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‎08-08-2017 06:40 PM

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Product: HP 14-r219tx
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (64-bit)
So I successfully created a Recovery System Backup to my 32GB Flash Drive with HP Recovery Backup. Now, I want to use my flash drive to store my files like photos and videos.

My question is, can I transfer the system backup on my flash drive to my 1TB Portable Hard Drive?

Thanks!
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‎08-08-2017 06:44 PM

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Short answer is No. It won't boot from the external hdd in the event you need to do a Recovery on your laptop. Much cheaper to buy an extra empty flashdrive than to have to buy Recovery flash drive from HP for $49.

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‎08-08-2017 06:44 PM

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Short answer is No. It won't boot from the external hdd in the event you need to do a Recovery on your laptop. Much cheaper to buy an extra empty flashdrive than to have to buy Recovery flash drive from HP for $49.

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‎08-08-2017 06:55 PM

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Thanks for the response. How about if I used the portable hard drive in the first place as my recovery backup?
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‎08-08-2017 07:06 PM - edited ‎08-08-2017 08:55 PM

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It still likely would not be bootable- unless you could coax the laptop into booting from external hdd which is difficult even with an operating system on one. Just saw a poster doing backflips trying to get Linux to boot from external hdd.

Btw, I'm glad you didn't choose it because I have seen posters do that and then scream because it erased the entire hard drive.

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‎08-08-2017 07:58 PM

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Thanks! CherylG
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