Solved If I reset my PC will I lose everything on every drive?


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Where I'm getting at is if I reset my PC with the option to remove everything will it not just remove everything from my C drive but also my other drives?
 
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Citrusflavour01 said:
Where I'm getting at is if I reset my PC with the option to remove everything will it not just remove everything from my C drive but also my other drives?
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No,it wont delete anything from other drives but any links to them will be invalidated and drives/partition letters may be changed. Some programs installed on other drives may not work any more. Essentially all is same as if windows are cleanly installed.
 

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    ASROCK b650 PRO RS
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To be on the safe side you could unplug the drives before doing the reset. Another thing I would suggest is to aways have backups of all important files.
 

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    ASRock Z490 Phantom Gaming 4/ax
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    16GB (8GB PC4-19200 DDR4 SDRAM x2)
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    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TI
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CountMike said:
No,it wont delete anything from other drives but any links to them will be invalidated and drives/partition letters may be changed. Some programs installed on other drives may not work any more. Essentially all is same as if windows are cleanly installed.
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True, but it is easier to accidentally wipe other data partitions/drives doing a clean install.

Of course, whichever way one chooses, crap can happen, so as @Winuser says, backup of important files is (imo) essential.
 

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    I9 13th gen i9-13900H 2.60 GHZ
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Winuser said:
To be on the safe side you could unplug the drives before doing the reset. Another thing I would suggest is to aways have backups of all important files.
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That's what I ended up doing in the end. Better safe than sorry!
 

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    Windows 11
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    PC/Desktop
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    Ryzen 9 5900X
    Motherboard
    GIGABYTE B550 Aorus Pro V2
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4 3200MHz C16
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    MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ti VENTUS 3X 8G OC
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    2560 x 1440
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    NVMe Gen 4 Sabrent Rocket 1TB (boot)
    NVMe Gen 3 ADATA 512GB (secondary)
    PSU
    RM750x Corsair
    Case
    Corsair CW-9060051
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    Corsair iCUE SP120 RGB + iCUE H150i Elite CAPELLIX
    Keyboard
    Logitech G213 PRODIGY
    Mouse
    Logitech G502 Hero
    Browser
    Edge
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    Windows 11
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    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Ryzen 5 5600X
    Motherboard
    MAG B550 TOMAHAWK
    Memory
    G.Skill Gaming Memory Ripjaws V 32GB (2x16GB) 3600mhz CL18
    Graphics card(s)
    MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT Mech 2X 4G OC
    Screen Resolution
    1080p

My Computers

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Canary Channel
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    PC/Desktop
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    PowerSpec B746
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-10700K
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    ASRock Z490 Phantom Gaming 4/ax
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    16GB (8GB PC4-19200 DDR4 SDRAM x2)
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    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TI
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    Realtek Audio
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    Samsung SAM0A87 Samsung SAM0D32
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    1920 x 1080
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    NVMe WDC WDS100T2B0C-00PXH0 1TB
    Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB
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    750 Watts (62.5A)
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    PowerSpec/Lian Li ATX 205
    Keyboard
    Logitech K270
    Mouse
    Logitech M185
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge and Firefox
    Antivirus
    ESET Internet Security
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    PowerSpec G156
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    Intel Core i5-8400 CPU @ 2.80GHz
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    AsusTeK Prime B360M-S
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    16 MB DDR 4-2666
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    23" Speptre HDMI 75Hz
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    1920x1080
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    Samsung 970 EVO 500GB NVMe
    Mouse
    Logitek M185
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    Logitek K270
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    Firefox, Edge and Edge Canary
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    Windows Defender
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