How to Fix An Unexpected Error has Occurred Chrome OS Recovery [Steps]

What is ‘An Unexpected Error has Occurred Chrome OS Recovery’ issue?

In this article, we are going to discuss on How to fix An Unexpected Error has Occurred Chrome OS Recovery. You will be guided with easy steps/methods to resolve the issue. Let’s starts the discussion.

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‘An Unexpected Error has Occurred Chrome OS Recovery’ issue:

It is Chromebook or Chrome OS issue considered as Chrome OS Recovery Utility issue. This error is usually appeared when Chrome OS Recovery process fails to complete in your Chromebook. This issue indicates you are unable to finish Chrome OS recovery process in your Chromebook device for some reasons. There could be several reasons behind the issue including the issue with removable storage or the device that contains Chrome OS, Chrome OS Recovery media doesn’t contain actual OS, and other issue.

This issue can also be occurred if Chromebook is unable to detect the recovery image. This error problem prevents your Chromebook from booting. If you are not aware, Chromebook Recovery utility is built-in feature in Chromebook computer, allows you to recover any devices running the Chrome OS as it can create a backup of Chrome OS. If you want to create a recovery drive on Chromebook, you can use Chromebook’s built-in Chromebook Utility. However, if you are facing ‘An Unexpected Error has Occurred’ error while using Chromebook Recovery utility, then you are in right-place for the solution. Let’s go for the solution.

How to fix An Unexpected Error has Occurred Chrome OS Recovery?

Method 1: Press Tab during boot

One possible way to fix the issue is to press Tab key during boot.

Step 1: Power down your Chromebook but don’t close the lid

Step 2: Now, turn ON your Chromebook laptop and press ‘Tab’ key when warning screen appears during booting, and check if it works for you toward resolving the issue.

Method 2: Check if hard drive is properly connected

This issue can be occurred if hard drive is not properly connected into Chromebook. You can check and fix hard drive connection issue.

Step 1: Disconnect your Chromebook laptop from power source and unplug the charger, and remove battery

Step 2: Now, remove back cover of Chromebook, and locate hard drive and SSD, and make sure it is properly and tightly connected.

Method 3: Disable verification

This issue can be occurred due enabled verification in your Chromebook. You can fix the issue by disabling verification but before that you should make this method will work only if you had Developer mode enabled.

Step 1: When you see the error, you can try to fix the issue by enabling Developer Mode in Chrome OS and then turn OFF verification

Step 2: Now, restore Chrome OS and check if it works for you toward resolving the issue. After that, turn OFF Developer Mode in order to fix the issue.

Method 4: Try Booting the device multiple times

Another way to fix the issue is to boot your device multiple times.

Step 1: Connect the device to charger and reboot your device several times until the device is booted properly

Step 2: Once the device boots, charge it completely and check if it works.

Method 5: Try creating USB Recovery drive in Safe Mode

Another way to fix the issue is to create USB recovery drive in Safe Mode.

Step 1: Press and hold ‘Power’ key to see Power OFF icon, and press  and hold ‘Power icon’ until Safe Mode option appears

Step 2: Select ‘Safe Mode’, and in Safe Mode, format the flash drive, set the file system to ‘FAT32’ and click ‘Start’ button

Step 3: Once the drive is formatted, try to create a recovery drive again, and check if the issue is resolved.

To create recovery USB for Chromebook, follow the steps below:

Step 1: Open ‘https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chromebook-recovery-utili/jndclpdbaamdhonoechobihbbiimdgai’ page in your browser and download ‘Chromebook Recovery Utility’ from there, and install it

Step 2: Open it and click ‘Get Started’

Step 3: Select the Chromebook model and click ‘Continue’,  insert USB drive on your computer and select it in recovery utility and hit ‘Create Now’ , and wait to finish creating the recovery drive.

Conclusion

I hope this post helped on How to fix An Unexpected Error has Occurred Chrome OS Recovery with easy ways. You can read & follow our instructions to do so. That’s all. For any suggestions or queries, please write on comment box below.

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