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


Citrusflavour01

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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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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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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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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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