This guide is about Toshiba recovery disks for the following versions of Windows: Windows XP, Vista, 7, and 8.
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A recovery disk is also known as a restore disc, repair disc, boot disc or rescue disk.
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Contents
- 2 Create Toshiba recovery disks
- 3 Restore a Toshiba computer
- 4 More Information
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If the recovery partition of your Toshiba computer is corrupt or damaged, download Easy Recovery Essentials.
Easy Recovery Essentials works with any Toshiba computer model and it’s compatible with the following Windows versions:
- Microsoft Windows 8 (read more on our Windows 8 Recovery Disk and Repair Disc Download article)
- Microsoft Windows 7 (read more on our Windows 7 Recovery Disk and Repair Disc Download article)
- Microsoft Windows Vista (read more on our Windows Vista Recovery Disk and Repair Disc Download article)
- Microsoft Windows XP (read more on our Windows XP Recovery and Repair Disk article)
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 2008 and 2012 (read more on our Windows Server 2008 and 2012 Recovery Discs Download article)
Burn Easy Recovery Essentials directly to a CD, DVD or a USB flash drive and use the Automated Repair function to automatically find and fix boot errors.
Note: Easy Recovery Essentials can not be used to install or reinstall Windows.
Create Toshiba recovery disks
The Toshiba Recovery Wizard software presents several options to recover a computer, depending on the current setup available on your computer:
- Recovery of Factory Default Software. This option deletes all partitions available on your hard drive and start with the default factory settings
- Recover without changing the hard drive partitions. This option reformats the main drive, C:, to recover it to the default settings while keeping the other partitions intact
- Recover to a custom size partition. This options deletes all partitions available on your hard drive
Depending on your computer model, your computer can either have the recovery partition already installed or have a recovery media already created, or both.
Newer models of Toshiba computers usually do not come with a disk, but you can create it at the first install of your system (recommended!).
Create disc for Windows XP
Toshiba computers with Windows XP come with recovery partition instead of a recovery disk (especially for computer models until mid-2007), but you can create the recovery disk using the Recovery Disc Creator software.
If you can’t boot into Windows XP, go to Download alternative recovery disk for Toshiba.
To create the discs using the Toshiba Recovery Disc Creator software, follow these steps:
- Open Windows XP
- Find the Recovery Disc Creator icon on your Desktop or find it in Start > All Programs > Recovery Disc Creator
- Select CD or DVD
- Check what type of files you want to backup: System Recovery Discs or Applications Discs or both
- The software will mention how many DVDs or CDs you need in order to create the disks, under the Information tab
- Click Create
- Insert your first blank disk in the optical drive when prompted
- Follow the next steps on the screen to complete the process
- Label your discs and keep them safe!
Create disc for Windows Vista
Follow these steps to create the recovery disk for Windows Vista.
If you can’t boot into Windows Vista, go to Download alternative recovery disk for Toshiba.
- Boot Windows Vista
- Go to Start, then All Programs, and then find the My Toshiba folder
- Click on Recovery Media Creator
- Under the Media Set list, select DVD or USB for the format you want to use for creating the recovery media. Make sure the DVD is blank and the USB is formatted.
- Check that you have the necessary DVDs under the Information section
- Insert the blank DVD or USB flash drive
- Click Create
- Continue with the next steps to complete the process
Create disc for Windows 7
To create the recovery media for Windows 7, follow these steps:
If you can’t boot into Windows 7, go to Download alternative recovery disk for Toshiba.
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- Open Windows 7
- Go to Start
- Go to All Programs
- Go to My Toshiba folder
- Click on Recovery Media Creator. This opens the Recovery Media Creator software
- Select DVD or USB Flash from the Media Set drop down list. Selecting DVD means that you will create the recovery media on a DVD.
- The Recovery Media Creator will mention how many DVDs you need under the Information tab
- Insert the first blank DVD in the optical drive or the blank USB flash drive
- Click Create
- Continue with the next steps to complete the process
- Make sure you label the discs!
Create disc for Windows 8
DVD or USB flash drives are the only supported formats for a recovery media for Windows 8 using the Toshiba Recovery Media Creator.
If you can’t boot into Windows 8, go to Download alternative recovery disk for Toshiba.
