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HDD Formating
I am not sure if this is the proper place to post this question but thought I would try. How often or better still should one completely re-format their HDD and do a complete re-install of the operating system + applications after a period of time. I have heard that after a while to much junk builds up even though the un-install features of applications is much better that it was a few years back. I do a lot of downloads and I am sure I have things that are not functioning at all even though no error messages.
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Posted January 31st, 2004 23:00
I won't argue. I don't believing in reinstalling at all. Never have had to. I could fill pages of work experiences where system were reinstalled and they were never quite the same again. Question - In a large company i.e over 1,000 PCs, do you every so many months they do a clean install. Answer - No, most PC that are placed on desktops are disposed of with the same configuration as they started with. Of course all sensetative data is removed.141
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Posted February 1st, 2004 01:00
Hello,
Not sure if you are downloading freeware, shareware or what kind of downloading you do, but it is my opinion that if you do a lot of downloading, installing and uninstalling software that it over time makes a mess of your system. Doing a annual format may then make your system run faster and cleaner again. If you don't do a lot of installing and uninstalling of software and you keep up on system maintenance, you really should not have to format. Again, this is just my opinion and as said, everybody has a different thought.
Hope this answers your question,
INTERNET2000
Denny Denham
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Posted January 31st, 2004 22:00
If normal maintenance procedures (disk cleaner,scandisk/chkdsk, defrag) are followed there should be no need to format and reinstall the operating system. (This is personal opinion, others will doubtless recommend going through the procedure at least annually.)