Toshiba Satellite P845-S4200 User Guide - Page 59

HDD Recovery, Sample Image Warning screen - boot menu

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Getting Started 59 Recovering the Internal Storage Drive You can recover the factory default software, while the computer will attempt to back up all of the data from the C:\Users using the utilities stored on your computer's internal storage drive: TECHNICAL NOTE: The data from C:\Users will be copied into the C:\backup%current date% folder. The directory structure will be retained, however all of the data will be moved to this folder during the recovery process. As a result, any user can access the folders under C:\backup%current date%. To return the data to your private account, you will need to recreate a new account, and drag and drop the data into your personal folders. 1 Make sure the computer is turned off. 2 While powering on your computer, press the F12 key when the initial TOSHIBA screen displays. The Boot menu appears. 3 Using the arrow keys to scroll down, select the HDD Recovery option, and then press the Enter key. 4 A warning screen appears, stating that when the recovery is executed, all data will be deleted and rewritten unless the "Recovery of Factory Default Software with user's data" option is selected in the next step. Click Yes to continue. (Sample Image) Warning screen

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59
Getting Started
Recovering the Internal Storage Drive
You can recover the factory default software, while the computer
will attempt to back up all of the data from the C:\Users using the
utilities stored on your computer’s internal storage drive:
TECHNICAL NOTE: The data from C:\Users will be copied into the
C:\backup%current date% folder. The directory structure will be
retained, however all of the data will be moved to this folder during
the recovery process. As a result, any user can access the folders
under C:\backup%current date%. To return the data to your private
account, you will need to recreate a new account, and drag and drop
the data into your personal folders.
1
Make sure the computer is turned off.
2
While powering on your computer, press the
F12
key when the
initial TOSHIBA screen displays.
The Boot menu appears.
3
Using the arrow keys to scroll down, select the
HDD Recovery
option, and then press the
Enter
key.
4
A warning screen appears, stating that when the recovery is
executed, all data will be deleted and rewritten unless the
“Recovery of Factory Default Software with user’s data”
option is selected in the next step. Click
Yes
to continue.
(Sample Image) Warning screen