Backup and recovery
Backing up the entire system
When you perform a complete backup of the hard drive, you are
saving the full factory image, including the Windows operating
system, software applications, and all personal files and folders.
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A copy of the entire hard drive image can be stored on another
hard drive, on a network drive, or on recovery discs that you
create.
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This process may take over an hour, depending on the computer
speed and the amount of information being stored.
To back up the entire hard drive:
1. Select Start > All Programs > HP Backup & Recovery >
HP Backup and Recovery Manager.
2. Click Next.
3. Click Backup to protect system and important data files,
and then click Next.
4. Click Backup entire hard drive, and then click Next.
The “Back up entire hard drive,” page opens.
5. Click Next.
6. Select the location for the backup files, and then click Next.
You can back up to one of the following locations:
❏�On my PC: This option backs up your information to the
computer hard drive.
❏�On another drive: This option backs up your information
to an optional external hard drive.
❏�On a network: This option backs up your information to a
mapped network drive.
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