can i format C drive but keep my D drive safe with all of my media ?

[Yusuf Il]

I have 120 GB ssd which I want to format and reinstall windows
also I have 2 TB green WD which I have a folder in it called media
all of my videos and movies etc

before the format and clean instal of windows
if I unplugged the 2 tb wd drive from the power
and pluged it again after the instal of windows
will windows ask me to format the drive and so I will lose all of my data ?
also does that make my new windows slow because I did not format my 2 tb green drive ?

 

[redgarl]

Yeah, but I usually disconnect the sata cable of my D: drive just to be sure before proceeding.

 

[gilbadon]

So long as the other drive is not formatted, it will still be usable so long as you are just using it as a storage drive such as yours. You do not need to plug it out, however, if it makes you feel more safe not to delete your partition when reinstalling windows, feel free.

 

[Yusuf Il]

and windows will not ask me to format the drive ?
and it will name it d drive again ?

 

[Tzn]

no, it's ok just format your ssd, 2tb hdd will be fine

 

[USAFRet]

and windows will not ask me to format the drive ?
and it will name it d drive again ?

It should not ask you to format the drive again.
And it should remain the "D" drive. If it becomes something else, just go into Disk Management and change it.

 

[Yusuf Il]

thanks
just last question
and also that D drive will not affect the speed and performance of my new clean instal ?
for example if I installed a game on that drive ?

 

[USAFRet]

thanks
just last question
and also that D drive will not affect the speed and performance of my new clean instal ?
for example if I installed a game on that drive ?

Installing games on the HDD is fine. I would not choose a WD Green for games (or applications), but it won't slow down your overall install.