Does creating a recovery disk erase your computer?

I created a system recovery disk and now I can't find my videos, music, and pics

Creating a set of recovery disks should have absolutely no effect on your computer.  Just curious-how many dvds are in your set?
L875D-S7232 (Win 8.1)

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