![]() Plus, MR has the option to Add a Recovery Boot Menu entry. I use this all the time and it typically takes less than 15 minutes to do the image backup and about the same time or less to do a restore. This means if you have an 80GB OS partition, and 40GB is used, MR only needs about 20GB to store the image file. My experience is that MR, when using the High Compression option, typically can compress the saved image file to about 50% of the USED space in the OS partition. I prefer to use third-party recovery solutions for the following reasons:ġ) More flexibility and reliabilty - can make recovery media as often as you like, not restricted to one attempt, which if it fails, then you are stuck.Ģ) More media options - can create media in DVD, USB stick, or external drive formatģ) Mounting option - can "mount" the save images as virtual "drives" and extract individual files and foldersĤ) WinPE boot option - can install a special boot option that allows you to boot to recovery information and do a repair or restore from there - when Windows will not bootġ) Download and install Macrium Reflect (MR) from here: Ģ) Run MR and choose the option: "Create an image of the partition(s) required to backup and restore Windows" to write a full backup to an external drive, USB stick, or DVDsģ) Use the option to create a boot USB stick or CD My suggestion is you consider using a third-party solution known as Macrium Reflect (MR). If you want recovery media for your installation on the SSD, consider an alternative approach, as below. ![]() ![]() The partition must be located at a specific sector on the drive to work, so copying it from one drive to another is not going to work. ![]() But the HP recovery partitions are ultra-sensitive to the degree that even opening the partition, can corrupt it. ![]()
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