I hate Windows

[Openupitsdave]

I want to do a clean install of Windows 10 but I want to keep all the data stored on my secondary drive D:.

So I tried using the "Reset" wizard that comes with windows and im not sure if it's going to delete both drives or not. I did some googling on this topic and its SUPPOSED to ask me if I want to keep the files on my D drive as well, but it doesn't. The info I was looking up is for an older Windows 10 and doesnt apply to the newest version.

Try it yourself: Windows button > "Reset" > Get started.

It will ask you if you want to keep your files or remove everything, but no mention of specific drives.

Imagine all of the people who ran into this same situation as me and ended up deleted both thier drives instead of just their boot. <<Edited for content by moderator>> windows is getting super lame...

 

[COLGeek]

Frustration aside, please watch the language. Thank you.

 

[Johnathan127]

Just remove the SATA cable from the secondary drive..

 

[Openupitsdave]

I just tried that actually and it wouldn't let me boot...I even made sure the boot priority was properly set in bios........More windows 10 dumbness.

 

[Colif]

Reset only effects C drive, it won't touch any other drives - all it touches is the partition C is on.

If you want to do a clean install, download the Windows 10 media creation tool and use it to make a win 10 installer on USB

remove that sata cable so hdd isn't attached
boot from installer and follow this guide: http://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/1950-windows-10-clean-install.html

when you reach screen asking for licence, click "I don't have a key" and win 10 will install and activate itself once connected to internet.

I could guess you had both drives attached when win 10 originally installed and win 10 decided to put boot sector on the hdd instead of on ssd (if ssd is 1st drive), It does that, reason why i said to remove cable so it can't.

 

[Openupitsdave]

There was only a partition on a boot drive....oh well...I went ahead and used media creation tool.

I think the Reset will actually wipe all drives....It says "drives" with an "s"....but they dont make it very clear which infuriates me.

 

[COLGeek]

Off-topic post removed. Let us remain civil please. Thank you.

 

[Colif]

I did a full reset (Remove everything) on my computer with one disk and two partitions. Everything on the C: partition was deleted and it was probably formatted but the D: partition stayed untouched.

https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1266840-windows-10-reset-this-pc-will-it-delete-files-on-another-partition/

 

[Openupitsdave]

Yeah, that's the exact post I was referring to. Its old Windows.

EDIT: nevermind this post

 

[Rogue Leader]

Yeah, that's the exact post I was referring to. Its old Windows.

The reset procedure did not change, its not going to wipe your secondary drives, only the C drive.

 

[Colif]

It doesn't matter now as you used media creation tool anyway. Pretty sure it should still be the same, but I am not going to wipe my drive to find out

 

[USAFRet]

I did this just the other day on my Asus Transformer. Post-1607 Win 10 Home.
C & D drive.

It did not touch the D drive. At all.

 

[Openupitsdave]

I just tried it again just to see what would happen. NOW its giving me the correct options.....weird... I have no idea why... Something with the partitions maybe? My boot drive was partitioned before I wiped it... but I dont see why I would get different options still.

Sorry about the old windows misinfo! Maybe I was the one with the older version?? Strange either way

 

[Colif]

I just tried it again just to see what would happen. NOW its giving me the correct options.....weird... I have no idea why... Something with the partitions maybe? My boot drive was partitioned before I wiped it... but I dont see why I would get different options still.

Sorry about the old windows misinfo! Maybe I was the one with the older version?? Strange either way

It might have been a bug with the install you had. If your install had been an upgrade from win 7 or 8 and you had not clean installed win 10 before, its likely the function wasn't working right. Clean install allowed functions to work on my PC I didn't know I was missing.

 

[Openupitsdave]

that seems likely