The steps to create the disc are:
- Open Windows 8
- At the Start screen, press the Windows and C key to open the Search Charms bar
- Select Search
- Type “recovery” in the Search field
- In the search results list, click on Recovery Media Creator
- Click Yes, if prompted by the system with the following message: “Do you want to allow the following program to make changes to your computer?“
- Select DVD or USB under the Media Set drop down list
- The Information section mentions how many DVDs or USB flash drives you need to create the recovery mediaIf you choose to use a USB flash drive, you must format it before using it!
- Insert the first blank DVD or the empty formatted USB
- Click Create
- Continue with the next steps to finish the process
- Label the recovery media and keep it safe!
Restore a Toshiba computer
A Toshiba computer can be restored using the built-in recovery partition (called HDD recovery procedure) or the created recovery discs (CDs, DVDs or USBs depending on your Windows version).
Restore Windows XP with partition or disc
You can restore Windows using the recovery disc by following these steps. Nikita season 5 episode 1. You can also restore it using the built-in partition (follow the next set of instructions for this).
If you don’t have a recovery media created yet and can’t boot into Windows XP, go to Download alternative recovery disk for Toshiba.
- Insert your first CD or DVD in the optical drive
- Boot Windows XP
- At the boot screen, press F12
- Wait for the boot menu to appear and then select CD/DVD and press Enter
- Wait for the system to boot to the Recovery Wizard software
- Continue with the process
You can use the recovery partition of your Toshiba computer (called Hard Drive Recovery) to restore Windows XP to its factory default settings:
- Turn off your computer
- Press and hold the 0 key available on your keyword and press the Power On button at the same time
- Wait for the Toshiba Recovery Wizard software to appear
- Select from the available options: Recovery of Factory Default Software or Erase the hard disk
- Select Recovery of Factory Default SoftwareThis procedure erases all your personal files (audio, video, pictures). Backup your files before you continue! You can use Easy Recovery Essentials’ Backup feature
- Select Recover to out-of-box-state
- Click Next
- Click Next again
- Wait for the process to finish and continue with the next steps to restart your computer afterwards.
Restore Windows Vista with partition or disc
You can restore Windows Vista using the HDD recovery procedure (the partition) by following these steps:
This procedure erases all your personal files! Create a backup before you continue (You can use Easy Recovery Essentials’ Backup feature).
- Power on your computer and press the F12 key or the F8 key to open the boot menu
- Choose Repair your computer at the Advanced Boot Options screen
- Select a language and a keyboard language and then log in as an user with administrative rights to the system (the Administrator account)
- Select the HDD Recovery option, the last item from the list
- Click Yes or OK, at the Warning! message
- When the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen appears, select Recovery of Factory Default Software
- Click Next
- Select Recover to out-of-box state
- Click Next
- Click Next, at the confirmation message
- Wait for the process to finish
- Click Finish
If you have an already created media (CD, DVD or USB) to use, follow these steps:
- Insert the first DVD in the optical drive or the USB flash drive and turn on the computer
- Press the F12 key to boot from the DVD/USB
- Select DVD or USB, depending on what you used to create the media
- At the warning message, click Yes to confirm
- Select Recovery of Factory Default Software
- Click Next
- Select Recover to out-of-box-state to recover the original factory image (the factory default settings)
- Continue with the next steps to complete the process
- Click Finish to restart the computer
Restore Windows 7 with partition or disc
Using the installed partition on your Toshiba, you can restore Windows 7 using these steps:
This procedure erases all your personal files! Create a backup before you continue (You can use Easy Recovery Essentials’ Backup feature).
- Turn off your computer before you continue
- Power on your computer and press the F12 key or the F8 key to open the boot menu
- Wait for the boot menu to appear
- Choose Repair your computer
- Select your language and the keyboard language
- Log in as an user with administrative rights to the system
- Select the Toshiba Recovery Wizard option, the last item from the list. If the last item from the list is HDD Recovery, select this
- Click Yes or OK, at the Warning! message
- When the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen appears, select Recovery of Factory Default Software
- Click Next
- Select Recover to out-of-box state
- Click Next
- Click Next, at the confirmation message
- Wait for the process to finish
- Click Finish
You can use the recovery DVD or USB to restore Windows 7:
- Insert the first disc in the optical drive: either the DVD or the USB
- Turn on the computer
- When the Toshiba logo appears, press the F12 key on your keyboard
- At the boot menu screen, use your arrow keys and select the DVD option or the USB flash option, if you have the recovery media as a USB flash drive
- Click Yes, at the warning message screen
- At the Selecting a process screen, select Recovery of Factory Default Software
- Click Next
- Select Recover to out-of-box-state to recover the original factory image. For details about the other options presented here, go to Create Toshiba recovery disks.
