Transfering files via recovery drive

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ultamin

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Hello,
My computer recently had several problems and I found no way to solve them so im down to my last resort; return this computer to how it was new. Is the recovery drive the drive i'm going to get when I wipe the hard drive? if so, can I put 950mb worth of files on this "recovery (D)" disk drive?
Thanks in advance
 

My Computer

System One

ultamin said:
Hello,
My computer recently had several problems and I found no way to solve them so im down to my last resort; return this computer to how it was new. Is the recovery drive the drive i'm going to get when I wipe the hard drive? if so, can I put 950mb worth of files on this "recovery (D)" disk drive?
Thanks in advance
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Not quite. You will need an external HDD, or a large flash to store your files and settings on. You can use DVDs too (see the Backup and restore center).

The recovery partition is a disk image only. To revert to that, go into the Backup and Restore Center, and select Restore from disk image, then select the one that is in the D drive.

~Lordbob
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5QC
    Memory
    2x2GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia GeForce 9500GT 1Gb
    Sound Card
    Mobo
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 206bw
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SP2514N ATA 250Gb 7200RPM
    Samsung [Model] 1Tb 7200RPM SATA2
    PSU
    Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W
    Keyboard
    Razer Tarantula
    Mouse
    Razer Lachesis
    Internet Speed
    not fast enough
ultamin said:
can I put 950mb worth of files on this "recovery (D)" disk drive?
Thanks in advance
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Depends on how the "D" drive is set up....If you have the additional space with the recovery files installed there. It would help it you told us what the space on the drive was with the recovery contents installed.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz
    Motherboard
    Intel D975XBX2
    Memory
    Corsair TWIN2X4096-PC8500 (2x2GHz)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 4890 (1GHz)
    Sound Card
    X-Fi Titanium - Fatality Pro Series
    Monitor(s) Displays
    hp w2207h (22" widescreen)
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    One 750GB, 2x500GB Western Digital Caviar Black Hard Drives (32meg)
    PSU
    Antec Neo HE 550
    Case
    Antec P182
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9500 AT
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Revolution
    Internet Speed
    "High" Speed DSL? Is that like low speed FIOS?
    Other Info
    Q6600 B3 Revision OC to 3.0GHz
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