Feb 20 2013

Backup the Recovery Partition on Microsoft Surface

If you want to create a backup of the recovery partition on your Microsoft Surface to protect against it becoming corrupted on the device or if you want to free up the space used by the recovery partition then this quick guide may be of interest to you (as far as backing up the recovery partition is concerned).

Before you get started, you’ll need a USB drive at least 4GB in size which will be formatted as part of the backup process. If there is data on the target USB drive then you should back that up before proceeding!

Anyway, here is what you need to do:

  1. Plug in the USB drive,
  2. Swipe in from the right of screen and tap the Search charm,
  3. Tap Settings in the right hand list and type in Recovery,
  4. Tap Create a recovery drive,
  5. Accept any User Account Control prompts that may appear, if any,
  6. Make sure Copy the recovery partition from the PC to the recovery drive option is ticked and tap Next,
  7. Select the drive from the list and then tap Next then Create,
  8. Wait about ten to twenty minutes for the backup to complete (depending on the speed of your USB drive),
  9. Click Finish (unless you want to delete the recovery partition from the Microsoft Surface which I will cover in another article).

As with any backups, make sure you keep it in a safe and easily remembered place just in case you require it!

 

Boydo

My name is Boyd and I’m a Service Management Specialist with a knack for operational data gathering, transformation, analysis and reporting.

In 2012, I obtained my Masters of Science in Information Technology through the University of New South Wales @ The Australia Defence Force Academy (UNSW@ADFA).

I was also part of an online community known as the Panasonic Insider Crew in the capacity of “Insider Guru” for Panasonic Australia where I interacted with other tech enthusiasts and find out more about Panasonic's latest gadgets.

I love technology, gadgets, and the Internet and maintain a keen interest in these areas locally, nationally, and globally. I hope by sharing my views on these topics that people will receive an honest point of view from someone with a genuine interest in these topics.

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  1. […] I provided the instructions on how to copy the backup partition in a Microsoft Surface on to a USB flash drive. Obviously, it’s also worth knowing how to use the backup if you do wipe the recovery […]

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