Gary King Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 About once a year :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EduardValencia Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Reformat? Ha! (What's a reformat?) :happy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Live Veteran Posted February 20, 2005 Veteran Share Posted February 20, 2005 When running Windows or BSD? Never, unless its a test system where I switch OSes often (beta, x64 builds, etc.). If it's a Linux system then every few months or so, as they seem to fall apart after daily use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rezza Veteran Posted February 20, 2005 Veteran Share Posted February 20, 2005 When running Windows or BSD? Never, unless its a test system where I switch OSes often (beta, x64 builds, etc.). If it's a Linux system then every few months or so, as they seem to fall apart after daily use. 585501707[/snapback] I'm just curious about which filesystems you were running on linux, and what the machine was used for. Personally I have had this same reiserFS root partition since redhat9 first came out (March 31st 2003) and have used it pretty much solidly all that time, going through a few OS switches, without ever touching it. It still runs fast and well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieron Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Whenever it needs it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christracy Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 i have gone for about 6 months on my latest reformat. i will probably wait until i get another hd before i reformat again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Live Veteran Posted February 20, 2005 Veteran Share Posted February 20, 2005 I'm just curious about which filesystems you were running on linux, and what the machine was used for. Personally I have had this same reiserFS root partition since redhat9 first came out (March 31st 2003) and have used it pretty much solidly all that time, going through a few OS switches, without ever touching it. It still runs fast and well. 585501739[/snapback] Reiser is where I've always had the most trouble. ext3, antiquated as it is, always proved more reliable. However, to be honest, my use of Linux has diminished greatly. It's entirely possible that Reiser has reached a better state of reliability since I last used it. However my personal preference for unix systems has long been FreeBSD, and I see no reason to change in that respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieron Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 People who do it montly waste space by reformatting it. sometimes ever 2 years it still my not need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvbfan Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Since xp? pffft Very rarely. 19 months since my last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malisk Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Whenever I need it, which usually ends up being once every few years (extra large updates, or new computer altogether). I've noticed that if you use XP and keep it clean, it doesn't "slow down" like Windows 9x used to do. Check with msconfig now and then so you don't run something unecessary at startup and defrag drives now and then. That should do the trick really. I can't say I'm noticing much of a slowdown from since I installed XP. A large registry seemingly doesn't, and "many files" definitely doesn't, as long is it's defragged. Those doing it every month or two are nuts! :ninja: They must spend more time setting up their system over and over again than waiting 2 secs extra at boot for having used XP for a year. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoXY Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 lol....try never.....I didn't format my computer since I first got it....which is like 4 years ago.... however...I will do it when I get my AMD64 3000+....:happy:...than my computer would be running like new...:happy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hypoxiaicon Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Whenever it needs it, which is ually 2-6 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malisk Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 however...I will do it when I get my AMD64 3000+....:happy:...than my computer would be running like new...:happy: 585501927[/snapback] Yeah, I'd recommend it especially if it's a new motherboard & all. Not really for the speed, but because I've seen XP becoming confused when a lot of hardware is changed. If you change mobo and just re-use your drive and install, it'll re-detect a ton of hardware and chances are that something will go weird. My brother had this happen to him; XP now always complain about a weird disk controller and has had other strange stuff started occuring... So he's planning a reinstall and I have a feeling it'll fix basically everything of that weirdness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rushnak Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 whenever it needs it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toology Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Only when it is required. Last time I did it was in November. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le_gin Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 it's usually bewteen 2-6 months, if i had to put my finger on it i'd probably say every 4 months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calidude Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Whenever my old compy needs it. :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insanekiwi Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 hardly anymore. backup is the magical word. i had 3 "newer" pcs so far which are able to run xp, one format/fresh install for each machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ichi Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Reformat? never :huh: I've only formated a HD or partition if I was installing a new OS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blobblob Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 I haven't formatted for almost 3 years now (which was when I first got my computer). And thats with a change of hard drive about a year ago, but I just did an exact copy of the old one so its effectively the same installation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OxideNOS Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 i do it whenever i need it bec. either my computer gets slow or gets messed up or sometimes just for fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLegendOfMart Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 It varies but usually fortnightly, sometimes weekly. Im a huge speed/neat freak so my windows has to be perfect, so im forever formatting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galoosh33 Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Every 10-12 months... :pinch: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drgrudge Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Twice a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blademaster Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 2-6 is good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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