No Install.esd or C:\RecoveryImage

Page 1 of 3 123 LastLast

  1. Posts : 501
    windows 10 (x64) Home 20H2 19042.844
       #1

    No Install.esd or C:\RecoveryImage


    I have started with 10130 and have 10166. I am not finding install.esd or C:\RecoveryImage in my installation. Somewhere in forum I read install.esd is available in $windows.~BtT folder. When I did search I am not finding it in C:\. Am I missing something?
      My Computer


  2. Posts : 68,654
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #2

    Hello Ivgandhi,

    The $windows.~BtT folder is a hidden OS folder, and won't show unless you set Windows to show hidden OS files using step 4 of OPTION ONE above. :)

    http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...show-hide.html
      My Computers


  3. Posts : 501
    windows 10 (x64) Home 20H2 19042.844
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Brink said:
    Hello Ivgandhi,

    The $windows.~BtT folder is a hidden OS folder, and won't show unless you set Windows to show hidden OS files using step 4 of OPTION ONE above. :)

    http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...show-hide.html
    Thanks for the response. I have enabled visibility of hidden OS folders. Still I donot see Recovery image folder in C: drive. Search of C:\ drive for install.esd does not show the location of the folder. I did reboot after enabling the folder options. Still no solution. Any thing more please?
      My Computer


  4. Posts : 44
    Tech Preview
       #4

    Follow the instructions given by Brink to view hidden files and folders.

    Go to your C:\ drive and find a folder named $Windows.~BT

    Click on the Sources folder and find the file Install.esd
      My Computer


  5. Posts : 4,131
    Windows 3.1 to Windows 11
       #5

    there are several places to find the download file.
    "C:\$Windows.~BT\Sources\Install.esd"

    or open file explorer and search the windows\softwaredistirbution folder for *.esd

    "C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\DeliveryOptimization"
    "C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download"

    My was named
    10166.0.150703-1818.fbl_impressive_CLIENTPRO_RET_x64fre_en-us.esd
    even after getting an error message (did not click retry this go round - doing so removes the esd )and even after rebooting - the esd was still there

    Attachment 23919
      My Computer


  6. Posts : 1,983
    Windows 10 x86 14383 Insider Pro and Core 10240
       #6

    Something has deleted it.

    I upgraded to 10166 about 3 hours after it appeared. I had previously done a disk cleanup to remove the Windows .old folder from10162.

    I now have no windows.old folder , no $windows-BT folder either. I can view hidden and system files. I copied install.esd shortly after it downloaded and prepared an iso from it with ESDtoISO, so I'm not dreaming it!

    I have not deliberately removed the folder. My recycle bin is empty.
    I do have a folder called \$SysReset with a subdirectory of \Logs with one logfile called SetupAct_offline.log :
    Code:
    2015-07-09 06:49:27, Info                         Entering RjvFactoryImageAvailable
    2015-07-09 06:49:28, Info                         No OEM image specified
    2015-07-09 06:49:28, Info                         ESD not registered: Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup\WebSetup [ImageLocation] is not set
    2015-07-09 06:49:28, Info                         Did not find a factory reset image
    2015-07-09 06:49:28, Info                         Returning TRUE from RjvFactoryImageAvailable
    2015-07-09 06:49:32, Info                          In RjvInitializeEngine
    
    2015-07-09 06:49:32, Info                         RjvInitCom returning TRUE
    2015-07-09 06:49:32, Info                         Entering RjvPCopyAllLogFiles
    2015-07-09 06:49:32, Info                         Entering RjvPCopyDirectory (M:\$SysReset\Logs, M:\WINDOWS\Logs\PBR)
    2015-07-09 06:49:32, Info                         Entering RjvPCreateDirectory 
    
    2015-07-09 06:49:32, Info                         RjvPCreateDirectory returning  TRUE
    
    2015-07-09 06:49:32, Info                         CopyingSecurityInfo from M:\$SysReset\Logs to M:\WINDOWS\Logs\PBR
    2015-07-09 06:49:32, Info                         RjvPCopyDirectory returning TRUE
    2015-07-09 06:49:32, Info                         Entering RjvPSaveState
    
