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#1
February 26, 2012, 05:21:54 AM
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Do you do a wipe and reinstall on your system?
Sometimes when your computer is bogged down by so much, it's easier to just start over and wipe everything (after backing up anything, of course).
I do it when I notice that I really, really need the speed back. Sometimes the computer just kinda... slows into a crawl under normal usage. It's a way to get things back to normalcy, though it also takes more effort than usual. |
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#2
February 26, 2012, 06:28:31 AM
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Yeah, I usually wind up doing that once a year or so. Back up all my data, re-install OS, and then re-install programs only as I need them.
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February 27, 2012, 03:33:15 AM
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I've thought about doing that, but seeing as the main machine that I use is shared by my dad and I, (two separate users), and noting how many files he has of his own on the C: drive, that probably wouldn't be on the top ten list of the smartest ideas I've ever had.
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March 7, 2012, 06:03:54 PM
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I've had my computer for 3 years or so and the speed drop has been negative... so it's actually gotten faster. Whenever I noticed a drop in speed, I investigate the cause of that drop and solve it right then and there. I have yet to find an issue that I haven't been able to solve on the spot.
Long story short, no. I don't wipe and reinstall. Also, I don't have a way to backup my programs (unfortunately). |
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March 8, 2012, 03:41:16 AM
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March 8, 2012, 10:59:40 AM
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I'm just hoping my current HDD doesn't crash on me before I get a backup hard drive. |
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#7
March 8, 2012, 12:28:03 PM
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I do it once a year. But normally I will just look for programs to remove that I don't use anymore or will never use, and delete some files that are useless as well. Then I turn it off and turn it back on and it is better and faster than before.
 (I know it sounds stupid and stuff, but that's just how I do it.) |
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March 9, 2012, 02:41:55 PM
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I don't wipe my drives clean, but I do reinstall my operating system, mostly do I have one partition for my downloads and documents and another partition for the operating system and games.
Basically, I use partitions as I have no backup drives. |
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#9
March 9, 2012, 10:15:50 PM
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I avoid that as much as I possibly can and solve most of my problems with system restore, norton ghost, or google and forums. I haven't reinstalled in 2 1/2 years and that's only because I put Windows 7 on as soon as I got my paws on it!
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