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Something has messed up my Windows 7 installation and I have to make a fresh install on the same partition (C:\
drive) but without deleting any existing folders on that drive (other than Windows or program files folder).
I need to preserve my users folder, which contains a lot of important data and besides that there are other very important folders which must not be deleted during a reinstall.
If I select custom install and just choose the C:\
drive, will it delete any of my files on that same drive? How can I keep my existing files?
Whatever you do ... back it up first. If the data's there, you may be able to copy it out with a linux livecd/dvd/usb – Journeyman Geek – 2015-10-22T02:03:16.310
Try this: http://lifehacker.com/5983652/how-to-do-a-clean-install-of-windows-without-losing-your-files-settings-and-tweaks
– Jatin – 2015-10-22T02:18:37.493Short answer is NO it would create a windows.old folder in C:\ with your old data – pun – 2015-10-22T05:13:17.370