    2015-07-09 06:49:32, Info                         RjvPSaveState returning TRUE 
    
    2015-07-09 06:49:32, Warning                      Failed to copying source file M:\WINDOWS\Logs\PBR\AsimovEvents.etl to M:\PROGRAMDATA\Microsoft\Diagnosis\ETLLogs\AsimovEvents.etl. Error: 0x00000002
    2015-07-09 06:49:32, Info                         Saving BCD to M:\WINDOWS\Logs\PBR\BCDCopy
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         Source logs dir M:\$WINDOWS.~BT\Sources\Panther not present
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         RjvPCopySetupLogs completed
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         Source logs dir M:\$WINDOWS.~BT\Sources\Panther\UnattendGC not present
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         RjvPCopySetupLogs completed
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         Entering RjvPCreateDirectoriesRecursively
    
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         Could not get parent directory for M:\Windows\Logs\PBR\Panther 
    
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         Entering RjvPCreateDirectory 
    
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         RjvPCreateDirectory returning  TRUE
    
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         RjvPCreateDirectoriesRecursively returning TRUE 
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Warning                      Failed to copying source file M:\Windows\Panther\setupact.log to M:\Windows\Logs\PBR\Panther\setupact.log. Error: 0x00000002
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Warning                      Failed to copying source file M:\Windows\Panther\setuperr.log to M:\Windows\Logs\PBR\Panther\setuperr.log. Error: 0x00000002
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Warning                      Failed to copying source file M:\Windows\Panther\MigLog.xml to M:\Windows\Logs\PBR\Panther\MigLog.xml. Error: 0x00000002
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Warning                      Failed to copying source file M:\Windows\Panther\diagerr.xml to M:\Windows\Logs\PBR\Panther\diagerr.xml. Error: 0x00000002
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Warning                      Failed to copying source file M:\Windows\Panther\diagwrn.xml to M:\Windows\Logs\PBR\Panther\diagwrn.xml. Error: 0x00000002
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         RjvPCopySetupLogs completed
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         Entering RjvPCreateDirectoriesRecursively
    
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         Could not get parent directory for M:\Windows\Logs\PBR\UnattendGC 
    
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         Entering RjvPCreateDirectory 
    
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         RjvPCreateDirectory returning  TRUE
    
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         RjvPCreateDirectoriesRecursively returning TRUE 
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         Copied file M:\Windows\Panther\UnattendGC\setupact.log to M:\Windows\Logs\PBR\UnattendGC\setupact.log
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         Copied file M:\Windows\Panther\UnattendGC\setuperr.log to M:\Windows\Logs\PBR\UnattendGC\setuperr.log
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Warning                      Failed to copying source file M:\Windows\Panther\UnattendGC\MigLog.xml to M:\Windows\Logs\PBR\UnattendGC\MigLog.xml. Error: 0x00000002
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         Copied file M:\Windows\Panther\UnattendGC\diagerr.xml to M:\Windows\Logs\PBR\UnattendGC\diagerr.xml
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         Copied file M:\Windows\Panther\UnattendGC\diagwrn.xml to M:\Windows\Logs\PBR\UnattendGC\diagwrn.xml
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         RjvPCopySetupLogs completed
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         Source logs dir M:\$WINDOWS.~BT\Sources\Rollback not present
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         RjvPCopySetupLogs completed
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Warning                      Failed to copying source file M:\$WINDOWS.~BT\Sources\Rollback\evtlogs\System.evtx to M:\Windows\Logs\PBR\Rollback\System.evtx. Error: 0x00000003
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                          Sucessfully wrote to file M:\Windows\Logs\PBR\build.txt
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         RjvPCopyAllLogFiles returning TRUE
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         Entering RjvPCreateLogDirectory M: 
    
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         Entering RjvPCreateDirectory 
    
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                          Directory M:\$SysReset already exists
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         RjvPCreateDirectory returning  TRUE
    
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         Entering RjvPCreateDirectory 
    
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                          Directory M:\$SysReset\Logs already exists
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         RjvPCreateDirectory returning  TRUE
    
