Deleting SAMSUNG-REC 1 AND 2 partitions

Hi,
I have deleted ٍSAMSUNG-REC 1 AND 2 partitions without knowledge of its importance , I wanted to delete some partitions to convert the hard disk from GPT to MBR . Anyway I used a recovery tool to recover them and I did but they returned with excess unwanted files so I want to know what are exactly the folders and the files exist in any samsung-rec 1 and 2 partitions in order to re-build the partitions manually

 

Hi MAHMOUD FAHIEM, welcome to NBR.

I don't have a running SRS6 myself, but see if the thread linked below has the information you are looking for.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/thr...able-factory-image-on-usb-flash-thumb.735526/

 

Thanks for your reply , but sorry It did't .. I want to create a partition (name it SAMSUNG_REC) and put in it the files and the folders that they were in the original SAMSUNG_REC partition .. I recovered them but the recovered folders contain excess files I think they don't belong to the original partition so I need to know the content of any SAMSUNG_REC should contain ... I hope you understand me .. Anyway thanks for your help

 

I just re-read the thread I linked, and I apologize: It lists the files and folders on a bootable factory image backup, not the files on the recovery partitions themselves.

But that won't make much difference in your case: Manually creating SAMSUNG_REC and SAMSUNG_REC2 partitions will not make Samsung Recovery Solution work, even with the correct file contents. SRS relies on a proprietary link hidden in the partition table, and I have not seen any way to re-create that manually.

The ways to re-create SRS if it's been lost or damaged are (1) using a bootable factory image backup created on a USB stick before SRS was lost; or (2) using an Admin Tool USB, which also had to be created while SRS was still working.

You have neither, if I understand correctly. But the following two links (from our Samsung Forum Sticky List) explain how to use Admin Tool and provide links to downloads of Admin Tool ISOs for various SRS version:

Backing up and re-creating Samsung Recovery Solution
Guide: Samsung Recovery Solution 6 (SRS6) and Windows 10

By following either of those procedures, you'll be able to re-create a working SRS6, but without a factory image (so-called initial image). Once you have that, if you restore the SAMSUNG_REC2 files you were able to recover (without changing or moving the partitions themselves) you should be able boot SRS and restore the factory Windows installation.

If you are concerned with junk files on the SAMSUNG_REC2 partition and want a completely clean factory installation, I guess you could create a bootable factory image backup on a USB stick, once you have SRS working and restored the recovered SAMSUNG_REC2 files. Then you can boot that factory image backup and use it to re-image the drive, which will create new recovery partitions, including the factory image and nothing else. SAMSUNG_REC2 won't contain System Files (drivers and Samsung Apps) when created this way, but everything else should be like a new laptop. I guess you could copy your recovered SystemFiles folder if you want, though you'll likely never need them; they're used by SW Update to install drivers when no internet is available.

Expect to spend some time on this project and study the guides carefully. Only you know whether it is worth the time and effort compared to a clean installation of your preferred Windows version.

Please keep us updated on your progress