Chromebook recovery utility is a free chrome app for building chromebook recovery media (usb key or sd card). on launch, the app asks for the model of the chromebook to be recovered. choose this carefully: make a mistake and the app will download the wrong recovery image.. After you download the crx file for chromebook recovery utility 3.1.7, open chrome's extensions page (chrome://extensions/ or find by chrome menu icon > more tools > extensions), and then drag-and-drop the *.crx file to the extensions page to install it.. Meet the new chrome os recovery utility by craig tumblison under chrome apps may 27, 2014 creating a recovery device for your chromebook is about to become much easier with the arrival of a new, dedicated packaged app..
Download the ctl chromebook image file. (above the #4 key), then press down the power button and wait until you get the exclamation point chrome os is missing screen. plug in your recovery drive. wait for the image process to complete (about 5 minutes). open the chromebook recovery utility app and click the settings icon.. Create recovery media for your chromebook.. Many chrome-safe extensions that wouldn't install on the chrome os beta, but would on the browser, now work in chrome os. it's currently on a six-week update cycle..