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         Entering RjvPCreateDirectory 
    
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         RjvPCreateDirectory returning  TRUE
    
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         RjvPCreateLogDirectory returning  TRUE
    
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         Set RJV_STATE member bOsDriveNotAccessible to 0, in function RjvInitializeEngine
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         Trace started in file M:\$SysReset\Logs\RjvTrace_Configure.etl
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         Entering RjvPLoadBitLockerComponents
    
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         RjvPLoadBitLockerComponents returning TRUE 
    
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         Entering RjvPGetApplicationDir
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         RjvPGetApplicationDir is M:\WINDOWS\system32 returning 1
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         Set current app dir to M:\WINDOWS\system32
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         Entering RjvPCheckIfFastApplyIsEnabled
    
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         RegOpenKeyEx failed
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         RjvPCheckIfFastApplyIsEnabled returning
    
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         Trace started in file M:\$SysReset\Logs\AsimovEvents.etl
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         Entering RjvPIsMediaBoot
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Warning                      Utils::GetRecoveryEnvironmentValue() failed. error = 0X2
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         RjvPIsMediaBoot returning FALSE
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         Wimboot not enabled on target OS
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         Entering RjvPGetWimBootStatusFromWinRE
    
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         RjvPGetWimBootStatusFromWinRE returning TRUE
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         Working dir root set to M:\ 
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         RjvInitializeEngine returning TRUE
    
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                          Entering RjvBasicResetChecks
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         PBR: phase PBR Check State started
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         InstallType of current OS is 5
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         Set RJV_STATE member nResetType to 1, Basic in function RjvBasicResetChecks
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         Basic reset checks initiated, assuming OS reconstruction
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         Set RJV_STATE member nRecoveryStrategy to 2, Reconstruction in function RjvBasicResetChecks
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         Entering RjvCheckWinRE
    
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         WinRe installed at 
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Warning                       winReConfig.WimInstalledLocation not set, WinRE not available
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         RjvCheckWinRE returning TRUE
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         Entering RjvPCheckPortableWorkSpace
    
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         IsRunningOnPortableOperatingSystem value is = false 
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         Leaving RjvPCheckPortableWorkSpace
    
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                          WinRE not found skipping the other checks
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         Dump RJV_STATE starts in function RjvBasicResetChecks:
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                          dwSize: 11416 
     dwLowestCompatibleVersion: 2 
     dwCurrentVersion: 3 
     nRejuvStatus: 0 
     nResetType: 1, Basic
     nRecoveryStrategy: 2, Reconstruction 
     bEnableDataErasure: 0 
     bWipeDataVolumes: 0 
     bEnableBareMetalReset: 0 
     bOsDriveNotAccessible: 0 
     nTargetOsStatus 0 
     : nNextAction: 0 
     nLaunchType: 0 
    
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                          nWinREStatus: 1 
     nBatteryStatus: 0 
     nBitLockerStatus: 0, NotInitialized 
     bBitLockerOnOSVolume: 0 
     bBitLockerOnImageVolume: 0 
     nImageStatus: 0 
     szImagePath:  
     szBcdLocale:  
     dwImageIndex: 0 
     ullImageSize: 0 
    
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                          szLayerDriverJPN:  
     szLayerDriverKOR:  
     szOverrideId:  
     dwOverrideType: 0 
     dwOverrideSubtype: 0 
     bLayerDriverSaveSuccesful: 0 
     nDiskSpaceStatus: 0 
     ullFreeSpaceRequired: 0 
     nLogStatus: 0 
     nErrorCode: 0 
    
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                          dwLastError: 0 
     dwNumberOfVolumes: 0 
     szWinRELocation:  
     bIsDownLevelImage: 0 
     szDownLevelWinRELocation:  
     dwNumberOfResetAttempts: 0 
     dwImageMajorVersion: 0 
     dwImageMinorVersion: 0 
     recoveryStrategy: 2 
    
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         Dump RJV_STATE finishes successfully in function RjvBasicResetChecks:
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         PBR: phase PBR Check State completed successfully
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         Requirements checks took 297 milliseconds
    2015-07-09 06:49:33, Info                         RjvBasicResetChecks returning TRUE 
    
