How to reformat my Windows 10 and C drive but keep files on D,E,G drives

[Huzkii]

Hi all,

First time posting here i just wanted to know if it was possible to reformat Windows 10 on my C drive but keep the remaining files on my other drives (D,E,G drives). For some reason when i am trying to format it manages to find my games/software installed on different drives and advising me that it will be deleting all.

Sorry for the vague post - still learning

 

[bobmanuk]

if you boot windows 10 from USB or DVD go through the setup you will eventually come to a page that looks like this, except you will have many drives

If you select the drive that matches your C drive in terms of name or size, click format, make sure it is still highlighted and press next, it should start installing to that drive/partition

 

[bicycle_repair_man]

If the D, E and G drives are volumes on the same physical disk then they'll be deleted if you reinstall Windows. If the drives are partitions or physical disks (which is unlikely, given the message you get) then you can reinstall Windows just fine.

 

[Multipack]

Hi all,

First time posting here i just wanted to know if it was possible to reformat Windows 10 on my C drive but keep the remaining files on my other drives (D,E,G drives). For some reason when i am trying to format it manages to find my games/software installed on different drives and advising me that it will be deleting all.

Sorry for the vague post - still learning

Post a screenshot of Disk Management, and clarify what and where these other drives are.

 

[Huzkii]

Sorry, haven't been on in a while - ill post a screenshot of my drives tonight. They are 4 physical separate hard drives. however windows still wants to wipe everything....

 

[Huzkii]

if you boot windows 10 from USB or DVD go through the setup you will eventually come to a page that looks like this, except you will have many drives

If you select the drive that matches your C drive in terms of name or size, click format, make sure it is still highlighted and press next, it should start installing to that drive/partition

How do i boot windows from a USB or CD i dont have a physical copy. is there a place to legally download a copy ?

 

[Multipack]

Yeah download the media creation tool and save it to a USB via the Windows software utility.. https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/software-download/windows10