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How to create recovery media for a Chromebook - Acer Community
<main> <article class="userContent"> <p>You can create a recovery USB drive or SD card to allow you to restore your Chromebook to its factory settings. Use the instructions below to make a recovery drive for your Chromebook using a Windows, Mac or Linux computer.</p><h2 data-id="on-a-windows-computer%3A">On a Windows computer:</h2><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"height":270,"width":480,"photoUrl":"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/q470YkjavQM\/hqdefault.jpg","videoID":"q470YkjavQM","showRelated":false,"url":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/q470YkjavQM","embedType":"youtube","name":"Chromebooks - How to Create Recovery Media in Windows","frameSrc":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q470YkjavQM?feature=oembed&autoplay=1"}"> <a href="https://youtu.be/q470YkjavQM" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://youtu.be/q470YkjavQM </a> </div><p>To create a recovery drive in Windows, you will need to install the Google Chrome web browser. With the Chrome browser installed, please follow the steps below:</p><ol><li>Open the Chrome browser and visit <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">https://chrome.google.com/webstore</a>.</li><li>In the search bar located to the top left, type chromebook recovery.</li><li>Locate the <strong>Chromebook Recovery Utility</strong>, then click <strong>Free</strong> to the right.</li><li>Click <strong>Add</strong>.</li><li>Click the new App Launcher that was added to your taskbar.</li><li>Click the <strong>Recovery</strong> app.</li><li>After the utility is prepared, insert a 4 GB or larger USB flash drive or SD card into your computer.</li><li>Click <strong>Get started</strong>.</li><li>Click <strong>Select a model from a list</strong>, then select <strong>Acer</strong> and then your specific product.</li><li>Continue following the Chromebook Recovery Utility on-screen instructions. If you are prompted to allow changes, click <strong>Yes</strong>.</li></ol><h2 data-id="on-a-mac%3A">On a Mac:</h2><ol><li> <a href="https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/desktop/index.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">Install Google Chrome</a>.</li><li>Open Chrome and Install the <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chromebook-recovery-utili/jndclpdbaamdhonoechobihbbiimdgai" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">recovery app</a>. </li><li>Open the <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chromebook-recovery-utili/jndclpdbaamdhonoechobihbbiimdgai" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">recovery app</a>.</li><li>Click <strong>Get started</strong>.</li><li>Click <strong>Select a model from a list</strong>, or type in the model number of the Chromebook you want to recover. To find this number, look at the bottom of the error message on your Chromebook screen.</li><li>Click <strong>Continue</strong>.</li><li>Insert your USB flash drive or SD card into the computer.</li><li>In the dropdown menu, choose the USB flash drive or SD card you inserted.</li><li>Click <strong>Continue</strong>.</li><li>Click <strong>Create now</strong>.</li><li>When you see a message saying that your recovery media is ready, remove the USB flash drive or SD card from the computer.</li></ol><h2 data-id="on-a-linux-computer%3A">On a Linux computer:</h2><ol><li>On the Linux computer, download the Recovery Tool here: <a href="https://dl.google.com/dl/edgedl/chromeos/recovery/linux_recovery.sh" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">https://dl.google.com/dl/edgedl/chromeos/recovery/linux_recovery.sh</a></li><li>Change the script permissions to allow execution with the following command: <code class="code codeInline" spellcheck="false" tabindex="0">$ sudo chmod 755 linux_recovery.sh</code></li><li>Run the script with root privileges with the following command: <code class="code codeInline" spellcheck="false" tabindex="0">$ sudo bash linux_recovery.sh</code></li><li>Follow the on-screen instructions to create recovery media.</li><li>Continue recovering your Chromebook by following the <a href="https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/1080595?hl=en)#enterrecoverymode" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">steps above</a>.</li></ol><p><br></p> </article> </main>