    2015-07-09 06:49:50, Info                         Entering RjvCleanup 
    
    2015-07-09 06:49:50, Info                         Entering RjvFlushSqmDataToFile 
    
    2015-07-09 06:49:50, Info                         RjvFlushSqmDataToFile returning
    2015-07-09 06:49:50, Info                         Entering RjvProcessSqmData 
    
    2015-07-09 06:49:50, Info                         Entering RjvFlushSqmDataToFile 
    
    2015-07-09 06:49:50, Info                         RjvFlushSqmDataToFile returning
    2015-07-09 06:49:50, Info                         SetFileSddl returned 0x2
    2015-07-09 06:49:50, Info                         RjvProcessSqmData returning
    2015-07-09 06:49:50, Info                         Ending tracing to file
    2015-07-09 06:49:50, Info                         Entering RjvStopTrace 
    
    2015-07-09 06:49:50, Info                         RjvStopTrace returning TRUE 
    
    2015-07-09 06:49:50, Info                         Entering RjvPCopyAllLogFiles
    2015-07-09 06:49:50, Info                         Entering RjvPCopyDirectory (M:\$SysReset\Logs, M:\WINDOWS\Logs\PBR)
    2015-07-09 06:49:50, Info                         RjvPCopyDirectory returning TRUE
    2015-07-09 06:49:50, Info                         Entering RjvPSaveState
    
    2015-07-09 06:49:50, Info                         RjvPSaveState returning TRUE 
    
    2015-07-09 06:49:50, Info                         Copied file M:\WINDOWS\Logs\PBR\AsimovEvents.etl to M:\PROGRAMDATA\Microsoft\Diagnosis\ETLLogs\AsimovEvents.etl
    2015-07-09 06:49:50, Info                         Saving BCD to M:\WINDOWS\Logs\PBR\BCDCopy
    2015-07-09 06:49:51, Info                         Source logs dir M:\$WINDOWS.~BT\Sources\Panther not present
    2015-07-09 06:49:51, Info                         RjvPCopySetupLogs completed
    2015-07-09 06:49:51, Info                         Source logs dir M:\$WINDOWS.~BT\Sources\Panther\UnattendGC not present
    2015-07-09 06:49:51, Info                         RjvPCopySetupLogs completed
    2015-07-09 06:49:51, Warning                      Failed to copying source file M:\Windows\Panther\setupact.log to M:\Windows\Logs\PBR\Panther\setupact.log. Error: 0x00000002
    2015-07-09 06:49:51, Warning                      Failed to copying source file M:\Windows\Panther\setuperr.log to M:\Windows\Logs\PBR\Panther\setuperr.log. Error: 0x00000002
    2015-07-09 06:49:51, Warning                      Failed to copying source file M:\Windows\Panther\MigLog.xml to M:\Windows\Logs\PBR\Panther\MigLog.xml. Error: 0x00000002
    2015-07-09 06:49:51, Warning                      Failed to copying source file M:\Windows\Panther\diagerr.xml to M:\Windows\Logs\PBR\Panther\diagerr.xml. Error: 0x00000002
    2015-07-09 06:49:51, Warning                      Failed to copying source file M:\Windows\Panther\diagwrn.xml to M:\Windows\Logs\PBR\Panther\diagwrn.xml. Error: 0x00000002
    2015-07-09 06:49:51, Info                         RjvPCopySetupLogs completed
    2015-07-09 06:49:51, Info                         Copied file M:\Windows\Panther\UnattendGC\setupact.log to M:\Windows\Logs\PBR\UnattendGC\setupact.log
    2015-07-09 06:49:51, Info                         Copied file M:\Windows\Panther\UnattendGC\setuperr.log to M:\Windows\Logs\PBR\UnattendGC\setuperr.log
    2015-07-09 06:49:51, Warning                      Failed to copying source file M:\Windows\Panther\UnattendGC\MigLog.xml to M:\Windows\Logs\PBR\UnattendGC\MigLog.xml. Error: 0x00000002
    2015-07-09 06:49:51, Info                         Copied file M:\Windows\Panther\UnattendGC\diagerr.xml to M:\Windows\Logs\PBR\UnattendGC\diagerr.xml
    2015-07-09 06:49:51, Info                         Copied file M:\Windows\Panther\UnattendGC\diagwrn.xml to M:\Windows\Logs\PBR\UnattendGC\diagwrn.xml
    2015-07-09 06:49:51, Info                         RjvPCopySetupLogs completed
    2015-07-09 06:49:51, Info                         Source logs dir M:\$WINDOWS.~BT\Sources\Rollback not present
    2015-07-09 06:49:51, Info                         RjvPCopySetupLogs completed
    2015-07-09 06:49:51, Warning                      Failed to copying source file M:\$WINDOWS.~BT\Sources\Rollback\evtlogs\System.evtx to M:\Windows\Logs\PBR\Rollback\System.evtx. Error: 0x00000003
    2015-07-09 06:49:51, Info                          Sucessfully wrote to file M:\Windows\Logs\PBR\build.txt
    2015-07-09 06:49:51, Info                         RjvPCopyAllLogFiles returning TRUE
    2015-07-09 06:49:51, Info                         RjvCleanup returning TRUE 
    
