Macrium Reflect is busy. A Backup or Restore operation is currently running

After postponing a scheduled backup job using the Macrium Reflect imaging utility, when you attempt to create a new image backup manually via Macrium Reflect user interface, the following message appears:

Reflect is busy. A Backup or Restore operation is currently running.

macrium reflect is busy - backup or restore running

Macrium Reflect doesn’t seem to allow you to create a backup manually after dismissing postponing a scheduled backup. Also, there is no option provided to clear pending Macrium Reflect backup task(s).

macrium reflect is busy - backup or restore running

Fix: Reflect is busy. A Backup or Restore operation is currently running

To fix the problem, all you need to do is kill a task named ReflectBin.exe using Task Manager. In Task Manager, you’ll see 5 processes related to Macrium Reflect, namely: MacriumService.exe, ReflectMonitor.exe, ReflectUI.exe, Reflect.exe, ReflectBin.exe

macrium reflect is busy - backup or restore running



Right-click on ReflectBin.exe and choose End task.

Click End process when asked for confirmation.

Close and reopen Macrium Reflect to create a new image backup manually.

Tested on Macrium Reflect v7.2.4325


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Ramesh Srinivasan is passionate about Microsoft technologies and he has been a consecutive ten-time recipient of the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional award in the Windows Shell/Desktop Experience category, from 2003 to 2012. He loves to troubleshoot and write about Windows. Ramesh founded Winhelponline.com in 2005.

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