Using The Rescue And Recovery Workspace - Lenovo ThinkCentre 6176 User Manual

v On a second hard disk drive installed in your computer
v On an externally attached USB hard disk drive
v On a network drive
v On recordable disc (a recordable CD or DVD drive is required for this option)
After you have backed up your hard disk drive, you can restore the complete
contents of the hard disk drive, restore selected files only, or restore only the
Windows operating system and applications.
To perform a backup operation using the Rescue and Recovery program, do the
following:
1. From the Windows desktop, click Start → All Programs → ThinkVantage →
2. From the Rescue and Recovery main window, click Back up your hard drive
3. Follow the instructions on the screen.
To perform a restore operation using the Rescue and Recovery program, do the
following:
1. From the Windows desktop, click Start → All Programs → ThinkVantage →
2. From the Rescue and Recovery main window, click Restore your system from
3. Follow the instructions on the screen.
For information about performing a restore operation from the Rescue and
Recovery workspace, see "Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace."

Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace

The Rescue and Recovery workspace resides in a protected, hidden area of your
hard disk drive that operates independently from the Windows operating system.
This enables you to perform recovery operations even if the Windows operating
system cannot be started. You can perform the following recovery operations from
the Rescue and Recovery workspace:
v Rescue files from your hard disk drive or from a backup: The Rescue and
v Restore your hard disk drive from a Rescue and Recovery backup: When you
v Restore your hard disk drive to the factory contents: The Rescue and Recovery
Rescue and Recovery. The Rescue and Recovery program opens.
and select backup operation options.
Rescue and Recovery. The Rescue and Recovery program opens.
a backup icon.
Recovery workspace enables you to locate files on your hard disk drive and
transfer them to a network drive or other recordable media, such as a USB hard
disk drive or a diskette. This solution is available, even if you did not back up
your files or if changes were made to the files since your last backup operation.
You also can rescue individual files from a Rescue and Recovery backup located
on your local hard disk drive, a USB device, or a network drive.
perform a backup operation using the Rescue and Recovery program, you can
perform restore operations from the Rescue and Recovery workspace, even if
you cannot start the Windows operating system.
workspace enables you to restore the complete contents of your hard disk drive
to the same state as it was when originally shipped from the factory. If you have
multiple partitions on your hard disk drive, you have the option to restore the
factory contents to the C: partition and leave the other partitions intact. Because
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