!