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Lenovo OneKey Recovery System, Backing up the system partition, Restoring

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Chapter 3. Lenovo OneKey Recovery System The Lenovo OneKey Recovery System is software designed to back up and restore your computer. You can use it to restore the system partition to its original status in case of a system failure. You can also create user backups for easy restoration as required. Notes: • If your computer is preinstalled with a GNU/Linux operating system, OneKey Recovery System is not available. • To utilize the features of the OneKey Recovery System, your hard disk already includes a hidden partition by default to store the system image file and the OneKey Recovery System program files. This default partition is hidden for security reasons, which explains why the available disk space is less than the stated capacity.  Backing up the system partition You can back up the system partition to an image file. To back up the system partition: 1 Press the Novo button to start the Lenovo OneKey Recovery System. 2 Click System Backup. 3 Select a back-up location and click Next to start the backup. Notes: • You can choose a back-up location on the local hard disk drive or an external storage device. • Remove the removable hard disk drive before starting the Lenovo OneKey Recovery System. Otherwise, data from the removable hard disk drive might be lost. • The back-up process may take a while. • The back-up process is only available when Windows can be started normally.  Restoring You can choose to restore the system partition to its original status or to a previously created back-up point. To restore the system partition: 1 Press the Novo button to start the Lenovo OneKey Recovery System. 2 Click System Recovery. The computer will restart to the recovery environment. 3 Follow the on-screen instructions to restore the system partition to its original status or to a previously created back-up point. Notes: • The recovery process is irreversible. Make sure to back up any data you wish to save on the system partition before starting the recovery process. • The recovery process may take a while. So be sure to connect the AC power adapter to your computer during the recovery process. • The above instructions should be followed when Windows can be started normally. If Windows cannot be started, then follow the steps below to start the Lenovo OneKey Recovery System: 1 Shut down the computer. 2 Press the Novo button. From the Novo button menu, select the Lenovo OneKey Recovery System and press Enter. 21

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Chapter 3. Lenovo OneKey Recovery System
The Leno
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it
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o res
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t
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Backing up the system partition
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1
Press
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t
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ar
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2
Cl
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3
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t
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Restoring
Yo
u
can choose
t
o res
t
ore
t
he sys
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titi
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t
o
it
s or
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nal s
t
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t
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pre
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p po
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. To res
t
ore
t
he sys
t
em par
titi
on:
1
Press
t
he No
v
o b
utt
on
t
o s
t
ar
t
t
he Leno
v
o OneKey Reco
v
ery
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ys
t
em.
2
Cl
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ck
Sy
s
tem Recovery
. The comp
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ll res
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ar
t
t
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t
he reco
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ery en
vi
ronmen
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.
3
Follow
t
he on-screen
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t
r
u
c
ti
ons
t
o res
t
ore
t
he sys
t
em par
titi
on
t
o
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s or
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nal
s
t
a
tu
s or
t
o a pre
vi
o
u
sly crea
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ed back-
u
p po
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n
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.
If W
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ndows canno
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be s
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t
hen follow
t
he s
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eps below
t
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ar
t
t
he Leno
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OneKey Reco
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ys
t
em:
1
S
h
ut
down
t
he comp
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er.
2
Press
t
he No
v
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utt
on. From
t
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n
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Notes:
•
If yo
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r comp
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s pre
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alled w
it
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n
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x opera
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sys
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a
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•
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l
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ze
t
he fea
tu
res of
t
he OneKey Reco
v
ery
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ys
t
em, yo
u
r hard d
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sk already
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ncl
u
des a
h
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dden par
titi
on by defa
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l
t
t
o s
t
ore
t
he sys
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em
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ma
g
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i
le and
t
he OneKey Reco
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ys
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pro
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les. Th
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s defa
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l
t
par
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s h
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dden for sec
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it
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t
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a
v
a
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lable d
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sk space
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s less
t
han
t
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t
a
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ed capac
it
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Notes:
•
Yo
u
can choose a back-
u
p loca
ti
on on
t
he local hard d
i
sk dr
iv
e or an ex
t
ernal s
t
ora
g
e de
vi
ce.
•
Remo
v
e
t
he remo
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able hard d
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sk dr
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t
ar
ti
n
g
t
he Leno
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o OneKey Reco
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ys
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O
t
herw
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se, da
t
a from
t
he remo
v
able hard d
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sk dr
iv
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ig
h
t
be los
t
.
•
The back-
u
p process may
t
ake a wh
i
le.
•
The back-
u
p process
i
s only a
v
a
i
lable when W
i
ndows can be s
t
ar
t
ed normally.
Notes:
•
The reco
v
ery process
i
s
i
rre
v
ers
i
ble. Make s
u
re
t
o back
u
p any da
t
a yo
u
w
i
sh
t
o sa
v
e on
t
he sys
t
em par
titi
on before s
t
ar
ti
n
g
t
he reco
v
ery process.
•
The reco
v
ery process may
t
ake a wh
i
le.
S
o be s
u
re
t
o connec
t
t
he AC power adap
t
er
t
o
yo
u
r comp
ut
er d
u
r
i
n
g
t
he reco
v
ery process.
•
The abo
v
e
i
ns
t
r
u
c
ti
ons sho
u
ld be followed when W
i
ndows can be s
t
ar
t
ed normally.