I have multiple SSDs and HDDs with games and data on them as well as one small 60GB SSD just for my OS.
I have my original Windows 8 retail disc, but I have upgraded to Windows 8.1 since then. Recently my computer has been freezing and Windows systems (such as hitting CTRL ALT DEL) have been failing to function properly. I have determined with help from others on different forums that my SSD is not damaged and that my issue is not a virus, so the only other alternative they have suggested is I either re-install Windows completely or do a repair installation... I chose the latter due to my lack of a sizable external drive to back my data up on.
In attempting to do the repair, howerver, the only option on the Windows 8 launcher for what files to keep is "Nothing." I did some Google searches and apparently even when that option is selected, you retain your files in a folder called Windows.old after the installation finishes... That is where my problem emerges... How does this system function exactly?
I have 512GB of SSD storage for my games and 2TB of HDD storage for video and other programs. Where I am installing the OS though, as I said before, is only 60GB... I am assuming it tries to keep the Windows.old file with the new installation of Windows correct? Or is that wrong? Will it have individual Windows.old files on each drive? Will it have one big one on whatever drive it chooses that is big enough? Or does it just not create a Windows.old file because the 60GB SSD is not large enough to retain it?
Thank you very much for the help.
I have my original Windows 8 retail disc, but I have upgraded to Windows 8.1 since then. Recently my computer has been freezing and Windows systems (such as hitting CTRL ALT DEL) have been failing to function properly. I have determined with help from others on different forums that my SSD is not damaged and that my issue is not a virus, so the only other alternative they have suggested is I either re-install Windows completely or do a repair installation... I chose the latter due to my lack of a sizable external drive to back my data up on.
In attempting to do the repair, howerver, the only option on the Windows 8 launcher for what files to keep is "Nothing." I did some Google searches and apparently even when that option is selected, you retain your files in a folder called Windows.old after the installation finishes... That is where my problem emerges... How does this system function exactly?
I have 512GB of SSD storage for my games and 2TB of HDD storage for video and other programs. Where I am installing the OS though, as I said before, is only 60GB... I am assuming it tries to keep the Windows.old file with the new installation of Windows correct? Or is that wrong? Will it have individual Windows.old files on each drive? Will it have one big one on whatever drive it chooses that is big enough? Or does it just not create a Windows.old file because the 60GB SSD is not large enough to retain it?
Thank you very much for the help.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8 Professional