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Generate a recovery image for 26 ChromeBooks in ChromeBook format.

Generate a recovery image for 26 ChromeBooks in ChromeBook format.

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patou6634
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05-10-2023, 07:28 AM
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I’m starting with what you said. If you have a Chrome book, I know exactly what you’re dealing with... these files are really confusing. There’s no “PC settings” button in the bottom right corner that leads to settings—it opens a Chrome tab instead. On the advanced settings page, there’s a recovery file creator option, but it takes around two minutes to find and download the 498MB compressed package. After that, it tries to extract it, but it keeps failing. I tried again, and it still doesn’t work. It seems the issue might be related to the USB drive size—your laptop only needs about 4GB, not 8GB. I suspect this is because it’s a school computer, even though you have admin access. My next step would be to create the recovery file on another computer (like Windows), but you’ll need the exact model name. It’s not something like “Mk24709”; instead, it’s something like “SAMS ALEX BETA-US 8738” or similar. Don’t worry, there aren’t just a few names—there are thousands of them. You’ll have to enter the correct model name. I’ve got a video that walks through this process on another machine if you want: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_Qq1DGMqH0#t=35. Also, check the support page for more details: https://support.google.com/chromebook/an...0595?hl=en.
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05-10-2023, 07:28 AM #1

I’m starting with what you said. If you have a Chrome book, I know exactly what you’re dealing with... these files are really confusing. There’s no “PC settings” button in the bottom right corner that leads to settings—it opens a Chrome tab instead. On the advanced settings page, there’s a recovery file creator option, but it takes around two minutes to find and download the 498MB compressed package. After that, it tries to extract it, but it keeps failing. I tried again, and it still doesn’t work. It seems the issue might be related to the USB drive size—your laptop only needs about 4GB, not 8GB. I suspect this is because it’s a school computer, even though you have admin access. My next step would be to create the recovery file on another computer (like Windows), but you’ll need the exact model name. It’s not something like “Mk24709”; instead, it’s something like “SAMS ALEX BETA-US 8738” or similar. Don’t worry, there aren’t just a few names—there are thousands of them. You’ll have to enter the correct model name. I’ve got a video that walks through this process on another machine if you want: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_Qq1DGMqH0#t=35. Also, check the support page for more details: https://support.google.com/chromebook/an...0595?hl=en.

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