Toshiba C55-C5243 Owner's Manual

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Getting Started
Recovering the Internal Storage Drive
A recovery image of your computer is stored on the internal 
storage drive, and the image can be restored by running the 
recovery utilities directly from your internal storage drive as 
described in the sections below. However, it is strongly 
recommended that you create a recovery drive (USB flash). If 
the recovery files on your internal storage drive become 
corrupted or are deleted, you can restore your system from 
the recovery drive. Also, if your original internal storage drive 
fails, you can restore your system to a new internal storage 
drive from your recovery drive. It is strongly recommended 
that you create a recovery drive before using your system for 
the first time. Se
 
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Creating a recovery drive
During the recovery process your computer must be 
connected to an external power source via the AC 
adaptor.
It is strongly recommended that you create a recovery drive 
(USB flash). If the recovery files on your internal storage drive 
become corrupted or are deleted, you can restore your 
system from your recovery drive. Also, if your original internal 
storage drive fails, you can restore your system to a new 
internal storage drive from your recovery drive.
When you create a recovery drive (USB flash), only the 
operating system files and drivers originally shipped with 
the computer are backed up to the USB flash drive and 
can be restored from this drive. Any files that you created 
are not backed up on the recovery drive. You will need to 
separately back up the files you created; for more 
information, see 
To create a recovery drive:
1
Connect a USB flash drive to your computer.
2
In the 
Search
 field, type 
Recovery drive
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