Downgrading to W10 without losing data. | Microsoft Community [Unofficial] | Page 1

hazy fable Dec 4, 2022, 1:18 AM

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Back them up then do a clean install

After 10 days the files needed to revert are all deleted so that’s your only option

serene steeple Dec 4, 2022, 1:36 AM

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Back them up.. ? You mean putting all of my data from the C: Drive into another drive? Like maybe the E: Drive?

hazy fable Dec 4, 2022, 1:37 AM

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Yup, that would work

A clean install will only affect your boot drive so secondary drives are a perfect option for data redundancy like is needed in this situation

serene steeple Dec 4, 2022, 1:39 AM

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I see, thanks for replying. I'll be back later once I backup all of my important files.

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Oh, before I go, you sure installing W10 again'll only affect my C:Drive?

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My other drives'll be fine and untouched?

hazy fable Dec 4, 2022, 1:45 AM

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Yupp, once you boot into the media creation tool, you’ll be shown all your drives and their partitions - you just need to select the C drive and you’re good to go

serene steeple Dec 4, 2022, 2:26 AM

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Right, this is gonna take quite a while.

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How much space does W10 need again?

serene steeple Dec 4, 2022, 2:49 AM

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Alright, I'm about done backing up my C Drive files.

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Let me try and make this clear.

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Use the MediaCreationTool, proceed with the " UPGRADE THIS PC NOW " option whatever, and once Windows 10 is installed, my wallpaper, my folders, my files and even my game shortcuts that were installed on my D:Drive should be gone, but they'll be somewhere in my E: Drive?

grave phoenix Dec 4, 2022, 10:12 AM

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serene steeple Use the MediaCreationTool, proceed with the " UPGRADE THIS PC NOW " option whate...

You can indeed downgrade using the MediaCreationTool
Any data stored on your C: drive WILL BE GONE
If you backed them up to (e.g.) your E: drive, they should still be on the E: drive

serene steeple Dec 4, 2022, 1:36 PM

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Yeah, I backed it up and clean installed W10.

#Downgrading to W10 without losing data.