Windows 10: Upgrading Through WU with 2 Drives

Disk image finished!! This time I cleaned up File History(using clean up versions in advanced settings) and only kept 1 current copy of the current image after Patch Tuesday and all the 3rd party updates. It only took 54 min. instead of 7 hours(remember the backup devise is a USB 2.0 ext. HDD).

 

I think the issue was if you moved your whole user profile, http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials...tion-disk.html . It would cause Windows to throw a hissy fit in certain circumstances.

 

In my case it's only the libraries, file history(which I'm curious if Windows 10 will be able to use or even see, if not, no big deal), and now only one Reflect image. Basically used like an external disk but much much faster*Biggrin.

 

Hi there

IMO it's ALWAYS best to have the OS on its OWN partition / HDD - IMO a smallish SSD is best. That way any user data / libraries shouldn't be destroyed or lost if you re-install the OS.

Backing up / restoring also is easy and takes very little time. Note if you CLEAN install you can simply save any special user files you have on the C drive - just save the user folder.

If you install the OS on a Spinner - install in a SMALLISH partition (say no bigger than 70 GB) - -more than enough even for a largish Windows install with plenty of space for installing more programs.

Cheers
jimbo

 

That can happen if you boot from the install media and aren't carful where you tell Windows to install too. Especially if your trying to setup a dual boot. I agree I've seen some pretty messed up systems. IMHO, more often than not, it was a result of what the user did, not what Windows did on its own.

This free upgrade is going to be an upgrade install so it should install to the same partition Windows is currently installed to by default. The other custom Windows partitions will just be reused. Assuming you have a standard setup. If you've been messing with things, or removed a dual boot setup, etc etc. It could complicate things. My current installs are standard clean installs with very little modification by me. About all I've done is moved my user folder locations. I'm not expecting any issues. I've already did an upgrade from Windows 7 to the Preview on my other desktop PC with no issues. That one I'll let update to the finale via Windows update. The others I'll do through the GWX App. Then I can see how both options work. I'll get new Windows 10 keys via MSDN anyway, but where's the fun in that. I want to be able to say I did it, and this is what happened, instead of relying on what other users post.

 

This is the info I have been looking for alpha, and from someone who has done it. Good then I'll just let Windows take care of Windows and worry about disconnecting the 2nd drive once Win 10 is installed and activated and I eventually either do a clean install or just use the recovery options to reinstall and have a squeaky clean Image. Thanks tons*Thumbs

 

That's the way I see it. My upgrade from Windows 7 to the preview was painless. How many builds have there been between 10074 and 10240? I lost count. That's how many upgrades I've done through Windows update after that, on that same PC. So far just few little glitches. Tiles with no Icons, and one or two with weird names. All easily fixed once I found out how.

 

One way around it, is to just move it back to the default location before you do the upgrade. Assuming you have room on that partition/drive. Then when your all up and running in Windows 10, move it to the other partition/drive again.

I only have dual drives in my laptop and my main desktop PC. My wife's laptop and my second desktop PC only have the one drive. The user folders on both are on a separate partition, one that I can't unplug. *Wink I'm not reseting all those user folder locations to default. The worst that will happen is Windows will use the default locations and I'll just have to point them back to the data drives. I don't remember having to do this when I upgraded from 7 to the Preview so I'm not expecting to have to anything on the 29th either. Other than checking the do you really really really want to do this box. *Biggrin