Visually impaired and faced with the Win 10 install! :(

Mr Mag00 said:

Please understand. I'm an Asperger. (High functioning autistic.) I'm unable to do many ordinary things. But on the other side of the equation, Asperger's syndrome can be a super-power. I learnt all the basic guitar chords in one night... figured 'em out... but the tutorials you guys sent me did not answer my question/s!

All of us have some kind of disabilities. My vanity and love for single malt whisky are mine, making me a fruitcake, not to mention my neurological damages which forced me to apply for disability pension just yesterday as told here.

I'm with you my fellow geek, we'll go this through together :)

Mr Mag00 said:

The Asperger mind works like a simple computer. (286 maybe...) Information given to me has to be totally literal if possible. Anything IMPLIED, I may miss. And I have very little RAM!!! I don't process incoming information well at all.

I am already grateful to you for teaching me something new. After reading your original post I have Googled and Binged your disabilities. You have my full respect.

Mr Mag00 said:

The tutorials start a step or two ahead of where I'm at. I don't know how to get to the first step. On the first screen in Macrium, do I choose CLONE THIS DISK, or IMAGE THIS DISK?

Let's see what you wrote in your original post:

Mr Mag00 said:

I'm trying to move files from my C drive to the D drive so they won't be effected by the Win 10 clean install. Most of my files are already on the D drive because I reserved the C drive for a few games I like to play. C:/ is an SSD.

If your only intention is as you mentioned to copy the files from your C: drive to a safe place, then clean install Windows 10, and finally extract your files and copy them to new fresh Windows 10 install, then you select Image this disk selecting the physical hard disk where the C: drive is located.

In my case in this example I am saving the D: drive where my personal files are located, so I unselect other disks and other partitions on first disk except the D: partition. In your case you would unselect all other disks and partitions than the C: drive:

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Now I select Image selected disks on this computer:

Follow the on-screen instructions to create the image. This excellent video tutorial on our sister site Seven Forums will explain how Macrium works: Imaging with free Macrium - Windows 7 Help Forums

Kari

Mr Mag00 said:

I don't see my latest post... so I'm posting again.

You mentioned EXTRACTING my files after Win 10 is installed? I thought I had to MOUNT the folder containing my files.

I am not home at the moment, not using my own PC. I will reply later but I am sorry it will be take some time.