Re: Win7 install - format hard drive

[John Jones <chianime@xxxxxxxxx>]

Only C: will be written to unless you go into Disk Manager during the
install & wipe/reformat D:.

Note: If you have an internal or USB card reader, unplug it if possible
during the install.  Then plug it back in afterwards.


On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 5:15 PM, Jeff Crosby <jlcrosby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> I'm going to be doing a clean install of Win 7 Home Premium at my house.
>
> The lone hard drive is partitioned into C: and D: drives.  I know the C:
> drive will get overwritten, but does anyone know from experience if the
> install will wipe the D: drive as well?  Will I end up with only a C: drive
> partition?  Or will the D: partition be left intact?
>
> I'm doing a complete clone of the hard drive before starting so it's not
> like I'm going to lose anything.  It would just save time afterward not
> having to bring back everything on the D: drive.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
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