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So I have Windows 7 installed on my laptop and I have a copy of Windows 8 ready to go, and I wanted to try it out by dual booting it before I did a complete upgrade and erased my 7 install. I've read all the tutorials on how to dual boot, and how to remove one of the OS's afterwards if I decide I don't want it on my computer anymore.
What I would like to know is what happens to all of the files and programs I have on an OS after I remove it? For example, if I install a bunch of programs on Windows 8, then decide to remove 8 from my computer, what happens to those installed programs? What about any files, i.e. documents/music/etc that I create? Are they removed by simply deleting the partition that 8 is on and adding it back to my original partition by extending the partition, or do I have to manually uninstall the programs and transfer the files?
Whatever the answer was to that question, does it also apply to Windows 7 if I decide to remove it instead of 8? Because I have a lot of programs and files on 7 and I would like to know what the process involved is. Is it better to uninstall 8 and do the direct upgrade from 7, or is it not too difficult to transfer files to the already-installed 8 and then delete 7?
Thanks everyone!
What I would like to know is what happens to all of the files and programs I have on an OS after I remove it? For example, if I install a bunch of programs on Windows 8, then decide to remove 8 from my computer, what happens to those installed programs? What about any files, i.e. documents/music/etc that I create? Are they removed by simply deleting the partition that 8 is on and adding it back to my original partition by extending the partition, or do I have to manually uninstall the programs and transfer the files?
Whatever the answer was to that question, does it also apply to Windows 7 if I decide to remove it instead of 8? Because I have a lot of programs and files on 7 and I would like to know what the process involved is. Is it better to uninstall 8 and do the direct upgrade from 7, or is it not too difficult to transfer files to the already-installed 8 and then delete 7?
Thanks everyone!
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