tell me..
i do it once in 6 months
[question posted by satlove]
responses and comments:
I would prefer to never format it. I hate backing up and reinstalling everything. I had a pc I hadn't formatted for 3 years, but finally had to a few months ago. [jsnapp]
I do a FDISK on Drive C and reinstall Windows every 6 months or so. Since I have multiple hard drives, its not like I am losing anything vital. I just use C for the OS and installing programs. [Ladynaye]
why on earth would you format you computer every 6 months? i format as a last resort. i have too many programs to reinstall. that's crazy. [2staffi]
I only reformat my computer, when it gets too slow from all the programs, or when I get a virus and dont know what to do. Usually once every 4 - 7 months. [denisrox]
well i usually format my pc very often whenever i feel it is slowing down n it mostly happens 2-5 months depends upon whether it got a virus or hard drive full [lokeshdb_ms]
already 3 year this month and i am not formating any of my computer. office or home. [iwyrobi]
Since four years, i have formated it one time bit now, i'll done this... [publimike2]
I only reformat when it is my last option. It's a pain in my butt to do it. [missjackie]
It depends..........if it is affected by virus,spywhre etc. then only.....because the more you format the hard disk it will affect it.... [kool_dude]
why would you guys bothers to format your hdd? virus or trojan only affect you when you trigger them. formatting the hdd is just *umb. get a damn AV SHIELD. [xellos099]
Many of us have anti virus software, anti spyware apps, etc. The problem is the computer sometimes gets sluggish and slow as sin. That can be frustrating to power users who notice such things. I know I do. [Ladynaye]
In the last 2 weeks I was member in many sites PTC, PTR etc.I was hopely to make some money on my e-gold card but in that time every day my computer was virusated and It was needful to format C:// every 2 days.Now I'm chaste and don't need anymore scam sites.I used many types of antivirus:Kaspersky v6, Bitdefender 9 and 10, Panda + Firewall2007.Now I'm using AVG.My last format is for about 3 days....is a big realisation ;) [catalinu789]
I format every 4-5 months. It depends on how slow Windows gets, or how badly it works. I usually prefer not to format eventually i have to because it starts to malfunction. I hate when it does that. [bandronic]
Formatting is done of the hard disk drive when you are installing a new one,or when your old one has crashed. [jal1948]
i don't need to format my hd. that's for amateurs or poor ppl. [serpico]
whenever it is needed. in general it will be about 6 months. [pravibabu]
i do it atleast once in a month as it gets affected by virus i do it often [gopal_85]
I dont format my hard drive unless it is absolutly necessary. as it is a lot of work to restore everything after the format. unless you have a restore CD for it, but why unless you corrupt your hard drive every 6 months that is rediculas. and un-necessary. [mirage108]
It depends what do you with your computer and it's condition. Usually i only format my computer when i having problem with it or it running really slow. If it doesnt have any major problem and it runs alright, i wont consider to do any format.. since it is painful to reinstall all the programs, and many other things you got on your computer. It could take weeks to get it back to the original state [xdivisionx]
Il do it once on a month...coz i wont use any antu virus software.... [ruud1988]
sorry...i haven't format my PC [RAANARON]
I used to format even more regularly than you do, although I have changed to using a complete backup which I can overwrite the hard drive with. I now tend to recover the system about every 3 or 4 months, but I have the whole configuration set up so I can be up and running fully in about one and a half hours. [Asylum]
Never, but I think I have to schedule it [kulanuwun]
seldome! lol, dont want to damage my hard disk. [moreinfo]
very often like 1 time a month cause windows kinda suks and makes my computer solwing down so i give it a boost i format :D [Smolaru]
yes i do format but not every month or every year i do when there will be problems of corrupt files or viruses then i will do or i dont do format [mediaworker]
NO, I dont unless it is absolutely necessary. I am very picky about sites i visit and stuff i download. I dont keep junk on my computer. I keep my antivirus updated and stay away from spammers and adwares. [edelweiss]
Formating computer, ohhhh... its a part of my life. I donn't why but i have to format my pc atleast 2 or 3 times in a month. [beetel_jack]
computer is virus attacted in format in our computer [viveksree]
WELL I ALWAYS TRY TO AVOID IT BUT I DO IN A VERY SENSITIVE CASE WHEN I KNOW NOW ONLY THIS CAN SOLVE A PROBLEM AND I SAVE MY DATA AND THEN FORMAT IT. I ALWAYS AVOID TO DO FORMATTING IF MY IMPORTANT DATA IN IT.. [suahsan]