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Discus and support Will doing a "Fresh Start" only remove the partition where the OS is installed or whole... in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; i want to do a fresh start but i don't know will it delete all my file or only file my OS is installed same drive with 2 partitions... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by Tran Minh Kiet, Jul 30, 2020.

  1. TRAN MINH KIET
    Tran Minh Kiet Win User

    Will doing a "Fresh Start" only remove the partition where the OS is installed or whole...


    i want to do a fresh start but i don't know will it delete all my file or only file my OS is installed same drive with 2 partitions

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    Tran Minh Kiet, Jul 30, 2020
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  2. RTFREEMAN
    RTFreeman Win User

    Will doing a "Fresh Start" only remove the partition where the OS is installed or the secondary partitions as well?

    Hello Petar -

    The "Fresh Start" feature on Windows 10 should not touch your secondary partition. It will only effect the partition your OS is installed on.

    I hope that answers your question!
     
    RTFreeman, Jul 30, 2020
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  3. RYOTAKAGI
    RyoTakagi Win User
    Will doing a "Fresh Start" only remove the partition where the OS is installed or the secondary partitions as well?

    Hello, sorry about the confusion, yes it will delete the partition of the whole drive. I would suggest you to clone that partition onto another hard drive. Hope this helps!
     
    RyoTakagi, Jul 30, 2020
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  4. DAVEM121
    DaveM121 Win User

    Will doing a "Fresh Start" only remove the partition where the OS is installed or whole...

    Will doing a "Fresh Start" only remove the partition where the OS is installed or the secondary partitions as well?

    Hi Peter, rest assured, your data partition will remain untouched by the 'Fresh Start' operation . . .

    A Fresh Start will basically renew your Windows installation and keep your files and pre-installed Windows UWP apps on the system partition. You will need to re-install any 3rd party software, including Office . . . .
     
    DaveM121, Jul 30, 2020
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