Overview
Create recovery media for your Chromebook.
This is a Chrome Extension for the Chromebook Recovery. Use this tool on M55+ Chromebooks, Windows, and Mac devices to create recovery media. Instructions on how to use the tool can be found here: https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/6002417 By installing this item, you agree to the Google Terms of Service and Privacy Policy at https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/.
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Michael WilliamsMay 21, 2024
It works as intended. I see reviews stating that there are several pop ups that state that the drive needs to be formatted. Well as strange as that may seem, that is how the drive is formatted when it comes to Chromebooks. Once it says "done" (you can close out all of the formatting pop ups since I promise you that is normal) unplug the drive from your windows based computer or MAC OS computer and plug it in to your Chromebook and boot it into "power wash mode" and the process of wiping and e... Show more
Chandler WMay 20, 2024
for those that are saying "broke my USB" . . . Okay so your device (very very likely anyways) is not broke. Royally misconfigured? Well, unfortunately probably so. If its popping up "you need to format the disk in (whatever drive)" and showing up as multiple messed up drives, then you wont be able to format it like you normally would. You are going to have to fix the partition by going in and deleting everything that's on the drive. I did a screen recording of me fixing mine. It shouldn't hav... Show more
Jaiden GottschalkMay 20, 2024
I tried to use this utility to restore ChromeOS to my laptop, but it didn't work. I wasted four USB sticks in the process, and one of them died. Some of the USB sticks made my computer think that there were 10 different USB sticks connected, even though I have a decent PC. I never had this problem when I installed Windows on my other PC.
Details
- Version0.2.3
- UpdatedFebruary 16, 2024
- Offered bygoogle.com
- Size1.87MiB
- Languages52 languages
- Developer
Email
chromeos-recovery-tool-admin@google.com - Non-traderThis developer has not identified itself as a trader. For consumers in the European Union, please note that consumer rights do not apply to contracts between you and this developer.
Privacy
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- Not being sold to third parties, outside of the approved use cases
- Not being used or transferred for purposes that are unrelated to the item's core functionality
- Not being used or transferred to determine creditworthiness or for lending purposes