Creating Recovery CDs/DVDs
1You can recover (bring back) the operating system and programs that were included on your hard disk drive just as they were when you bought the computer.
Note: A hard drive is a disk inside the computer that stores the operating system, programs, and data.
2You recover the operating system and programs directly from your hard disk drive, where a copy was placed for your convenience.
We call this part of your hard drive the “recovery partition.” The recovery partition takes up some space on your hard drive.
3You can copy the information of this recovery partition onto CDs or DVDs.
4Then, if you would like to make extra space available on your hard drive, you can delete the recovery partition using a special software tool.
5Do not delete your hard drive partition unless you have made recovery CDs or DVDs.
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