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Preserving logical drives when moving from 32 bit to 64 bit Windows
Posted on 5/3/18 at 12:27 pm
Posted on 5/3/18 at 12:27 pm
Hoping someone can help me out with an issue that I haven't quite been able to figure out by searching online.
I have a Windows 7 desktop with a Samsung 110 GB SSD for the C: drive. I also have a 1 TB Toshiba HDD installed that is partitioned into 5 logical drives (F:, M:, P:, W; and Z).
The system has 16 GB of RAM, but the installed version of Win7 is only the 32 bit version. I am wanting to upgrade to Win10 64, both to upgrade the OS as well as to take full advantage of the RAM (and install Adobe CC which needs a 64 bit OS).
I know I can't do an upgrade from 32 bit to 64 bit, that the system drive will need to be formatted and a fresh install done.
My question is, is there any way to preserve the logical partitions on the HDD, or will I need to back everything up and then install Win10 and repartition the drive with the new OS and then put the files back on the particular partitions?
I have a Windows 7 desktop with a Samsung 110 GB SSD for the C: drive. I also have a 1 TB Toshiba HDD installed that is partitioned into 5 logical drives (F:, M:, P:, W; and Z).
The system has 16 GB of RAM, but the installed version of Win7 is only the 32 bit version. I am wanting to upgrade to Win10 64, both to upgrade the OS as well as to take full advantage of the RAM (and install Adobe CC which needs a 64 bit OS).
I know I can't do an upgrade from 32 bit to 64 bit, that the system drive will need to be formatted and a fresh install done.
My question is, is there any way to preserve the logical partitions on the HDD, or will I need to back everything up and then install Win10 and repartition the drive with the new OS and then put the files back on the particular partitions?
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Posted on 5/3/18 at 12:31 pm to PJinAtl
I would unhook the partitioned drive until you are done with the upgrade then reattach it. You may have to reassign which letter is which but that shouldn't be very difficult.
Posted on 5/4/18 at 6:29 am to PJinAtl
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moving from 32 bit to 64 bit Window
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