Couldn't find anything like this when I did a search so I'm asking here. Basically, I got this huge problem with Windows 10 that forced me to do a complete reinstall. I followed instructions from a computer engineer but I wasn't sure on some things so I emailed him but it's been well over a week and I really need an answer. He told me to disconnect my HDD so I wouldn't lose my data because I didn't want to lose it, reinstall W10 to my SSD, update W10, turn the PC off, reconnect the HDD then transfer my data to the SSD, format the HDD and then transfer the data back.
Thing is, I don't know how to transfer the stuff, I'm scared that something will happen to the data, because the data on the HDD is in the desktop, documents, etc. user folders. Connecting the HDD would mean there would be 2 sets of user folders and I feel like there would be a conflict between the 2. I did email the engineer, but he hasn't replied and it's been over a week.
Right after I made my account here, someone on a Discord server came to help me and told me I could ask here if I'm paranoid and that I'll get the same answer, which he told me that the user folders on the HDD will just get treated like ordinary folders and I can transfer them just fine.
Also, what's the best way to keep a back up of my data? I don't want another issue with Windows 10 happening again.
Oh, and is there any reason to use that 4 partition set up for Windows 10 on my SSD? There's recovery and something else, an engineer installed it for me the first time and there were 4 partitions, now there's only 2 when I reinstalled W10.
Thing is, I don't know how to transfer the stuff, I'm scared that something will happen to the data, because the data on the HDD is in the desktop, documents, etc. user folders. Connecting the HDD would mean there would be 2 sets of user folders and I feel like there would be a conflict between the 2. I did email the engineer, but he hasn't replied and it's been over a week.
Right after I made my account here, someone on a Discord server came to help me and told me I could ask here if I'm paranoid and that I'll get the same answer, which he told me that the user folders on the HDD will just get treated like ordinary folders and I can transfer them just fine.
Also, what's the best way to keep a back up of my data? I don't want another issue with Windows 10 happening again.
Oh, and is there any reason to use that 4 partition set up for Windows 10 on my SSD? There's recovery and something else, an engineer installed it for me the first time and there were 4 partitions, now there's only 2 when I reinstalled W10.