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Does too much formatting affect the performance of my laptop?
I like to install new softwares and games and new OSs frequently and many times I often run out of options except formatting everything and reinstall all. Does it affect the performance of the motherboard or harddisk or anything?? I need to format my laptop approx. once a month...
7 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
of course......too much and too less will affect it yar ;-) idhar i think my laptop NEEDS formating ;-) toooooo slow......... :-I
- 1 decade ago
If you are using a sata or pata HDD then too much formatting will affect the disk. Formatting must be the last choice. It is too much if you format 2 to 3 times in a month. Too much formatting will completely crash the disk.
If you are using a SSD (Solid State Drive) then it i not a problem it can be formatted many time.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Formatting too much will affect your Hard Disks
- Mike RLv 41 decade ago
Installing software and games might, but a new OS will wipe everything out. Reformatting will not affect the performance of your computer at all. Reformatting affects software, not hardware.
Source(s): I reformat on a monthly-ish basis. - johnsvoltLv 41 decade ago
You are formatting to many times, it should only be used as a last resort,if a problem can not be solved any other way.
- 1 decade ago
Yaa buddy it surely affects ur harddisc,it is better to do quick format or you can take image copy of ur drives,then restore it when ever needed.
