Acer TravelMate P273-M User Manual - Page 45

Reset your PC from the recovery backup

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27 Reset your PC from the recovery backup Caution: Reset your PC will erase all files on your hard drive. 1. The Reset your PC window opens. English 2. Click Next. Images for reference only. 3. Select the operating system to recover (normally only one option is available). 4. Choose to keep any changes to the hard drive: a. If you have deleted the recovery partition or otherwise changed the partitions on the hard drive and want to keep these changes, select No. b. To completely restore your computer to Factory Settings, select Yes. 5. Choose how to erase your files: a. Just remove my files quickly erases all files before restoring your computer and takes about 30 minutes. b. Fully clean the drive completely cleans the drive after each file is erased, so no files can be viewed after the recovery. Cleaning the drive takes much longer, up to 5 hours, but is much more secure as old files are completely removed. 6. Click Reset. 7. After the recovery has finished, you can start using your computer by repeating the first-start process.

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27
English
Reset your PC from the recovery backup
Caution: Reset your PC will erase all files on your hard drive.
1. The
Reset your PC
window opens.
Images for reference only.
2. Click
Next.
3. Select the operating system to recover (normally only one option is
available).
4. Choose to keep any changes to the hard drive:
a. If you have deleted the recovery partition or otherwise changed the
partitions on the hard drive and want to keep these changes, select
No
.
b. To completely restore your computer to Factory Settings, select
Yes
.
5. Choose how to erase your files:
a.
Just remove my files
quickly erases all files before restoring your
computer and takes about 30 minutes.
b.
Fully clean the drive
completely cleans the drive after each file is
erased, so no files can be viewed after the recovery. Cleaning the
drive takes much longer, up to 5 hours, but is much more secure as
old files are completely removed.
6. Click
Reset
.
7. After the recovery has finished, you can start using your computer by
repeating the first-start process.