Load windows from recovery partition on different hdd?

ChadB26 · Mar 2, 2015

I swapped out the hdd for a ssd about 11 months ago and now the laptop is not seeing ssd, I think the ssd may be bad but have not had a chance to test it yet, it is under warranty so I should be able to get a working replacement. I have imaged and cloned before but have actually never loaded windows from a recovery partition.

I still have the separate recovery partition saved to the original hdd but am using it for extra space in my desktop so would rather not have to remove it. Can I transfer the files for recovery to an external usb drive?
Just looking for anyone who has a surefire way of doing this in as little effort as possible

SuperSoph_WD · Mar 3, 2015

Hey there, Chad!

I'd suggest you a couple of links to look over. Hopefully you'd able to resolve the issue with the suggested solutions/fixes there:
http://forum.tabletpcreview.com/threads/step-by-step-guide-to-move-recovery-partition-to-usb-and-reclaim-up-6-gb-without-3rd-party-software.61604/
http://www.howtogeek.com/139710/remove-your-pc%E2%80%99s-recovery-partition-and-take-control-of-your-hdd/
http://eosrei.net/articles/2011/03/copy-functional-recovery-partition-new-hard-disk

I'm sure that creating a recovery disk on a USB should do the job, but I'm not entirely sure if you will be able to boot properly without it plugged in.

Keep me posted! Hope this works for you!

SuperSoph_WD

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