REV: using recovery USB drive & sys image backup
when new, i followed toshiba instructions and created a win 8 USB recovery stick. i gather it is needed to boot an image?
if or when i do a win 10 upgrade and something fouls up, or if i get some serious crash before that, i would like to have solid way to boot up and bring PC up close to how it was (win 8.1 and all its updates from MS, mozilla, etc.)
i've watched vids, browsed win 8.1 menus, been reading win 10 threads on this forum. but i am kinda lost with terms and procedures for like how to clone, recovery media, bootable system image ...
i think i am interested in
1. copying to a new 128 gb SSD from my 500 gb spinner, OR
2. creating an image of my HDD on a USB, where as i think i get it, i must also use the recovery usb media mentioned at beginning.
any help cutting thru the fog would be appreciated.
if or when i do a win 10 upgrade and something fouls up, or if i get some serious crash before that, i would like to have solid way to boot up and bring PC up close to how it was (win 8.1 and all its updates from MS, mozilla, etc.)
i've watched vids, browsed win 8.1 menus, been reading win 10 threads on this forum. but i am kinda lost with terms and procedures for like how to clone, recovery media, bootable system image ...
i think i am interested in
1. copying to a new 128 gb SSD from my 500 gb spinner, OR
2. creating an image of my HDD on a USB, where as i think i get it, i must also use the recovery usb media mentioned at beginning.
any help cutting thru the fog would be appreciated.
