question about R&R

[jacksonheights]

Do the R&R discs perform the same function as the hidden partition that comes factory configured? If I have R&R discs, is there any reason to keep the hidden partition around?

Thanks.

[ryengineer]

When you use recovery disks, they wipe out your hard drive 1st to lay a new batch of hidden partition, OS, utilities and all required drivers.

On the other hand when you boot into hidden partition, it gives you numerous options like restoring your machine from a backup or restoring it to factory state, copying important data to external media, facility of using an internet browser, running an AntiVirus etc. etc.

If I were you, I would keep the hidden partition, that way I won't have to worry about carrying around recovery disks with me all the times on a trip for the fear of OS refusing to boot.

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