I have Windows 8.1, an external 2 TB HD with two drives or partitions of 1 TB each. I wanted to make a recovery disk on the empty side of this disk that came up on the dialog box. Windows then proceeded to make its own partition with the recovery disk only 32 GB and the other partition FAT32 and of course all my data gone. Does anyone have a silver bullet to restore the old partition? I have not touched the drive after this catastrophe and don't care about Windows recovery disk. It is a dangerous feature that should be eliminated. What happened to the old image backup?
Windows 8.1 Recovery Disk bug.
- Thread starter Alwayne
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dodger46
Splendid
- Nov 19, 2011
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Try Partition Recovery Wizard from EaseUs
http://www.partition-tool.com/personal.htm
Also something I prepared earlier for 8.1
At Start Screen -
Search for ‘File History’
Select ‘File History’
System Image Backup (Bottom Left)
Select backup media
Create Image, include System Reserved Partition, then, if no Installation Media, create Recovery Drive
At Start Screen –
Create Recovery Drive by typing ‘Recovery’ select ‘Create a Recovery Drive’ (Require 1Gb USB Drive)
To Restore System
Boot from Recovery Drive/Installation Media
(Choose ‘Repair’ if Installation Media)
Choose Language and progress through Troubleshoot and Advanced Options to Restore from System Image, insert Final Disk of Image or USB drive when prompted and click Retry.
Your Backup Disk details should appear.
Click Next
Leave Format unchecked if it’s a new disk then click Next
Click Finish to proceed with Restore
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