Will i have access to my files after i format my windows drive?

[Guest]

Hey,
I'm planning on formatting the c: drive which is my windows xp professional
partition to do a fresh install.

I have moved all user files to the e: drive. Both drives are NTFS.

The access rights to all the user files have been reset such that the
current administrator, and "system" and the "Everyone" has full control
access to them.

I just want to check and make sure that after i do my fresh install, i'll
still have access to those files.
Do i have to backup any SID's or profiles or any thing else?

As far as i can see there are no deny entries for ANYTHING in the users files.

Thank you in advance.
Gaddy

 

[Pegasus]

Hey,
I'm planning on formatting the c: drive which is my windows xp
professional
partition to do a fresh install.

I have moved all user files to the e: drive. Both drives are NTFS.

The access rights to all the user files have been reset such that the
current administrator, and "system" and the "Everyone" has full control
access to them.

I just want to check and make sure that after i do my fresh install, i'll
still have access to those files.
Do i have to backup any SID's or profiles or any thing else?

As far as i can see there are no deny entries for ANYTHING in the users
files.

Thank you in advance.
Gaddy

Sound computing practice dictates that you back up your important
files to an independent medium regularly and especially before a
major change such as a re-installation of Windows. Backing it up
to drive E: is not good enough. A 2.5" disk in an external USB
enclosure is a low-cost and highly effective backup medium.
Remember to test your backup before going ahead with your
installation, and to disconnect it from your PC.

 

[Poprivet]

Hey,
I'm planning on formatting the c: drive which is my windows xp
professional partition to do a fresh install.

I have moved all user files to the e: drive. Both drives are NTFS.

The access rights to all the user files have been reset such that the
current administrator, and "system" and the "Everyone" has full
control access to them.

I just want to check and make sure that after i do my fresh install,
i'll still have access to those files.
Do i have to backup any SID's or profiles or any thing else?

As far as i can see there are no deny entries for ANYTHING in the
users files.

Thank you in advance.
Gaddy

Probably. But all best practices require that you backup all data
periodically and especially whenever the operating system is messed with.
One slip, such as mistakenly entering "1" where it should be "0" can lead to
catastrophic results when the data sits on the computer, amongst many, many
other possibilities, not all of which would be cockpit errors. Data needs
to be backed up and NOT stored solely on the computer.

But if you don't care about best practices, then, well, yeah, you -probably-
will be OK.

Pop`

 

[Ghostrider]

Hey,
I'm planning on formatting the c: drive which is my windows xp professional
partition to do a fresh install.

I have moved all user files to the e: drive. Both drives are NTFS.

The access rights to all the user files have been reset such that the
current administrator, and "system" and the "Everyone" has full control
access to them.

I just want to check and make sure that after i do my fresh install, i'll
still have access to those files.
Do i have to backup any SID's or profiles or any thing else?

As far as i can see there are no deny entries for ANYTHING in the users files.

Thank you in advance.
Gaddy

By definition, having a "backup" implies that there are at least 2 copies
in existence --- the original and the copy. By formatting Drive C, this
leaves only the copy in Drive E, which becomes the new "original". Before
doing anything to Drive C, always make sure that a backup exists to the
files entrusted to Drive E. As suggested by Gaddy, use a different medium,
e.g., CD-R.

 

[JS]

Burn those important files to a DVD as an extra precaution.

If by chance you do get an error accessing these files after you have
re-installed Windows.
Access is Denied Error Message:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810881

Also read this MS KB article about how to take ownership of files.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421

There is also a utility named: Unlocker
I have not used it but it has been mentioned a number of times.
http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/

JS