Preserve Users and Network Settings

If I do an Archive & Install of my OS with this option off, will it keep my Users folder, or also erase it?
And would it do anything to it if I put the contents of my home folder in a new directory somewhere not in the Users folder?
Because I'd like to reset the network settings, but I'd like to keep my documents. Apple KBase tells that when this option is off, a backup is needed of your Users reason, but I don't see why if the documents are kept. Otherwise, I don't get why it's named "Archive" and Install, as nothing would be archived.

It won't erase it, but it will move it to the Previous System Folder, and because there are various permissions on all the thousands of files in your Users folder, it will be difficult to reset them all correctly. You're better off leaving the option on to Preserver Users and Network Settings.
Mulder

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