minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·5 days agoKeep your files in “My Documents” (and any other default media folders like movies and pictures; or on a separate drive) and you won’t lose shit other than installed programs when you re-install Windows.
minus-squarebrokenlcd@feddit.itlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·5 days agoSame goes for linux if you have /home on a separate partition/disk. That saved my ass more times than i am willing to admit…
minus-squareDraconic NEO@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoKeeping home on a separate disk is the best way to go. A different partition is okay, but a different drive is even better.
Keep your files in “My Documents” (and any other default media folders like movies and pictures; or on a separate drive) and you won’t lose shit other than installed programs when you re-install Windows.
Same goes for linux if you have /home on a separate partition/disk. That saved my ass more times than i am willing to admit…
Keeping home on a separate disk is the best way to go. A different partition is okay, but a different drive is even better.