Toshiba E205-S1980 User Manual page 53

Recovery option
Recover without
changing the internal
storage drive partitions
A recovery image of your computer is stored on the internal storage
drive, and the image can be restored by running the recovery
utilities directly from your internal storage drive as described in the
sections below. However, it is strongly recommended that you
create recovery DVDs/media. If the recovery files on your internal
storage drive become corrupted or are deleted, you can restore your
system from your recovery DVDs/media. Also, if your original
internal storage drive fails, you can restore your system to a new
internal storage drive from your recovery DVDs/media. It is
strongly recommended that you create recovery DVDs/media
before using your system for the first time. See
DVDs/media" on page 61
DVDs/media" on page
NOTE
Recovering the Internal Storage Drive
Description
This option recovers just your C: drive, leaving any other
partitions you may have created (for example, a D: drive)
intact.
See "Recovering without changing the internal storage
drive partitions" on page
and
64.
During the internal storage drive recovery process it is strongly
recommended that your computer be connected to an external
power source via the AC adaptor.
The Toshiba Recovery Wizard also provides the option of erasing
your internal storage drive, without restoring the information on
the drive. See "Erasing the Internal Storage Drive" on page 66
more information.
When you restore your system, only the operating system files,
applications, and drivers originally shipped with the computer
are restored. Any files that you created are not restored during
this process. Be sure to separately save the files you have
created to external media using Windows
backup program. For more information, see
work" on page 95.
Getting Started
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