Im like you I dont reformat if I dont have too.. but Ive been told every 2 months to every year I think thats kinda excessive both of them I use the os until something breaks or windows just gets so corrupted that I have to which has only happened once.
Eh I do it every 6 months because I like the snappy feel you get right after you reformat. I have all my stuff off disk so i can get it back up and running with all drivers and updates in an hour and a half.
(I cheat with a slip streamed disk)
nexy
· 1 year ago
Excellent tips, thank you :)
hitest
· 1 year ago
Like you I only reformat when I'm replacing hard drives or when I'm upgrading to a new OS. I reformat about once or twice a year depending on when a new version of my OS is released. I sometimes reformat a drive when I'm bored just for the heck of it to try out a new OS:-)
alfred
· 1 year ago
Since my distribution of Linux released a new version bi-anually, I reformat every 6 months. It's possible to do a "distribution upgrade", where old files are replaced with those that the new distribution has updated, but I like to do a clean install each time. I have all my documents backed up to my ipod. I can get my system up and running with a fresh install within 40 minutes.
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