Downgrade Question


  1. Posts : 2
    Windows 10
       #1

    Downgrade Question


    Hi, Im not sure if this is the correct area for this but, If you downgrade from windows 10 using an ISO will you lose data and if you do is there anyway to keep the data.
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  2. Posts : 18,424
    Windows 11 Pro
       #2

    You will have to be more specific. Downgrade to what?
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  3. Arc
    Posts : 1,626
    Microsoft Windows 10 Home
       #3

    Datiel12 said:
    Hi, Im not sure if this is the correct area for this but, If you downgrade from windows 10 using an ISO will you lose data and if you do is there anyway to keep the data.
    That means a clean install of windows, whatever version it may be.

    A clean install will format the C drive, so all the user data (in the user folders like Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Music, Picture and Videos) will not be available any more. So it will cause loss of data, for sure.

    To avoid the loss of data, you need to move the data elsewhere. It may be
    • Cloud like OneDrive or Google Drive.
    • Any other HDD, internal or external
    • USB drives or DVDs, if the volume of the data is not much more

    I would prefer OneDrive. Once it is synced, it is accessible as it is in the computer itself.
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  4. Posts : 1,366
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #4

    There's always a way to keep your data....back it up. It's a good idea to do so, even if you aren't planning any major system changes.
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  5. Posts : 2
    Windows 10
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Arc said:
    That means a clean install of windows, whatever version it may be.

    A clean install will format the C drive, so all the user data (in the user folders like Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Music, Picture and Videos) will not be available any more. So it will cause loss of data, for sure.

    To avoid the loss of data, you need to move the data elsewhere. It may be
    • Cloud like OneDrive or Google Drive.
    • Any other HDD, internal or external
    • USB drives or DVDs, if the volume of the data is not much more

    I would prefer OneDrive. Once it is synced, it is accessible as it is in the computer itself.
    Thank You! I Don't Like Windows 10 because of all the hanging when i open the explorer through a different program to browse through files.. And i'm going to downgrade back to 8.1. Still sucks that i have to backup Everything.
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  6. Posts : 18,424
    Windows 11 Pro
       #6

    Datiel12 said:
    Thank You! I Don't Like Windows 10 because of all the hanging when i open the explorer through a different program to browse through files.. And i'm going to downgrade back to 8.1. Still sucks that i have to backup Everything.
    Has it been less than 30 days since you upgraded? If so you can attempt to use the revert option.
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  7. Posts : 1,937
    win 10 Insider
       #7

    Have you tried to get help for the problem you are having?
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  8. Posts : 1,366
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #8

    I agree. That seems like a trivial issue to fix by rolling back the OS. If you did an upgrade install, it's usually a good idea to follow that up with a clean install.
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  9. Arc
    Posts : 1,626
    Microsoft Windows 10 Home
       #9

    Datiel12 said:
    Thank You! I Don't Like Windows 10 because of all the hanging when i open the explorer through a different program to browse through files.. And i'm going to downgrade back to 8.1. Still sucks that i have to backup Everything.
    If that is the only reason, a clean install of windows 10 will solve that issue; because it is not universal. All the automatic upgrades are not working at their best all the times.

    But if you personally prefer 8.1 over 10 because of functionalities, appearance, or for any other things, you should go with your preferences. :)

    If you ask me, I would suggest you to have a clean install of windows 10, use it for a few days, and then decide.
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