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    Re-formatting often = bad?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by RedSensiStar, Feb 6, 2007.

  1. SideSwipe

    SideSwipe Notebook Virtuoso

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    you would think ppl wudve found a way around the can only burn restore thingies once issue....

    but im sure you can use a backing up program like nero or alcohol to backup your backup ;)
     
    SideSwipe, Feb 10, 2007
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  2. BENDER

    BENDER EX-NBR member :'(

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    It's a myth which has been debunked...Hard disks can sustain large amount of read and write to its magnetic surface. It is heat that will most likely kill a hard disk...
     
    BENDER, Feb 10, 2007
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  3. olyteddy

    olyteddy Notebook Deity

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    DVD DL costs about 5 times what a quality DVD+R like TY or Verbatim and most of them are pretty low quality. I wouldn't trust them for important storage like that.
     
    olyteddy, Feb 10, 2007
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    dagamer34 Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    Wow, I read 6 pages and still people think formatting is bad? If anything, this would only apply to doing a full format. If you PC just broke or something, you are probably going to do a QUICK format anyway, which just creates a new partition table (takes make 30 sec).

    Besides, people who download and delete stuff are MUCH more likely to abuse their HDD than anything else.
     
    dagamer34, Feb 10, 2007
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