- Continue with the next steps until a message confirms that your main drive has been recovered
- Click Finish to restart the computer, when prompted
Restore Windows 8
If you can boot your computer, the Windows 8 system can be restored from within Windows 8:
- Open Windows 8
- Open the Charm Bar (press the Windows + C keys)
- Select Settings
- Select PC Settings
- Select General from the left
- Go to the Advanced startup section and select Restart now
- Wait for the Advanced startup screen to show
- Select Troubleshoot
- Select Advanced options
- Select System Restore
- Continue with the next steps to complete the process
If you can’t boot into Windows 8, follow these steps:
- Power on your computer
- Press the F12 immediately to open the Boot menu
- Select HDD Recovery
- Press Enter
- At the warning screen, select Yes
- Wait for the Advanced startup screen to show
- Select Troubleshoot
- Select Advanced options
- Select System Restore
- Continue with the next steps to complete the process
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Applicable Systems
This Windows-related knowledgebase article applies to the following operating systems:
- Windows XP (all editions)
- Windows Vista (all editions)
- Windows 7 (all editions)
- Windows 8 (all editions)
- Windows 8.1 (all editions)
Applicable Models
This Toshiba-related knowledge base article applies to the following computer models:
- Satellite series: 1130, 1400 (PS140U), 1415 (S105), 1415 (S173), 1600 , 1700, 1800 (PS183U, PS183U), 1805, 2100CDS, 2100CDT, 220CDS, 4030CT, 4060CDT, 4080XCDT, 5105 (S501), 5205 (PS522U), 7200CT, A100 (PSAA0U, PSAA2U, PSAA5U, PSAA8U, PSAANU), A105 (PSAA0U, PSAA2U, PSAA5U, PSAA8U, PSAAKU, PSAANU), A130 (PSAD0U, PSAD6U), A135 (PSAD0U, PSAD6U), A15 (TK119/CL1680), A200 (PSAE3U, PSAF0U, PSAF3U), A205 (PSAE3U, PSAF0U, PSAF3U), A210 (PSAEGU, PSAFGU, PSAFHU), A215 (PSAEGU, PSAFGU, PSAFHU), A300 (PSAG0U, PSAG4U, PSAGCU), A300D (PSAH0U, PSAH8U), A305 (PSAG8U, PSAGCU, PSAG0U, PSAG4U), A305D (PSAH0U, PSAH8U), A35 (PSA30U), A40 (PSA40U, PSA40U), A45 (PSA40U), A50 (PSA50, PSA50U), A500 (PSAP0U, PSAP3U, PSAT0, PSAT3U, PSAT6U, PSAT9U), A500D (PSAQ0U), A505 (PSAP0U, PSAP3U, PSAT0, PSAT0U, PSAT3U, PSAT6U), A505 (PSAT9U), A505D (PSAQ0U), A55 (PSA50, PSA50U), A60, A65 (PSA60U), A65 (S1362), A660 (PSAW0U, PSAW3U), A660D (PSAX0U), A665 (PSAW0U, PSAW3U), A665D (PSAX0U), A70 (PSA70U), A75 (PSA70U), A80, A85, C650 (PSC08U, PSC12U, PSC16U, PSC2EU), C650D (PSC0YU, PSC16U), C655 (PSC08U, PSC12U, PSC16U, PSC2EU), C655D (PSC0YU, PSC16U), C670 (PSC3UU), C670D (PSC4AU), C675 (PSC3UU), C675D (PSC4AU), C850 (PSC72U), C850D (PSC9JU), C855 (PSC72U), C855D (PSC9JU), C870 (PSC8AU), C875 (PSC8AU), E200 (PSE25U), E205 (PSE25U), E300 (PSE30U), E305 (PSE30U), L20 (PSL2XU), L25 (PSL2XU), L30 (PSL33U), L300 (PSL33U, PSLB0U, PSLB8U), L300D (PSLB8U, PSLC0U, PSLC8U, PSLCJU, PSLE8U), L305 (PSL33U, PSLB0U, PSLB8U), L305D (PSLB8U, PSLC0U, PSLC8U, PSLCJU, PSLE8U), L35 (PSL33U), L350 (PSLD0U, PSLD8U), L350D (PSLB8U, PSLE0U), L355 (PSLD0U, PSLD8U, PSLE8U), L355D (PSLB8U, PSLE0U, PSLE8U), L40 (PSL40U, PSL48U), L45 (PSL40U, PSL48U), L450, L450D (PSLY5U), L455D (PSLY0U, PSLY5U), L500 (PSLU0U, PSLU6U), L500D (PSLM0U, PSLV6U), L505 (PSLL0U, PSLU0U, PSLU6U), L505D (PSLM0U, PSLV6U), L555D (PSLP0U, PSLP0U), L630 (PSK00U, PSK60U), L635 (PSK00U, PSK60U), L640 (PSK0GU), L640D (PSK0Qu), L645 (PSK0GU), L645D (PSK0QU), L650 (PSK2CU, PSK2GU), L650D (PSK2LU), L655 (PSK2CU, PSK2GU, PSK2UU), L655D (PSK2LU), L670 (PSK3AU), L670D (PSK3JU), L675 (PSK3AU), L675D (PSK3JU), L740 (PSK0YU), L745 (PSK0YU), L750 (PSK1WU), L750D (PSK32U), L755 (PSK1WU), L755D (PSK32U), L770D (PSK40U), L775 (PSK3SU), L775D (PSK40U), L855 (PSKA8U), L870D (PSKBQU), L875D (PSKBQU), M110 (PSMB0U), M115 (PSMB0U), M15 (PS630U), M30 (PSM30U), M300 (PSMD8U), M300D (PSMDYU), M305 (PSMD8U), M305D (PSMDYU), M30X, M35 (PSM30U, PSM33U), M35X, M40, M45 (PSM40U, PSM42U, PSM43U), M50 (PSM50U, PSM53U), M500D (PSMLYU), M505D (PSMLYU, S4970, PSMLYU), M55 (PSM50U, PSM53U), M640 (PSMPBU), M645 (PSMPBU), MX35X (PSA72U), NB200 (PLL20U), NB205 (PLL20U), P100 (PSPA0U, PSPAGU), P105 (PSPA0U, PSPAGU), P15 (PSP10U), P15-TK130 (CL1642-3), P15-TK131 (CL1746-1), P20 (PSP20U), P200 (PSPB0U, PSPB3U) and P200D (PSPBLU), P205 (PSPB0U, PSPB3U) and P205D (PSPBLU), P25 (PSP20U), P30 (PSP30U), P300 (PSPC0U), P305 (PSPC0U, S8820), P35 (PSP30U), P505D (PSPHJU), P740 (PSMQ1U), P745 (PSMQ1U), P750 (PSAY1U, PSAY3U), P755 (PSAY1U, PSAY3U), P770 (PSBY1U) and P770D (PSBZ1U), P775 (PSBY1U) and P775D (PSBZ1U), P850 (PSPKBU), P855 (PSPKBU), P870 (PSPLAU), P875 (PSPLAU), R10 (PSR10U), R15 (PSR10U), T110 (PST1AU), T115 (PST1AU(, U300 (PSU30U), U305 (PSU30U, PSU34U), X200 (PSPB9U), X205 (PSPB9U)
- Tecra series: 8000, 8100, A8, A8 (PTA83U)
- Qosmio series: G15R
- Portégé series: 7020CT, A600 (PPA60U), A605 (PPA60U), R830 (PT324U), R835 (PT324U)
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In the modern world where the size of files is always increasing, having an adequate amount of storage space for your computer or gaming console is important. While the 500GB or 1TB drives that most machines come with are sometimes enough, you'll often find — especially if you play a lot of video games — that you need more. Thankfully, Toshiba is here to help you with their quality Canvio series of external hard drives. Out of all of the different Canvio drives on the market, our favorite is the Canvio Advance thanks to its perfect balance of storage space, size, price, and security.
