Ars Technica

Upgrading laptop SSD- Keep or nix recovery partitions?

I'm upgrading a Win 8.1 laptop's SSD (Samsung Ativ Book 9) to a new 2TB drive for a family member, and I have a question about which, if any, recovery partitions I should copy over, or just allow ...
CNET

How to restore a missing Recovery HD partition in Lion

Installing OS X Lion sets up a hidden recovery partition on most systems, but if for some reason this is missing, then there are some options for restoring or otherwise using the functions this ...
Gotta Be Mobile

Create a Recovery Drive on Microsoft Surface and Reclaim Disk Space

The Microsoft Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 each come in different storage capacities. The Surface 2 can be purchased as a 32GB or 64GB model. The Surface Pro 2 can be purchased in sizes ranging from ...
Lifehacker

Re-Create OS X's Recovery Partition If You've Removed It

If you've deleted the recovery partition on your Mac, you might find yourself unable to use certain features, like FileVault and Find My Mac. Recovery Partition Creator is a simple script that will ...
Lifehacker

How to Create a Recovery Flash Drive for Windows 8 (and Free Up Some Hard Drive Space)

Whenever Windows 7 had problems, you could just insert your Windows 7 installation CD and run its recovery tools. Most Windows 8 users, however, don't have an installation CD. Here's how to make a ...
InfoWorld

Don’t trust the hidden Lion recovery partition? You no longer have to

When Apple released Mac OS X 10.7 Lion last month, the company did a very unusual thing: It made it an online-only download. That freaked out a lot of people who were afraid if something went wrong, ...