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Getting Started
Recovering the Internal Storage Drive
❖Recover to a custom size partition
For more information on these options, see “Recovering the
Internal Storage Drive” on page 41.
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 or another backup program.
For more information, see “Backing up your work” on page 71.
To recover your internal storage drive from recovery media:
1Shut down and turn off your computer.
2Do one of the following:
❖If your recovery files are on DVDs, insert the first recovery
DVD into your optical disc drive.
❖If your recovery files are on a USB flash drive, connect the
USB flash drive to your computer.
3Turn on your computer. When the initial screen displays, press
F12.
The boot menu displays.
4Using the arrow keys, select the DVD option or the USB Flash
option, depending on which type of media you are using, and
then press Enter.
5A warning screen appears, stating that when the recovery is
executed all data on your internal storage drive will be deleted
and rewritten. Click Yes to continue.
6When the Toshiba Recovery Wizard opens and the Selecting a
Process screen displays, select Recovery of Factory Default
Software and then click Next.
7Select one of the following options:
❖Recover to out-of-box state (recommended recovery
method)—If you want to recover the original factory
image
❖Recover without changing the hard drive partitions—If
you want to recover the C: partition only, leaving other
partitions you have created intact
❖Recover to a custom size partition—If you want to
recover the C: drive to its out-of-box state and specify a
NOTE