@Anak I just need to access it, like on Toshiba laptops there's usually the 0 key thing, where it asks you if you want to reset your computer to out-of-box-state. I tried that ages ago and it beeped for 10 seconds (which is a good thing) and didn't do anything else. It just booted up normally. I just need to find out if I still have the recovery partition. Should I try again?
Although on the small side (mine is 13GB) yours says it is a healthy, (Active, Recovery Partition)
I do not understand the urgency?
Uh oh, guys - that unallocated space - I merged it with my main C: drive!! That is not good, is it? I realized the beeping was supposed to happen! Well, I guess it's too late, I've already merged it. Attachment 189605
Is there any way I can make the unallocated space go back to where it was? Also, instead of 584gb, it now says 594gb! So it has added the unallocated space to my drive.
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The first partition may say Recovery but it's too small to contain an OS. So it either links to install.wim files on C or they were in the partition which is now unallocated and got deleted.
You can test this by running Factory Recovery from boot: Toshiba HDD Recovery Utility. See if it cues up and what choices it gives you, or if you're ready run full factory recovery after backing up your files.
@gregrocker I'm going to try the Toshiba recovery again, there seems to be another way of doing it. I saw in a video you must hold down the 0 key until your computer starts beeping very loudly, and then keep on pressing the key until it says 'loading files'. I didn't do that, I just stopped holding the 0 key because I didn't know what the beeping was. But I know now :) Oh yes and it beeps for something like 10 seconds... So I hope it works. I just don't want anyone to hear the beep..
Start holding the 0 key before you turn on the computer and keep holding it until Recovery appears.
If you "don't want anyone to hear the beep".....get your records on, and turn the music up......
gln, hang in there with Greg he has more experience in his little finger, than I have in my whole body!
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