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Deleting EFI system and recovery partition for harddrive in order to clear install windows 10 on ssd

Pratham Bhatnagar
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I want to reinstall windows 10 completely on ssd and don't want any of windows files on Harddrive can So can I delete EFI system and recovery partition for hard drive?

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If you are reinstalling Windows, Yes. When reinstalling Windows only have your ssd connected as Windows may reinstall the efi bootloader back on the HDD during installation

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Just now, C2dan88 said:

If you are reinstalling Windows then Yes. When reinstalling Windows only have your ssd connected as Windows may reinstall the efi bootloader back on the HDD during installations

So I have to physically disconnect harddrive form pc?

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2 minutes ago, Pratham Bhatnagar said:

So I have to physically disconnect harddrive form pc?

You really dont need to, But its a safe practice to only plug in the drive you wanna install the operating system on when you install any OS.

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Yes. Because WIndows tends to install the bootloader to the first drive it finds. Which may not be the same drive you chose during install

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