Open the Chrome web browser, on the Mac, and navigate to the Chrome Web Store and download the Chromebook Recovery Utility.miscmisc 2. The links: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chromebook-recovery-utili/jndclpdbaamdhonoechobihbb.
When Google set out to create Chrome OS, it was designed to be very stable and require no maintenance from the user, however, nothing is flawless.
In this tutorial we’ll show you how to create a recovery disk for your Chrome device.
“Just Works”
Google’s Chrome OS has been designed to be stable, secure and to “just work”. Users should not need to update software, troubleshoot issues and make sure their computer is virus-free; Chrome OS is design to handle all the maintenance.
However, Google has implemented a recovery tool into Chrome OS incase something does go wrong.
A Chrome OS Recovery Disk is used to wipe and restore your Chrome device back to a factory state. You may switch on your Chrome device to find out that it will not boot, and will ask you to restore Chrome OS from a recovery image.
But there are other reasons why you may want to restore including:
- You plan on selling or giving away your Chrome device
- You want to toll back to a stable release of Chrome OS
To do it, all your need is a USB Flash Drive or an SD Card that is at least 4GB in size.
Creating a Recovery Disk
There are two ways to create a recovery disk: using your Chrome device or a traditional desktop computer.
The easiest way to create a recovery disk is on your Chrome device; since the recovery tool will download the correct disk image for your Chrome device automatically, while if you create the recovery disk on your computer you will have manually select the correct recovery image, you may select the wrong image.
If you rather create the recovery disk on your computer, you can find the download links for the recovery tool on the Chrome OS help site.
Plug your USB Flash Drive or SD card into your Chrome device. Navigate to chrome://imageburner. Start the recovery tool and follow the on-screen instructions. The process will wipe your USB Flash Drive/SD Card and download the latest image. Once its completed, your recovery disk is ready to go.
Forcing a Recovery
If you want to wipe your Chromebook and restore to a clean stable state, you first need to reset your Chrome device.
A small button can be found underneath your Chrome device, you will need a pin or a paper clip to press the button. Hold the button down, and turn on your Chrome device. You should see the Chrome OS recovery error message appear.
Insert your recovery disk, and it should start recovering Chrome OS to factory state.
Manual steps in Mac OS
Before starting the manual USB creation process, you must download the .zip file that contains CloudReady. Start by downloading the CloudReady .zip file to your standard downloads folder, not the target USB device.
- Current CloudReady Enterprise/Education Customers or Trialers: download the .zip file from my.neverware.com on the Downloads tab.
- CloudReady Enterprise/Education New Trials: You can start a 3 week trial of the Education or Enterprise Editions of CloudReady, totally free, by signing up at try.neverware.com. After signing up, you'll be able to download the .zip file from my.neverware.com.
- CloudReady Home Users: If you are an individual user and don't need support or management, download the .zip file for our free Home Edition here.
The following notes of this guide assume that:
- You are using the Chrome browser.
- You have already downloaded the image and it's in your Downloads folder using the steps above.
If you experience issues, try using the free Mac utility 'Unarchiver' to unzip the file.
Download and add the Chromebook Recovery Utility extension to your Chrome browser.
1. Add Chrome Recovery Utility to Chrome: After clicking on the link above, you'll be brought to the following Chrome Web Store website;
- Click 'Add to Chrome' in the top right-hand corner.
2. Confirm & Install: On the Add 'Chrome Recovery Utility' prompt:
- Click 'Add app'
3. Launch: The Chromebook Recovery Utility will now be installed and will show up on the Apps Page of your Chrome browser.
- Click on the Recovery icon highlighted below.
Note: This should popup automatically, if it doesn't, type chrome://apps in the address bar of your Chrome browser.
Note: As a general rule of thumb it is recommended to ensure the USB you are using has been formatted before continuing with the steps mentioned below. To format your USB using the Google Chrome Recovery Utility follow the steps mentioned here.
1. Initial Screen: Once launched, you should see the below screen.
2. Locate the gray gear icon on the top right of the window.
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3. Browse for Local Image: Click the gray gear icon and choose Use local image and locate the cloudreadyXXXX.bin.zip file in your Downloads folder.
4. Insert USB device: When prompted, insert your 8 GB or larger USB flash drive and choose the corresponding drive on the screen.
Note:
-During the process, it is normal for the utility to show unusual percentages.
-Proceeding with this step will erase the target flash drive. Proceed with caution.
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5. Process Complete: When the process is completed, remove the USB flash drive from your computer.
Congratulations, your USB flash drive is now a CloudReady installer and is ready to use!