Will Files on Backup Drive be Deleted if...

condorvi · 07 May 2014

Hi,

I have spent the majority of today backing-up files to my secondary 1TB HD on (D:). I'm about to perform a full reinstall of Windows 7 on (C:) where it is originally installed. By doing so will I lose files from my other drive?

Any guidance is appreciated.

Thanks!

bigmck · 07 May 2014

Only the partition that you put Windows 7 on (C:) will be affected. Just as a precaution, you should always backup as you said you did.

== Why do I get the smiley face when I type a C colon? ==

condorvi · 07 May 2014

bigmck said:

Only the partition that you put Windows 7 on (C:) will be affected. Just as a precaution, you should always backup as you said you did.

== Why do I get the smiley face when I type a C colon? ==

Yeah I went ahead and did the reset and everything on D: was fine. I did notice that there was a folder in C: called windows.old with basically everything I wanted to get rid of with the reinstall

Thanks for the help man

Golden · 07 May 2014

bigmck said:

== Why do I get the smiley face when I type a C colon? ==

Use [noparse] C:[/noparse]

bigmck · 07 May 2014

Golden said:

bigmck said:

== Why do I get the smiley face when I type a C colon? ==

Use [noparse] C:[/noparse]

Thanks Golden. I have never run across this before. Has it always done this?

Layback Bear · 07 May 2014

This tutorial by Brink should be helpful.

Windows.old Folder - Delete

Golden · 07 May 2014

bigmck said:

Golden said:

bigmck said:

== Why do I get the smiley face when I type a C colon? ==

Use [noparse] C:[/noparse]

Thanks Golden. I have never run across this before. Has it always done this?

Yep....its because you have a ) after the :