[color=66ff00]I set my disk up with 2 partitions, the primary is around 2 to 3GB and holds the OS, installed drivers and anything else system critical, the secondrary partition uses the rest of the disk; around 38GB.
Everything else goes there including backups of the drivers and all installed programs. If the second worst happens (first being total disk failure) I can format the OS partiton, reinstall and then use the 'program files' directory on the secondary partition as a guide to what needs reinstalling.
Saved me a few times in the past.

Anyhow, good luck an0n, hope you get it back in action.
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