Wanting to reset my PC

[EpicEagle44]

Hey guys, I've had issues with my main C: drive, so i want to do a windows reset. I also have two other hard drives in my PC. If I were to remove the other two drives (D and F) and reset the PC, and then put the drives back in, would there be any issues? Please and thanks in advance guys!

 

[techgeek]

If the other two drives are only used to store data and no software is installed on them, then there shouldn't be a problem. If you have software installed on them (and depending on what you mean by reset), the software could be orphaned. By orphaned, I mean there would be no Start Menu links to them, they wouldn't be shown in Programs and Features and any needed registry entries would be gone.

 

[EpicEagle44]

So what I have on the other drives are games mainly. Would the games be orphaned?

 

[techgeek]

Games, installed via STEAM? Is STEAM installed on that drive as well, or is STEAM on your OS drive (C and games installed one or more of the other drives?

 

[EpicEagle44]

All of my games, save for Minecraft (which I'll just back up) are installed on steam or on the Blizzard Laucher, both of which are saved to my D or F drives

 

[EpicEagle44]

Also, my desktop is saved to my D drive