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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Keep your files in "My Documents" (and any other default media folders like movies and pictures; or on a separate drive) and you won't lose shit other than installed programs when you re-install Windows.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Same goes for linux if you have /home on a separate partition/disk. That saved my ass more times than i am willing to admit...