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Getting Started
Recovering the Internal Storage Drive
When you create recovery media, only the operating system files,
applications, and drivers originally shipped with the computer 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 100.
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 computer. The amount of
space required for storing the recovery files varies by computer
model. Follow the procedure below to determine how much space
you will need for storing your system’s recovery files.
To create recovery media, you will need an optional external
writable optical disc drive and blank writable DVDs or USB Flash
drives.
To create recovery media:
1Click Start, All Programs, TOSHIBA, Support & Recovery,
and then Recovery Media Creator.
The TOSHIBA Recovery Media Creator dialog box displays.
(Sample Image) TOSHIBA Recovery Media Creator dialog box
2Select USB Flash or DVD from the drop-down list, depending
on the type of external media you want to use.
NOTE