[SOLVED] creating a windows recovery drive on an usb hard drive

[Unkk]

I have a usb hard drive that I'm trying to create a windows recovery drive on, but the built in recover drive maker in windows (which I have to use for business reasons) only looks for flash drives. Is there any way around this?

 

[bobalazs]

Instead of going in circles with the windows recovery drive, use macrium reflect free.
If you read about it for 20 minutes you will understand how it works, and why it's many times better than any window tool available right now.

 

[USAFRet]

Macrium Reflect.
Much much better than the built in Windows thing.

 

[Unkk]

Unfortunately, that's not an option where I work. Security is so tight we can only use microsoft products, vendor drivers and software written in house.

poop

 

[bobalazs]

Sorry then. Hope someone else can help you.

 

[USAFRet]

Unfortunately, that's not an option where I work. Security is so tight we can only use microsoft products, vendor drivers and software written in house.

poop

So, either use a flash drive, or ask you IT staff for assistance.

Where I work, its even more restrictive. To the extent that we can't plug in a random USB drive of ANY type, unless its specific serial number is authorized.

 

[CharlotteAbbe]

Note sure, as I am able to create a Recovery drive on my SSD and it doesnt ask for any extral or flash drive.

Start > type Recovery and click on it > Create a recovery drive

 

[dwd999]

What kind of usb device are you using? I have an old m.2 1TB Samsung 970 evo plus stick which is mounted in a Sabrent EC-SNVE adaptor and connected with a usb C cable. Windows recognizes this drive for both recovery and backup operations. This seems to be a problem with your particular external drive or maybe its internal usb conversion chip. (Also is the drive empty?)