Will a system restore wipe my partitions and other drives?

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My OS is a mess of updates gone wrong and programs unable to install. I've decided to do a reset, but I'm unsure about a few things.

When I do reset, what option best guarantees a brand-spanking-new version of windows? Keeping my files or removing everything?

Furthermore, I have two HDD drives mounted in addition to the SSD holding my OS. When I reset the system, will those partitions be erased/effected in any way, and what will happen to the files on them?
 
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Ryan Blom

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Best bet is to wipe everything and do a clean install if you're looking for a problem free solution
Your documents on the other drives should be safe but I think you're going to have to reinstall your programs again... even if they're saved on the other drives.
 
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"Keep my files" is enough to get a fresh install. No point in removing everything.
Also, either way, your other drives are not affected unless you moved teh default win libraries locations(pictures, videos etc) outside of your C: drive.
 
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If your computer is really messed up you can go find a program that obliterates the hard drives files and burn it to a disc etc. boot it up and you wait a while and when its done you have a fresh start without windows. You can then reinstall windows and during the setup replace any of the partitions you need. I don't know if you want to go that far but if you do, there you go.
 
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Since my rank is lower than yours I don't mean to correct you, but he is better off backing up the stuff he needs and then doing a fresh install deleting all files. There is a possibility that a program that was deleted isn't fully gone and still sucking up usage. of cpu/memory. That goes for all files on the system... even ones that are still installed.
 
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There is no such thing as a rank here, and any constructive criticism is more than welcome.
While i've had good experiences with Windows reset, part of your point is 100% valid and should have mentioned it, but omitted because i kind of find it self-understood that no such enterpse shoudl ever be taken without backing up the files on the system drive. Seing as OP's wsecondsry drives will not be affected, he shoudl backup there. When doing a install/reset etc. absolutely no important files that are nto backed up should be on teh system drive.
 
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