2 hard drives using a backup/storage

Hello.  I have two hard drives.  I use a (disc 1) for OS, games, etc.  I use the other (disc 2) for storing music, photos, documents, storage of large parcels of game.  If I install a new operating system on disk 1 I will still be able to extract the data from drive 2 or will it formatted or rendered unusable.

You only format or change the main drive, your second drive will not be affected (assuming you "mess" with the right drive)

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