Do you reformat?

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Do you reformat your hard drive?

If so, how often do you do it and do you consider it to be helpful?
 
I don't reformat and I've never reformatted since my current install nine years ago.
 
I used to back in the days of Windows XP, Vista and even 7. But I haven't had the need to since installing Win 10 when I got my upgrades in December 2015.
 
Only reason I formatted my windows SSD was a fresh install on my pc, which was a new pc - so I decided to make sure its all working 100%.
 
Current laptop is going on 2.5 years.

Wondering whether to reformat or just buy a new one. Just found out it doesn't meet Anno 2205 min specs which is making me lean towards option 2.
 
I don't under normal circumstances only if I upgrade hardware tantamount to a new machine or if something terrible happens to windows
 
Yeah same as a previous post, with Windows 7 I used to reinstall Windows about once per year, however with a SSD and Windows 10 I haven't felt the need to do it (yet), so I last installed Windows when I got my new SSD, which is about 1.5 years ago.
 
Yes, about every two years, usually when I also upgrade hardware.

Even if I don't do a major hardware upgrade, I still reformat roughly every two years because the disk gets cluttered and performance degrades. Everything feels snappier after a re-format.
 
Have not done a reformat since I installed windows 10.

Use to reformat a lot with win xp and me.
 
Nope, reformatting is a pain. I'm sure it has it benefits but meh.
Not even when I switched to SSD did I "format" lol.
 
Dragonic said:
Nope, reformatting is a pain. I'm sure it has it benefits but meh.
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Thats why I've never done it too. It would be a pain. I've had four work computers that I've had to set up to my liking every time. In the time that I've had one install at home - looks like quality parts do last BTW.
 
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