Backing Up, Restoring, And Recovering; Creating Recovery Media And Backups; Creating Hp Recovery Media (Select Products Only) - HP Notebook 14 Maintenance And Service Manual

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Backing up, restoring, and recovering

This chapter provides information about the following processes. The information in the chapter is standard
procedure for most products.
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Creating recovery media and backups

● Restoring and recovering your system
Creating recovery media and backups
The following methods of creating recovery media and backups are available on select products only. Choose
the available method according to your computer model.
Use Windows tools to create system restore points and create backups of personal information.
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Creating HP Recovery media (select products only)

If possible, check for the presence of the Recovery partition and the Windows partition. From the Start menu,
select File Explorer, and then select This PC.
● If your computer does not list the Windows partition and the Recovery partition, you can obtain recovery
media for your system from support. See the Worldwide Telephone Numbers booklet included with the
computer. You can also find contact information on the HP website. Go to http://www.hp.com/support,
select your country or region, and follow the on-screen instructions.
You can use Windows tools to create system restore points and create backups of personal information,
see Using Windows tools on page
● If your computer does list the Recovery partition and the Windows partition, you can create recovery
media after you successfully set up the computer. HP Recovery media can be used to perform system
recovery if the hard drive becomes corrupted. System recovery reinstalls the original operating system
and software programs that were installed at the factory and then configures the settings for the
programs. HP Recovery media can also be used to customize the system or restore the factory image if
you replace the hard drive.
Only one set of recovery media can be created. Handle these recovery tools carefully, and keep
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them in a safe place.
◦ To create recovery discs, your computer must have an optical drive with DVD writer capability, and
you must use only high-quality blank DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-R DL, or DVD+R DL discs. You can also
use a high-quality blank USB flash drive.
◦ If your computer does not include an integrated optical drive with DVD writer capability, but you
would like to create DVD recovery media, you can use an external optical drive (purchased
separately) to create recovery discs. If you use an external optical drive, it must be connected
directly to a USB port on the computer; the drive cannot be connected to a USB port on an external
device, such as a USB hub. If you cannot create DVD media yourself, you can obtain recovery discs
for your computer from HP. See the Worldwide Telephone Numbers booklet included with the
computer. You can also find contact information on the HP website. Go to
support, select your country or region, and follow the on-screen instructions.
If storage is 32 GB or less, Microsoft System Restore is disabled by default.
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