I'm building a new Skylake computer tower. New motherboard,

I've never done a new install of Win10 but does it insist on formatting the whole disk, or can you create a new partition and stick your files in there while Win10 installs on the rest of the drive?

>>172490
>>172545
As this anon said, you'll either have to create a new partition and install W10 on the new partition, then just copy paste the files as needed in the other one then delete the old W7 partition.
The easiest thing tho would be just copy the files you need on an external drive, wipe everything and then move the files back again.
This is more safe as you are less likely to fuck up the partitioning and delete things you don't want to

who is that?

>>172490
>I have purchased a retail copy of Windows 10.
>I've already paid for a new license of Windows 10.

- upgrade Windows 7 computer to Windows 10
- move hard drive to new computer
- all above-board, because retail Windows 10 is transferrable as many times as you like.

>>172545
>does it insist on formatting the whole disk
It's /g/ that insists on formatting the whole disk.

Windows, by default, installs into the same partition, and moves your old Windows into \WINDOWS.OLD .

>>172490
>It's an OEM license of windows 7, so I can't legally move it.
This is not true.

>e.
>Storage. You may store one copy of the software on a storage device, such as a network server.
>You may use that copy to install the software on any other computer to which a license has been assigned.

You can legally move a hard disk that has OEM Windows on it, as often and as much as you like. What you can't do is boot it, or " use the software on ... the licensed computer" to use the EULA's language.