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Best to backup the data either way.<br />
Go through install, delete the c: partition, create a new one in its place and go through with the install on that partition.
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Best to backup the data either way.
Go through install, delete the c: partition, create a new one in its place and go through with the install on that partition.

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Hi Arnold,<br />
<br />
Thanks for the suggestions.<br />
<br />
Will the new Windows installation just use the existing Partitions 1 and 5?<br />
Or will it create new versions inside Partition 2?<br />
<br />
Regards,<br />
Leigh
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Hi Arnold,

Thanks for the suggestions.

Will the new Windows installation just use the existing Partitions 1 and 5?
Or will it create new versions inside Partition 2?

Regards,
Leigh

LeighWardle

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Thanks Arnold,<br />
<br />
Wow, the install only took about 15 minutes.<br />
<br />
Yes, the new Windows installation just uses the existing Partitions 1 and 5.<br />
<br />
Regards,<br />
Leigh
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Thanks Arnold,

Wow, the install only took about 15 minutes.

Yes, the new Windows installation just uses the existing Partitions 1 and 5.

Regards,
Leigh

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Hi Experts,<br />
<br />
I would like to do a fresh install of Windows 10 to my laptop.<br />
<br />
At the same time I want to retain one volume (D:) that has all my data.<br />
<br />
Is this possible, and how do I proceed?<br />
<br />
Here's the storage map:<br />
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<a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2020/03_w12/1447279/2020-03-19_15-00-05.jpg" target="_blank" title="Storage map (88 KB)"><img alt="Storage map" class="file-block lazyload" style="max-width: 703px;" data-src="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2020/03_w12/1447279/2020-03-19_15-00-05.jpg" /></a><br />
Regards,<br />
Leigh
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Hi Experts,

I would like to do a fresh install of Windows 10 to my laptop.

At the same time I want to retain one volume (D:) that has all my data.

Is this possible, and how do I proceed?

Here's the storage map:



Regards,
Leigh

Fresh install of Windows 10 while retaining another volume on the same disk

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