The final outcome depends entirely on the specific choices you make during the installation process, which are detailed in the sections below.
When you boot from your installation USB and reach the partition selection screen: Look closely at the drive numbers (Drive 0, Drive 1). does clean install wipe all drives exclusive
The absolute safest way to protect your secondary internal data is to physically disconnect it before booting into your installation media. Shut down your PC. Unplug the power cable. The final outcome depends entirely on the specific
On the partition screen, you will now only see one drive. Delete all existing partitions on this single drive until it shows as "Unallocated Space." Shut down your PC
You do not need to redownload your games. Once you reinstall the Steam client on your clean C: drive, go to settings and point your "Steam Library Folder" to the existing directory on your secondary drive. Steam will discover the files, verify them, and let you play instantly.