How can i wipe and reinstall my OS on my C: Drive without wiping my D: Drive?

[Nitro0003]

Hey all,

So i'm wanting to start with a clean slate on my C: Drive (SSD) by blowing it all away and reinstalling windows. However I would also like to leave my D: Drive (HDD) as it is. Is it possible to do so without backing up my D: to an external drive as I do not have one?

As of my attempts so far the only options I have been given are the ones in my picture attached, thanks for the help.


tl;dr How do I wipe my C: Drive but keep my D:?

 

[ComputerSecurityGuy]

You will have to do a custom partitioning just on the SSD drive. If you are really nervous remove the hard drive beforehand.

 

[faalin]

Its always a smart move to just unplug all drives except the one you want to format. You should also only have the C: drive plugged in when installing windows.


so in short..... unplug the D:drive, format the C: drive and reinstall windows on it, then plug the D: drive back in.

 

[Nitro0003]

Thanks for your help guys I'll give it a shot!