How do I properly backup only my personal files from the boot drive? (I don't want to keep the Windows OS files)

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Hi MS,I am upgrading my CPU and motherboard soon and I am planning to perform a clean install of Windows 10 Home to make sure there are no driver issues with the new board and CPU.I saw some recommendations online that I should backup my boot drive files that I would like to keep, use a USB stick as a temporary boot drive, and wipe my current boot drive clean as preparation.My issue is this: If I simply backup everything currently on my boot drive, won't that include the "old" Windows install files? Once I use the USB to reinstall Windows 10 Home on the wiped boot drive, a new set of OS files

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