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To be sure you don't delete something that you don't want to get rid of, turn off the machine and disconnect all the drives with the exception of the C: drive.  When using the Windows Media Creation Tool it will destroy everything that is on the drive in the process of creating the Windows partition and installing the operating system.

 

Once the operating system is installed, then turn the machine off, reconnect your other drives and all will be good in the home town tonight.

 

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/15088/windows-create-installation-media

 

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Just now, kb5zue said:

To be sure you don't delete something that you don't want to get rid of, turn off the machine and disconnect all the drives with the exception of the C: drive.  When using the Windows Media Creation Tool it will destroy everything that is on the drive in the process of creating the Windows partition and installing the operating system.

 

Once the operating system is installed, then turn the machine off, reconnect your other drives and all will be good in the home town tonight.

 

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/15088/windows-create-installation-media

 

i dont know ow to disconnect drives(noob)!!!

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I would disconnect the drives from your system if you're scared of losing data. 

 

You will have the option of which disk to install to (if using a clean install), keeping files or deleting them, or simply an option to upgrade while maintaining your files. 

 

Always have a backup, though.

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If you know what drive you want to install windows on and select it correctly it won't erase data on the other drives, but if you have even the slightest concern, power off the computer, open it up and Identify your hard drives, simply unplug 1 or both connectors connected to each hard drive you don't want messed with, hopefully you don't have 1 hard drive partitioned into multiples, but even then it shouldn't be a huge issue so long as you select the right partition as where to install Windows, I left my drive with Windows 8.1 installed when I installed Windows 10 on the other drive without any issue.

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10 minutes ago, Daniel644 said:

If you know what drive you want to install windows on and select it correctly it won't erase data on the other drives, but if you have even the slightest concern, power off the computer, open it up and Identify your hard drives, simply unplug 1 or both connectors connected to each hard drive you don't want messed with, hopefully you don't have 1 hard drive partitioned into multiples, but even then it shouldn't be a huge issue so long as you select the right partition as where to install Windows, I left my drive with Windows 8.1 installed when I installed Windows 10 on the other drive without any issue.

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11 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

I would disconnect the drives from your system if you're scared of losing data. 

 

You will have the option of which disk to install to (if using a clean install), keeping files or deleting them, or simply an option to upgrade while maintaining your files. 

 

Always have a backup, though.

ty

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