Recovery Partition is 10.9.2 but OSX is 10.9.3

Should the recovery partition not have updated from 10.9.2 when I installed the 10.9.3 update?
Many thanks!

No, the recovery partition only updates with a full installer run, not an update.
If you want it to update, download the full installer from the App Store Purchases tab and run that.

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How to recover deleted "Recovery Partition"

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Toshiba L50-A Cannot use recovery partition.

Hello i have l50-A series satelite laptop.
I had windows 8.
Recently i installed windows 8.1 from dvd. (oem), and just in case, i did not touch recovery partition to use it later.
Right now i want to use recovery partition for the factory reset, but i cannot reach recovery partition.
I tried pressing 0,
I tried using boot menu,
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(also right now it seems to be multiple recovery partitions..)
I'm pretty sure factory recovery partition is healty and still stood. (seen as 10gb partition)
ps: "Kurtarma Bölümü" = Recovery Partition.
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Toshiba uses the number 0 or f12 to reach the recovery on start up. Press the shift key when shutting down then press the number 0 or the f12 on start up, you may have to press the fn key and the 0 or f12.
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I had an old iMac Mid-2009 2GB on OSX Lion, which had been kept away in the garage for a while. Pulled it out, ran Lion fine. It was going to be set up as a new computer, so I downloaded OSX Yosemite, planning to wipe and re-install after installation. Took a lot longer than I expected. After a while, the apple logo progress bar froze. I googled it and many people said just to wait it out, it could take up to 12 hours. 1 week later, still there. Fairly confident that nothing was going on on the hard drive. I reset the PRAM, didn't help. So I tried another fix I found which involved booting into the recovery partition. Guess what, no recovery partition . So finally I went to the trouble of creating an install usb. Booted fine, so I went into Disk Utility to erase my hard drive and re-install. But guess what, I couldn't! Can somebody please help! Or is this iMac stuffed?

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Need to restore but do not have a restore point or recovery partition.

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Exist recovery partition but won't access to reset laptop to factory seting

Dear all,
I am using Toshiba satellite L855-S5186, and bad luck, I erased disk by toshiba tool. I inserted windows 8 DVD to check partition, and result is : windows 8 partition lost but Recovery partition still exist and full data, OMG, lucky. And then, I restart and press F12 to display boot menu but I cannot find Recovery HDD.
1. Please help me clone Recovery data to Recovery USB and I will boot from USB, or better, Can you help me the way to boot from recovery partition.
2. Can I use recovery USB of other Toshiba satellite L855-S5186 to recovery my computer.
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OS: windows 8 professional x64
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I think that you have to have Win 8 bootable to get into the recovery program. I believe that if you can find an exactly identical computer you can make recovery media on it or you can buy it from Toshiba.
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Recovery partition Exists, but not detected.

New here and I reset my computer reguarly. This is the second time doing it on my Sattilite C855-S5132NR Running 8. While going through the options and steps to factory restore I came across an issue. The recovery system could not find the image. But looking at the partitions on the computer I can see recovery partion is healthy and the file structure inside is still good. I tried again grabbing HDD drivers from the toshiba website and using advance settings to force it to read the partition. Its partucuarly frustrating that when i browse the file structure for the driver, I can also browse through the recovery partition. The HDD in entirety is healthy the computer for the most part clean and in good health. As far as i can tell this is a rediculous issue. Does anyone know of a way to force the detection of the recovery partition and save me some time and money?

The system recovery option means that there appears to be corruption or another issue with the recoveryt partition.
Since that is the case, then you will need to use the recovery media (USB or disk set) you have already created to effect the recovery.
If you did not create recovery media, you will need to order a usb recovery flash drive (preferred) or a recovery disk set from HP or an HP partner. The cost is usually around $30.00 USD
Ordering a recovery disk set from HP
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Windows 8 Deleted Recovery Partition and Saved but No Boot

Hi
I ve Hp Pavilion G6 - 2336el , i bought it 5 months before and 2 days before i installed Ubuntu but by mistake ubuntu deleted all partitions (included recovery partition) and created one for itself.
by using DiskTest tool on ubuntu i recovered some files and full of recovery partition.
after that, for re-install windows 8 from recovered partition , i did set partition bootable by using another tool which was running on ubuntu.
now, windows 8 repair screen appears but im getting -a required device isn't connected or cannot be accessed- error.
i googled about this problem but the solution didnt work for me. (boot change from bios)
by the way , for precaution , i made an IMG file of recovery partition also (which is 14gb).
i tried burn a bootable disk with that image but didnt work because some files in img is too big for fat32.
after that i tried boot from EFI file but bios cant reach to Ntsf part. i tried to explorer IFE file in fat32 but i couldnt because IFE file which i ve is more than 13gb (same problem for fat32 file system)
so summary :
i ve recovery part with files (install.wim , *.ife files...) but getting error.
i ve an .img of partition but couldnt make bootable disk
Maybe there s a tool for reach ntsf then i can boot from ife...i dont know i need ur help.
what can i do?
im really so sad , already i lost many important data, files , pics.. im living in italy and im a student (not italian) and i really cannot order another cd from Hp for recovery.
Im waiting your help.
Thank you.

well, i downloaded windows 8 64bit Enterprise Evl. from microsoft site as says here : http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Recovery/Windows-Vista-7-and-8-ISO-Image-file-Download-Links/t...
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Howdy All -
So this has been going on for about 6 months, but ive been lazy to fix it and the solution, while anoying (I dont reboot often) isn't terrible. Its time however to see if I can get to the bottom of it and or at least fix it permanently.
Issue:
Everytime I reboot, the system boots to the recovery partition. Disk Utility from within the RP finds no issues. Every subsequent reboot after below repair, goes to the RP.
Solution/Delay tactic:
Boot to my Disk Warrior cd and rebuild the boot volume, next boot, fine, boots to the os. DW always shows no errors in the volume, btw.
Next boot however, no matter the length of time in between, boots to the RP.
So I know my options are basiclly to restore\reinstall in some fashion, so some questions about that:
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Thanks in advance!
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Boot disk is a WD VRaptor 300gb <---- passes Smart tests in TechToolPro

Thanks Guys - resetting the PRAM did it. Simple and effective.... imanerd for not thinking of it
Apreciate it!
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