Best Overall: Canvio Advance
For most people, the Canvio Advance will be the perfect hard drive. It's available in a ton of different configurations, with storage space options ranging from 500GB to 4TB, three different case styles, and five color options all to choose between. Its physical size is 4.3-by-3.1-by-0.55 inches, which makes it comparable to a smartphone and, of course, easy to take with you while traveling. The hard drive is compatible with both USB 3.0 and older 2.0 connections, and the transfer rate for data is wonderful, with USB 3.0 transfers going as fast as 5GB/s and USB 2.0 ones reaching 480MB/s. In addition to all of this, the Canvio Advance comes with some bonus software downloads that will allow you to set up and maintain data backups, as well as protect the contents of your hard drive with a password.
Overall, the Canvio Advance is a fantastic external hard drive, and when you consider that it's only slightly more expensive than the cheapest drive that Toshiba sells, it's easy to see why we think it's the best hard drive.
Pros:
- Large storage space
- Excellent customization options
- Useful software included
- Fast data transfer
Best Overall
Canvio Advance
Absolute perfection
The Canvio Advance has tons of storage options, is heavily customizable, comes with helpful software, and is priced well.
The Canvio For Desktop is the largest external hard drive that Toshiba sells — in terms of both physical and storage size. This brick-sized behemoth comes in at 6.57-by-5.1-by-1.63 inches, which is very big for a hard drive. Thankfully, it makes good use of that size, as you can configure it to be able to store up to 6 TB, which is a massive amount.
It also comes with a built-in security lock that protects your files from unauthorized access like the Canvio Advance's software does. Naturally, these things increase the price significantly, but if you play a lot of games or save a lot of videos and films on your computer, a hard drive this large will be worth it.
Cons:
- Large size
- Most expensive option
Best Size
Canvio For Desktop
Go big or go home
The Canvio For Desktop offers a massive amount of storage space, but the large physical size and price may bother some.
Essentially, the Canvio Basics drive is a Canvio Advance one without the included software. Everything else about it is exactly the same, right down to the physical dimensions of the drive. It's worth noting that it only comes in black, though.
Ultimately, the Canvio Basics is the drive you should opt for if you don't care about security software and would prefer to shave a little bit of money off your bill. The drop in price is very minor, but sometimes every dollar counts.
Cons:
- No included software
- Only comes in black
Best Budget
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Canvio Basics
Amazing quality without the assurance
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If you want everything that makes the Canvio Advance amazing without its included software, then the Canvio Basics drive is the way to go.
On paper, the Canvio Ready seems like a middle-of-the-road drive. It can be configured with up to 3TB of storage and is a little bit bigger than the Basics or Advance models in terms of physical size, coming in at 4.69-by-3.15-by-0.59 inches, although this isn't too big of an increase. The advertised reason to buy it is that it's a 'plug-and-use' device that requires no setup, but in truth, that's how all of the Toshiba external hard drives work.
In reality, the reason you might want to consider the Canvio Ready is because it comes with a stylish outer case that looks fancier then the other Canvio drives. Instead of a flat surface, the Canvio Ready features textured sides with miniature holes. The surface feels nice to hold and grip on top of looking nice, but the increased price of the Canvio Ready compared to the Basics or Advance model means that you should only choose the Ready if you'd like your external hard drive to have some pizazz.
Cons:
- More expensive
- Slightly bigger than other models
- Not enough storage for some
Best Style
Canvio Ready
Looks great, costs more
The Canvio Ready is a stylish and eye-catching external hard drive that costs a little more then less-flashy options as a result.
The Canvio Slim is designed specifically with portability in mind. In terms of physical size, this drive is just 4.21-by-2.95-by-0.35 inches, which is considerably smaller than the other 'normal' sized hard drives on this list. The caveat, though, is that the drive can only be configured up to 1TB.
In addition, since the engineers at Toshiba had to perform some tech wizardry with this drive, it costs a fair amount more than the Basics or Advance models. Even so, this drive is perfect if you're looking for something that can be taken with you during travel incredibly easily. Also, the finish on the case looks a little like wood, which adds a touch of style to the hard drive.
Cons:
- More expensive
- Less storage
Best Compact
Canvio Slim
Perfect portability
Although it costs quite a bit and has less storage, the small, compact size of the Canvio Slim is perfect for people looking for a portable hard drive.
Bottom line
Each of Toshiba's Canvio external hard drives offer something different, and one of them is bound to be right for you depending on what your wants or needs are. However, overall, we think that the Canvio Advance is the best of Toshiba's external hard drives because of its incredible balance between storage space, physical size, price, and software features. Other drives offer one feature that the Advance might not have, but with this, you'll be getting the best overall package.
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