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    About Deleting, Install & Uninstalling Application

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by chrisliando, Jun 14, 2008.

  1. chrisliando

    chrisliando Notebook Consultant

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    My friend ever told me that it is not good for the Windows / OS system if we REGULARLY doing process of install and uninstalling and also copy / create new file and delete it.

    Is it true? How is the real process happen?

    How to deal with it? Do we must defragment our harddrive regularly? OR WHAT?

    Thank you very much.
     
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  2. pixelot

    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    Well, that's probably true to an extent -- file activity causes fragmentation. However, I frequently commit such horrendous file system indiscretions, and so I just defrag once a month or so. :smile:
     
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    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    It will also affect the registry. I dont see why you would wanna do such a thing over and over to begin with
     
    flipfire, Jun 14, 2008
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    This is not true with Windows. Large hard drives don't get fragmented that much with limited install/unsinstall or copy/delete activities.
     
    coolguy, Jun 14, 2008
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  5. pixelot

    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    Limited being the key word. I install/uninstall programs because I don't like to keep stuff installed, and I like testing stuff out. I have hundreds of app/program install files. :cool:
     
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    Use CCLeaner to get your hdd free of leftovers and JKDefrag to remove fragmentation...
     
    eleron911, Jun 14, 2008
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    Yes, as others have said this is true. The way you make it sound suggests you use a different OS than Windows. Are you using Linux or OS X? I'm not 100% sure about OS X but in Linux files don't get fragmented, and when there is small fragmentation it is a lot faster than fragmentation in Windows, and usually gets fixed as soon as contiguous free space is found. :D
     
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    @other responders:
    Don't always latch on to a keyword and only answer that. Just because the OP mentioned "defrag" doesn't mean the answer to the question is "defrag".

    @OP:
    Yes, installing and uninstalling programs all the time can have a significant effect on your system. Some programs will uninstall clean, while others will not. Some will leave files on your hard drive, other will leave things in the registry. Really bad one will leave behind changes to the system such as different DLLs and installed drivers. Over time, this can all build up and cause problems with the system.

    Copying and deleting files does not really cause a problem like this.

    Fragmentation is hardly a bad problem, only a minor annoyance.
     
    orev, Jun 14, 2008
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