I've been trying to upgrade from Windows 8 Pro to 8.1 but been unable to, as all the user folders within my userprofile folder are redirected to another drive and my SSD which serves as C: is way too small for them to be moved back now, only for the upgrade. I've tried creating a new user account and updating through that, but my Store won't display the 8.1 upgrade anymore even although I'm fully updated and the manual upgrade of 8.1 which I've got from MS site says that my system is not compatible with this upgrade. Either way, looks like having a clean upgrade would fix some broken things up.
So I've decided to upgrade through a bootable Windows 8.1 disk but now I'm concerned about the survivability of my data on physical D: and E: HDDs, where they're redirected to through the Location tab. Will the setup process delete them aswell or will they keep intact? The only option I've got if I proceed in the setup is to keep "Nothing". Also, should I start the upgrade process by running the setup on the DVD drive from my Windows 8, or shall I boot directly into it?
