Recovering from the hard drive during startup – Acer Aspire E1-472 User Manual
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2. The Reset your PC window opens.
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3. Click Next, then choose how to erase your files:
a. Just remove my files quickly erases all files before restoring
your computer and takes about 30 minutes.
b. Fully clean the drive completely cleans the drive after each file is
erased, so no files can be viewed after the recovery. Cleaning the
drive takes much longer, up to 5 hours, but is much more secure
as old files are completely removed.
4. Click Reset.
5. The recovery process begins by restarting your computer, then
continues by copying files to your hard drive.
6. After the recovery has finished, you can start using your computer
by repeating the first-start process.
Recovering from the hard drive during startup
1. Turn on your computer and press <Alt> + <F10> during startup. A
screen appears asking you to choose the keyboard layout.
2. Several options are now presented. Click Troubleshoot.
3. Click either Refresh your PC or Reset your PC.
4. Click Next. The process will take several minutes.
Note
"Refresh your PC" enables you to restore your computer to the default factory
condition with files intact. "Reset your PC" completely removes all your files
and resets your computer to factory settings.