Will I Lose My Data Upgrading To Windows 10?

[Tank36]

Hi! I was wondering if going from Windows 8.1 to 10 Will erase all of my data? Thanks!

 

[USAFRet]

Hi! I was wondering if going from Windows 8.1 to 10 Will erase all of my data? Thanks!

Probably not. In all the systems I've Upgraded, I lost nothing.
However, there is always the (small) possibility.

Click the right checkbox.
Be prepared for it things go wrong.

 

[Tank36]

Hi! I was wondering if going from Windows 8.1 to 10 Will erase all of my data? Thanks!

Probably not. In all the systems I've Upgraded, I lost nothing.
However, there is always the (small) possibility.

Click the right checkbox.
Be prepared for it things go wrong.

Should I "Upgrade" my operating system, or wipe my hard drive and do a fresh install?

 

[ezskills]

No you won't loose your data if you’re on Windows 8.1, just like Windows 7, you can keep your personal data, Windows settings and most of the applications while upgrading to Windows 10.

However, note that Windows Media Center will not be available in Windows 10. When you upgrade your Windows 8.1 installation with Windows Media Center to Windows 10, Windows Media Center will be left out. And I always do a clean install after backing up what I don't want to lose you'll still have to install windows 10 drivers after an up grade so why not do a clean install if you have your important files backed up

 

[RARRAF]

No you should not lose anything but just in case make a clone of the drive then you can always go back you can do it in windows 10 but just to be safe http://www.macrium.com/reflectfree.aspx

 

[USAFRet]

Hi! I was wondering if going from Windows 8.1 to 10 Will erase all of my data? Thanks!

Probably not. In all the systems I've Upgraded, I lost nothing.
However, there is always the (small) possibility.

Click the right checkbox.
Be prepared for it things go wrong.

Should I "Upgrade" my operating system, or wipe my hard drive and do a fresh install?

Going to Win 10, you need 1 of 2 things.
Either a currently running Win 7/8.1 OS and Upgrade that
or
The actual Win 7/8/8.1 license key. You can do a clean install with that.

Either way...almost certainly no problem.

'almost certainly' = "CRAP! The cat (or your 2 year old) walked by and pulled the power cable from the wall in the middle of the process. My system is now hosed"
(yes, I've read about that happening)

 

[rimmy13]

No this will not erase the data. if you will just upgrade your windows. but you will do fresh installation then it will erase all data.

 

[Billenert]

If you upgrade from clicking the Windows 10 icon in the right side of the taskbar, it will keep everything where it is. Please note that previous versions of Windows take around 20 GB of space (can be deleted) and appears when you upgrade via the icon on the taskbar. On my OS (from windows 7 professional), it took 19.6 GB.