During Upgrade - Keep Personal Files Only? or Nothing?

The help file for Windows 8 Setup says the keep personal files only will keep files under
\\user\ folder what will happen to folders in the root folder of C:\?.
Personal files.
Anything saved in the User folder is considered a personal file, like the Documents and Desktop folders.
What does it do with the other folders? (Leave, Delete or move to windows.old?)
If nothing is your choose does this move Root drive files to windows.old?
Nothing.
Delete everything and replace your current version with a copy of Windows 8. Your personal files will be moved to a windows.old folder.
What does it do with the other folders? (Leave, Delete or move to windows.old?)
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Hi,
Please see “How do I upgrade from Windows 8 Consumer Preview (CP) or Windows 8 Release Preview (RP) to the Released-to-Manufacturing (RTM) version of Windows 8?” in the following thread:
Windows 8 FAQ
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w8itprogeneral/thread/7d76e468-192e-4672-8f8e-e78d1446dfaa
Hope this helps.
Thanks.
Nicholas Li
TechNet Community Support

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Could you give us more information for analysis?
When installing Windows 8.1, the option to keep “Windows settings, personal files and apps” requires that the Windows 8 system matches the system default UI language. In addition, The Windows 8 edition can only be upgraded to an equivalent or higher Windows
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How can I delete my backed up files which are currently in the "Time Machine" off my computer? I don't need them on the computer, only in Time Machine.
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mikebikeboy wrote:
How can I delete my backed up files which are currently in the "Time Machine" off my computer? I don't need them on the computer, only in Time Machine.
To be clearer, Im worried if I delete them off the computer, Time Machine will also delete them..and I need to keep them.
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