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Hi,
as a new convert to Win8.1 I have slowly been setting my system up and one of the main things is system security incase of any unforeseen mishaps.
This has led me to create a Recovery Drive and through many hours of Googling I have found that Win8 had the ability to write the Recovery Drive to DVD but since Win8.1 this option has disappeared to be replaced by using only a USB flash drive.
I have used a USB stick and made my Recovery Drive but I have been wondering if instead of having to keep an otherwise useful USB stick secure with such a small amount of data on it, can I not just copy the files from the stick and burn to a DVD and use this DVD to boot from?
DVDs are very cheap compared with USB sticks.
Regards..,
as a new convert to Win8.1 I have slowly been setting my system up and one of the main things is system security incase of any unforeseen mishaps.
This has led me to create a Recovery Drive and through many hours of Googling I have found that Win8 had the ability to write the Recovery Drive to DVD but since Win8.1 this option has disappeared to be replaced by using only a USB flash drive.
I have used a USB stick and made my Recovery Drive but I have been wondering if instead of having to keep an otherwise useful USB stick secure with such a small amount of data on it, can I not just copy the files from the stick and burn to a DVD and use this DVD to boot from?
DVDs are very cheap compared with USB sticks.
Regards..,
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8.1
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Self Build
- CPU
- AMD FX-8350
- Motherboard
- ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z
- Memory
- 2x Kingston KHX1866C9D3/8GX
- Graphics Card(s)
- ASUS ROG Matrix R9 290X Platinum
- Sound Card
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- ASUS MX279
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- 1920x1080
- Hard Drives
- 1x WD1003FZEX - System Drive
2x WD10EZRX - Storage Pool Drives
2x WD20EZRX - Storage Pool Drives
1x WD10EZEX - System Image Drive
1x WD Elements 1TB USB 3.0 - Network Attached Drive
- PSU
- Corsair CP-9020073 Professional Platinum Series HX850i
- Case
- Cooler Master HAF932 Advanced
- Cooling
- Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler - Red + 3rd Fan
- Keyboard
- Corsair Gaming CH-9000062 CGK95 RGB MX Cherry Brown
- Mouse
- Corsair Gaming CH-9000070 M65 RGB
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- Chrome
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- Windows Defender
- Other Info
- Trust GXT 638 2.1 Digital Gaming Speaker
Corsair CH-9000084-WWCGMM600 Standard Dual Sided Aluminium Gaming Surface Pad
Hornettek Enterprise 4X II Quad-bay 20 TB Capacity
LG BH16NS40.AUAR10B 16x SATA Internal BD-RW
LG DVD-RW GH24NSB0 Optical Drive
BitFenix SuperSpeed Card Reader USB 3.0
Silverstone PCI Express Card w/ Dual Internal 19pin Connectors SST-ECU01