If i upgrade from Windows 7 Home Premium to Windows 8.1. Will it save ALL my files if i want to?

Hauai

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So its like if i happen to lose the power in my house. Its like that.
But isnt the installer supposed to switch the pc on and off?

 

USAFRet

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If the installer routine is in the middle of doing something...writing to the drive....and the power cord gets pulled out of the wall....
No telling what might get corrupted.

Small chance of that happening, but it might.

Your update will probably work.
 

Hauai

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Even if i only "Keep personal files only" it will still keep it all.
I dont have the third option "Windows-settings,personal files and apps"
Should i still do it?

 

USAFRet

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If it says "Keep personal files only", that's what it will do. Anything in your Libraries (Docs/Music/Pics/Video). Anything else....wiped out.
 

Hauai

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well .. sigh . Maybe i'll try to backup idk
 

USAFRet

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For your Steam games, see this:
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7418-YUBN-8129

You'll need another location or drive to save it to.
 

Ernie McDowell

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This is exactly why I have two SSDs and two HDDs in my machine.lol...
My second SSD is a clone of the first and I recopy it every week.

Most games are on the HDDs and stay there even if I change OS.
Games like Battlefield are on SSD to load levels faster but I have the DVD of the ones I might lose.
 

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