I've been using Windows 7 Backup to an external HD (files and system image) but as I understand it, the only way to restore from one of these is from a recovery disc. Now I know that the F9 recovery partition can work, but what if the whole HD fails?
As far as I know, Windows 7 will only let you *burn a CD/DVD* to create a system recovery disc. Why is there no way to select an appropriately sized flash drive or memory card?
Is there a way to do this? I'd rather not have to buy an external optical drive for this one, sole purpose.
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creating an SD-card system recovery disc?
I would take a look over at the eeeuser.com/ forums. From memory there was a post I saw that had a guide of how to transfer the restore DVD to a USB stick.
I removed my F9 restore partition. If the hard drive fails you can hookup an external HD and restore everything to "out of the box" setup along with all the hidden partitions. Down side is you need a external DVD drive.
I removed my F9 restore partition. If the hard drive fails you can hookup an external HD and restore everything to "out of the box" setup along with all the hidden partitions. Down side is you need a external DVD drive.
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use macrium reflect to back up
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Have you tried using a 4gb thumbdrive there really cheap and you can put a recovery disc on a thumb drive partition, there videos and free software that will do it for you
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