Can this damage my registry?

kolnidur

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I want to know if moving the program folders (from a backup drive) to the OS folders can cause any damage to the registry. (Not the same as reinstalling)
 
"Damage", no. Will it cause programs to stop working? Yes, depending on the software it might not work at all. Your should never install programs into your Windows folder.

I assume you want to "clean" your C drive by removing folders? If so I would suggest you stop now and instead learn to use profile folders (user folders) properly.
 


I should mprobably just re-install all the programs I had in th backup. Thanks for the answer!