Toshiba Satellite W35Dt-A3299 User's Guide for Satellite Click (PDS24U) - Page 39

Creating recovery media, The amount of space required for storing the recovery files

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Getting Started Recovering the Internal Storage Drive 39 Creating recovery media NOTE To purchase an optional external writable optical disc drive for creating recovery DVDs, please visit the Toshiba web site at accessories.toshiba.com. It is strongly recommended that you create recovery media. If the recovery files on your internal storage drive become corrupted or are deleted, you can restore your system from your recovery media. Also, if your original internal storage drive fails, you can restore your system to a new internal storage drive from your recovery media. NOTE During the recovery process your device must be connected to an external power source via the AC adaptor. NOTE When you create recovery media, only the operating system files, applications, and drivers originally shipped with the device are backed up to the external media and can be restored from this media. Any files that you created are not backed up on the recovery media. You will need to separately back up the files you created; for more information, see "Backing up your work" on page 65. When you create recovery media, the system will prompt you to insert several blank DVDs or connect one or more USB flash drives of a certain minimum capacity to your device. The amount of space required for storing the recovery files varies by device model. Follow the procedure below to determine how much space you will need for storing your system's recovery files. To create recovery media: 1 From the Start screen begin typing Recovery Media Creator and click or touch your selection. If you are in the Desktop, move your pointer to the upper-right corner of the screen or swipe in from the right edge. When the Windows® charms appear click or touch the Search ( ) charm and, in the Search field, type Recovery Media Creator. In the list that appears, click or touch your selection.

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Getting Started
Recovering the Internal Storage Drive
Creating recovery media
To purchase an optional external writable optical disc
drive for creating recovery DVDs, please visit the Toshiba
web site at
accessories.toshiba.com
.
It is strongly recommended that you create recovery media.
If the recovery files on your internal storage drive become
corrupted or are deleted, you can restore your system from
your recovery media. Also, if your original internal storage
drive fails, you can restore your system to a new internal
storage drive from your recovery media.
During the recovery process your device must be
connected to an external power source via the AC
adaptor.
When you create recovery media, only the operating
system files, applications, and drivers originally shipped
with the device are backed up to the external media and
can be restored from this media. Any files that you
created are not backed up on the recovery media. You
will need to separately back up the files you created; for
more information, see
“Backing up your work” on
page 65
.
When you create recovery media, the system will prompt you
to insert several blank DVDs or connect one or more USB
flash drives of a certain minimum capacity to your device.
The amount of space required for storing the recovery files
varies by device model. Follow the procedure below to
determine how much space you will need for storing your
system’s recovery files.
To create recovery media:
1
From the Start screen begin typing Recovery Media
Creator and click or touch your selection. If you are in
the Desktop, move your pointer to the upper-right corner
of the screen or swipe in from the right edge. When the
Windows
®
charms appear click or touch the
Search
(
)
charm and, in the Search field, type
Recovery Media
Creator
. In the list that appears, click or touch your
selection.
NOTE
NOTE
NOTE