Learn how to use Norton Bootable Recovery Tool

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1. Open the folder where you have saved the Norton Bootable Recovery Tool ISO file.

2. Insert a blank DVD in the DVD drive.

3. Right-click the NBRT.iso file and select Burn disc image.

4. In the Windows Disc Image Burner, select the DVD drive.

5. Click Burn.

6. Click Close.

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1. Download the Rufus tool.

2. Launch the Rufus application with administrative privileges.

3. Insert a USB drive and wait till Rufus detects the USB drive.

4. Under Format Options, select Create a bootable disk using, and select ISO Image from the drop-down menu.

5. Click the CD Drive icon and navigate to the saved NBRT.iso file location.

6. Click Start and then click OK.

7. After the process completes, click Close.

1. Insert the recovery media (Norton Bootable Recovery Tool DVD or USB device) and then turn on or restart your computer.

2. Enter the BIOS mode by pressing the key that appears on the screen immediately after your computer restarts.

3. Select the DVD or the USB drive on which you created Norton Bootable Recovery Tool, and then press Enter.

   If you use a UEFI-enabled computer, select the recovery media under the Legacy Boot option instead of the UEFI Boot option. The recovery media is the Norton Bootable Recovery Tool DVD or USB drive.

4. The Norton Bootable Recovery Tool starts automatically after the countdown.

   If the boot menu appears, in the Welcome to NBRT page, select Boot.

   If the boot fails, select Boot (Basic Video).

5. In the Select Language drop-down list, select your preferred language, and click OK.

6. Read the license agreement, and then click Agree.

7. Click Start Scan.

8. In the Scan Completed window, review the scan results.

   By default, all detected threats have a selected remediation action. You can also select the appropriate action for each of the threats.

   Review the scan results carefully before resolving the threats, because the files that are removed cannot be restored.

9. Click Fix.

10. In the Confirmation window, click OK.

11. In the Remediation window, click Continue.

12. Click Reboot.

1. Read the Norton license agreement, and then click Agree.

2. If you have multiple operating systems on your computer, select the relevant operating system from which you want to retrieve the data.

3. In the Norton Bootable Recovery Tool main window, click Retrieve your files.

4. In the Select Files to Retrieve window, under Source column, select the file(s) or folder(s) that you want to retrieve.

5. Click Next.

6. If you have connected multiple USB storage device on your computer, select the USB Storage device on which you want to retrieve the data.

7. Click Retrieve Files.

8. The Retrieve Files completed window displays the following information:

   • Retrieve completion status

   • Total number of files retrieved and the retrieved file's size

   • Destination path on which the retrieved files are located

   • Total number of file(s) that were not retrieved due to any errors

9. Click Done.