Windows 10: How do i clean / reset my disc

On my windows 10 pc, I have 2 discs/drives. One of them is my original disc/drive called: Windows C: - This disc/drive has a size of 445 GB, I think I heard someone saying that this disc/drive is my startup disc/drive so I should not fill it... anyway, the other disc/drive I have is called: 2TB HDD D: - This one however as u can read in the title contains 2 TB. The second disc/drive I bought as an add-on when I bought this PC, a Taurus 2070. My problem is that when I go into --> Settings > Update & Security > Recovery, and click Get Started under Reset this PC, I don't get an

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Clean install of windows and discs

How about i just delete partition for disk C and click next when i get unallocated one to get a system for it and format partition for disc D and once my computer loads after installations i use Diskpart to clean my drive D?Do i need to remove disc D during any step here?

 

Disc clean up in 10

Hi Staplehurst,

Welcome to Microsoft Community.

Let me help you with the query.

To assist you better, please provide us more information.

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  When you say ‘’disc clean up’’ do you refer to dump files from the system?
  
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  Are you trying to format the Disc?
  

If you are trying to clean the dump files, you can visit the below link Microsoft article to perform disk clean up.

Disk cleanup in Windows 10

In case, if you are trying to format the disc, I suggest you to download third party DVD/CDs burner application and you format the disc.

Disclaimer: Using Third Party Software, including hardware drivers can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from booting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that any problems resulting from the use of Third
Party Software can be solved. Using Third Party Software is at your own risk.

Hope it helps. If you have any further issues on Windows, let us know we will be glad to help you.

 

Windows 10 infinite restart black screen


The tutorials provided are just a list of troubleshooting steps. Use only the steps which apply to you.

Since none of the troubleshooting steps here worked, I'd suggest you do a Clean install.

John