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By nlp26 (0) on 10th April 2008

Question: Give suggestion for formatting

Hey guys, we often face problem with having very old and unused files, so, we format the OS sometimes, but formatting the system twice in a year is good or not? if not, for how much period, we must do it..Suggest me

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    Posted on 11th April 2008
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    I think twice a year is ok if it’s were avoidable. But I always think that formatting pc is not good for its health regardless of the frequency it were done. I usually used Disk Cleanup Tool and manually removed the ones that being detect by it.

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    Posted on 11th April 2008
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    Usually formating harddisk is not the good way for me. Please try find the solution on internet if you have any problem with the windows. Microsoft also can give you the support if you got any problem with the windows.

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    Posted on 11th April 2008
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    hi,
    i disagree with you guys formatting is good.
    it helps increasing the performance and also cleans up VIRUSES.
    it should be done when needed and the frequency depends on nature of usage.

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    Posted on 11th April 2008
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    formatting always is good…
    I do it… 4 times for year…
    bad is lost all programs…
    but… for pc is very good

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    Posted on 11th April 2008
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    Formatting is good, i agree..it cleans out the system and speeds it up considerably. But you shouldn’t resort to a format for every small problem. Formatting twice a year sounds pretty fair to me. Just don’t do it too often or you’ll end up losing saved files and reinstalling programs and windows over and over again..

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    Posted on 11th April 2008
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    Format your system only if:
    using Windows XP for some time and facing problems lately. like slowing down, viruses, etc. Format after using registry cleaners, and trying to optimize settings!

    Note that formatting your drive frequently doesn’t help your HARD-Disk.

    but formatting in a year is recommended.

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    Posted on 24th April 2008
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    You can still manage your computer by keeping it upto date with all the patches. Running disk clean up’s regularly. Take frequent back ups of critical data. If you can do all this then there is no need to format your system. I have not formatted my system for 3 years now and i never experienced any problem

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