👍 #923 – What Exactly Is a Rescue/Recovery/Repair/Emergency Disc?

Rescue/Recovery/Repair/Emergency?

If there's one thing that the tech industry is good at, it's confusing us with terminology. It's bad enough when two completely unrelated things are given the same name (lookin' at you, Outlook), but it's worse when the same set of terms get used repeatedly, and inconsistently, to mean the same thing, different things, or ... something else?

Rescue, Recovery, Repair, and Emergency disks, discs, or drives, fall squarely into that category. What each means depends on exactly who's using the term. They could be the same; they could be different.

This weeks featured article: What Exactly Is a Rescue/Recovery/Repair/Emergency Disc? tries to make some sense of the madness.

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Featured Article

What Exactly Is a Rescue/Recovery/Repair/Emergency Disc?
Different names used inconsistently for different things.

Rescue, recovery, repair, and emergency discs can all mean different things.

https://askleo.com/146920

Also This Week on Ask Leo!

Why Does My Machine Take Forever to Shut Down? It's a process. Sometimes a lengthy one.
Booting your machine can take time, but so can shutting it down. Various issues contribute to a slow shutdown. https://askleo.com/1929

The Internet Archive It's so much more than history.
The Internet Archive is a fascinating collection of site archives, snapshots, and other data recording the internet's growth and history. https://askleo.com/2484

Six Ways to Speed Up Windows Boot Time See which ones will work for you.
Booting Windows is complex, but there are several possible opportunities for improvement. https://askleo.com/146947

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Six Ways to Speed Up Windows Boot Time Booting Windows is complex, but there are several possible opportunities for improvement. https://youtu.be/iMxN3PeEJCw

The Internet Archive The Internet Archive is a fascinating collection of site archives, snapshots, and other data recording the internet's growth and history. https://youtu.be/G5KB7zHUyg0

Rescue, recovery, repair, and emergency can all mean different things depending on the source. Rescue, recovery, repair, and emergency can all mean different things depending on the source. https://youtu.be/DvirRmQwC_o

Why Does My Machine Take Forever to Shut Down? Booting your machine can take time, and it can seem like forever to shut it down. Various issues contribute to a slow shutdown. https://youtu.be/Ox8KforX_hY

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