What OS are you using? If it's Windows 8.x, you could perform a simple refresh. This way you'll keep all your files and won't even have to worry about backups. Otherwise, or if you really want to be entirely safe, create an additional partition - or in case you already have one large enough, use that - and move all your files over to it. Now perform your new installation of Windows. Just make sure you don't delete the partition containing your backup files. Windows won't touch it.
01-28-2015 06:15 AM