Will changing the computer name affect my restore drive?


  1. Posts : 4
    Windows 10
       #1

    Will changing the computer name affect my restore drive?


    After completing installation of Windows 10 and my programs, I created a usb restore drive. Afterwards, I decided to change the computer name. Does anyone know if that will cause a problem with using my restore drive? (hope I never need it)
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  2. Posts : 14,046
    Windows 11 Pro X64 22H2 22621.1848
       #2

    By restore drive do you mean you created an image backup of the hard drive? If not, what exactly do you mean?
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  3. Posts : 4
    Windows 10
    Thread Starter
       #3

    My mistake. I should have said, "recovery drive." When you open the Control Panel and go to Security and Maintenance, it's an option under Recovery to create a Recovery Drive. It creates a bootable usb flash drive with recovery files.
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  4. Posts : 505
    Windows 10 Pro (Mix of Builds) / Linux Mint
       #4

    Shouldn't, as long as the assigned drive letter is the same.
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  5. Posts : 4
    Windows 10
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Thanks. Suspected that, but wanted to be sure.
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  6. Posts : 14,046
    Windows 11 Pro X64 22H2 22621.1848
       #6

    I strongly urge you to look into doing image backups instead. The recovery Drive will not have your data on it so if you use it, that gets lost. Image backup retains everything so there is no loss of data.
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  7. Posts : 4
    Windows 10
    Thread Starter
       #7

    Thanks. I will learn more about that and probably take your advise.
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  8. Posts : 449
    win 10
       #8

    In a similar vein I use Macrium backup s'ware and this has an option to identify the destination drive by its ID rather than drive letter
    This is useful in the case where it's an external drive and it may take a different drive letter from that configured in the backup task
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  9. Posts : 14,046
    Windows 11 Pro X64 22H2 22621.1848
       #9

    Thanks for the tip robgr. I use Macrium and did not know that. Good information.
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