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Old Jun 5, 2020 | 8:40 am
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Originally Posted by BigLar
True, but if he's as non-techie as he claims, he might need a little more step-by-step than just "hit DEL or ESC" or whatever . Getting at the recovery partition is not as straightforward as it could be (to keep from starting it by mistake), and he could wind up with a nice fresh install and no data.

I'm not 100% sure about the above, since I've never done it, but I'd advise to check out the procedure carefully before just saying "Sure - go ahead".
I've decided to do a "Reinstall". @BigLar, you nailed the concerns that I have. After watching many YouTube videos on the subject, its the recovery partition that still confuses me. I will watch more videos to get a better understanding of it.
Before I reinstall, I will definitely backup ALL my files.
Thanks for helping out, everyone!
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