when you create a recovery drive on a seperate storage device, is the full system image copied?

[TechDiva]

I used the recovery utility and saved it to a separate storage device.  It stated it created a partition on it.  What I waned to know is did it create a full system image AND the 'boot-up' capability on this device?  I am not exactly sure what it did.  It took a long time and the directory looks like the attached screen snip-it.  Can someone look and tell me if I accomplished both tasks....the re-boot capability AND a full system image.  I cannot tell.

THANKS FOR ANY INPUT.  PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW I CHECK OR SHOW ME TO DATA WHICH WILL HELP ME TO DO BOTH ACTIONS.

[The_Fossette · Accepted solution]

@TechDiva,

Welcome to the HP Forums!

Thank you for posting your query on this forum, it's a great place to find answers.

I reviewed your post and I understand that you want to know whether you have created the system recovery drive successfully.

Don’t worry, I assure you I will try my best to get this sorted.

I would like to inform you that the system recovery will only create the image of the recovery partition and it is bootable. It will not create the full system image. You can check this by booting using the recovery flash drive you have created.

Please refer to the below article for more information about the recovery image creation.

https://hp.care/2IlJjOz

Let me know how it goes and you have a great day!

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