I--- Macrium Reflect Portable
Despite the lack of official support, third-party developers and "modding" communities have attempted to create portable versions of Macrium Reflect. These typically involve:
This is the official "portable" version of the software, but it functions as a bootable environment rather than a Windows application. i--- Macrium Reflect Portable
"My USB drive is 32GB, but the rescue media only uses 1GB." Fix: After building, use a tool like MiniTool Partition Wizard (portable, of course) to create a second partition on the same USB for storing actual backup images. Windows will see it as a data drive. Despite the lack of official support, third-party developers
None of these alternatives can image the system drive (C:) while Windows is running via a portable app. For a true system restore, you will always need a bootable environment. Windows will see it as a data drive