    2015-07-09 06:49:51, Info                         Entering RjvUninitializeEngine 
    
    2015-07-09 06:49:51, Info                         RjvStopAsimovTrace returning TRUE 
    
    2015-07-09 06:49:51, Info                         Entering RjvStopTrace 
    
    2015-07-09 06:49:51, Warning                      RjvTraceHandle was null, skipping RjvStopTrace
    2015-07-09 06:49:51, Info                         RjvStopTrace returning TRUE 
    
    2015-07-09 06:49:51, Info                         RjvUninitializeEngine returning TRUE
      My Computers


  7. Posts : 501
    windows 10 (x64) Home 20H2 19042.844
    Thread Starter
       #7

    Bumpkin said:
    Follow the instructions given by Brink to view hidden files and folders.

    Go to your C:\ drive and find a folder named $Windows.~BT

    Click on the Sources folder and find the file Install.esd
    I am not finding it there.

    Kyhi said:
    there are several places to find the download file.
    "C:\$Windows.~BT\Sources\Install.esd"

    or open file explorer and search the windows\softwaredistirbution folder for *.esd

    "C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\DeliveryOptimization"
    "C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download"

    My was named


    even after getting an error message (did not click retry this go round - doing so removes the esd )and even after rebooting - the esd was still there

    Attachment 23919
    There are no esd files in any of the folders you have provided. I have sorted sources folder based on file size. Highest sized file is windowsold.wim only.
      My Computer


  8. Posts : 14,046
    Windows 11 Pro X64 22H2 22621.1848
       #8

    Did you upgrade via Windows Update or did you use the iso you made to install from? I know you said you saved install.wim after the upgrade created it but did you continue with the upgrade or did you kill it then install from the iso?
      My Computers


  9. Posts : 501
    windows 10 (x64) Home 20H2 19042.844
    Thread Starter
       #9

    Ztruker said:
    Did you upgrade via Windows Update or did you use the iso you made to install from? I know you said you saved install.wim after the upgrade created it but did you continue with the upgrade or did you kill it then install from the iso?
    I initially installed version 10130 and I upgraded after that to 10159, 10162 and finally 10166. After 10162, I did disk cleaning to clean Windows.old and $Windows.~BT folders. Now after last upgrade, I am keeping these folders to see install.esd. But unable to see so far.
    Last edited by lvgandhi; 11 Jul 2015 at 16:02.
      My Computer


  10. Posts : 44
    Tech Preview
       #10

    I had an similar experience with the early builds of W10. A search for .esd could not find anything.
    Starting around build 10122 the install.esd file could be found in $Windows.~BT\Sources folder.
      My Computer


 

  Related Discussions
Our Sites
Site Links
About Us
Windows 10 Forums is an independent web site and has not been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Microsoft Corporation. "Windows 10" and related materials are trademarks of Microsoft Corp.

© Designer Media Ltd
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 09:00.
Find Us




Windows 10 Forums