These can be kept on a separate drive partition: many PCs have their hard drive divided into C and D for the operating system/programs and data respectively.
It is important to note that some computers, including my own, contain a hidden, manufacturer-installed hard drive "partition," which houses operating system software that can be deployed in an emergency.
The most recent version of the utility program PartitionMagic by the PowerQuest Corporation also claims to let users automatically create, merge, move, split, resize, delete and undelete hard drive partitions without destroying files.
While the computer's programs and the Windows operating system itself typically live on the C: drive, some companies create a separate D: drive partition on the hard drive to stash backup and recovery software that can be used if something goes wrong with the computer.
The MyBackup Button gives customers a simple, convenient way to backup files to another location such as a USB drive, external hard disk drive, or another hard drive partition.
You'll likely use StrongBox the most, as it allows you to create password-protected drive partitions so, for instance, multiple users can have their own space on a single hard drive.
You should see a list of your hard drive partitions.
You should see a new drive available for you to use among the other drive partitions you had before.
If you are installing Windows, you will need to choose which hard drive partition you want to install it on.
Installing Arch Linux (or any operating system) will erase all of the data on the hard drive partition it is installed on.
