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11 Backing up, restoring, and recovering This chapter provides information about the following processes, which are standard procedure for most products: ● Backing up your personal information-You can use Windows tools to back up your personal information (see Using Windows tools on page 58). ● Creating a restore point-You can use Windows tools to create a restore point (see Using Windows tools on page 58). ● Creating recovery media (select products only)-You can use HP Recovery Manager or HP Cloud Recovery Download Tool (select products only) to create recovery media (see Creating HP Recovery media (select products only) on page 58). ● Restoring and recovery-Windows offers several options for restoring from backup, refreshing the computer, and resetting the computer to its original state (see Using Windows tools on page 58). ● Removing the Recovery Partition-To remove the Recovery partition to reclaim hard drive space (select products only), select the Remove Recovery Partition option of HP Recovery Manager. For more information, see Removing the HP Recovery partition (select products only) on page 62. Using Windows tools IMPORTANT: Windows is the only option that allows you to back up your personal information. Schedule regular backups to avoid information loss. You can use Windows tools to back up personal information and create system restore points and recovery media, allowing you to restore from backup, refresh the computer, and reset the computer to its original state. NOTE: If computer storage is 32 GB or less, Microsoft System Restore is disabled by default. For more information and steps, see the Get Help app. ▲ Select the Start button, and then select the Get Help app. NOTE: You must be connected to the Internet to access the Get Help app. Creating HP Recovery media (select products only) After you have successfully set up the computer, use HP Recovery Manager to create a backup of the HP Recovery partition on the computer. This backup is called HP Recovery media. In cases where the hard drive is corrupted or has been replaced, the HP Recovery media can be used to reinstall the original operating system. To check for the presence of the Recovery partition in addition to the Windows partition, right-click the Start button, select File Explorer, and then select This PC. NOTE: If your computer does not list the Recovery partition in addition to the Windows partition, contact support to obtain recovery discs. Go to http://www.hp.com/support, select your country or region, and then follow the on-screen instructions. 58 Chapter 11 Backing up, restoring, and recovering

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11
Backing up, restoring, and recovering
This chapter provides information about the following processes, which are standard procedure for most
products:
●
Backing up your personal information
—You can use Windows tools to back up your personal
information (see
Using Windows tools
on page
58
).
●
Creating a restore point
—You can use Windows tools to create a restore point (see
Using Windows
tools
on page
58
).
●
Creating recovery media
(select products only)—You can use HP Recovery Manager or HP Cloud
Recovery Download Tool (select products only) to create recovery media (see
Creating HP Recovery
media (select products only)
on page
58
).
●
Restoring and recovery
—Windows
offers
several options for restoring from backup, refreshing the
computer, and resetting the computer to its original state (see
Using Windows tools
on page
58
).
●
Removing the Recovery Partition
—To remove the Recovery partition to reclaim hard drive space
(select products only), select the
Remove Recovery Partition
option of HP Recovery Manager. For more
information, see
Removing the HP Recovery partition (select products only)
on page
62
.
Using Windows tools
IMPORTANT:
Windows is the only option that allows you to back up your personal information. Schedule
regular backups to avoid information loss.
You can use Windows tools to back up personal information and create system restore points and recovery
media, allowing you to restore from backup, refresh the computer, and reset the computer to its original
state.
NOTE:
If computer storage is 32 GB or less, Microsoft System Restore is disabled by default.
For more information and steps, see the Get Help app.
▲
Select the
Start
button, and then select the
Get Help
app.
NOTE:
You must be connected to the Internet to access the Get Help app.
Creating HP Recovery media (select products only)
After you have successfully set up the computer, use HP Recovery Manager to create a backup of the HP
Recovery partition on the computer. This backup is called HP Recovery media. In cases where the hard drive is
corrupted or has been replaced, the HP Recovery media can be used to reinstall the original operating system.
To check for the presence of the Recovery partition in addition to the Windows partition, right-click the
Start
button, select
File Explorer
, and then select
This PC
.
NOTE:
If your computer does not list the Recovery partition in addition to the Windows partition, contact
support to obtain recovery discs. Go to
support
, select your country or region, and then
follow the on-screen instructions.
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