2006-10-06 17:47:14 · 9 answers · asked by Adeel 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
no.
The right answer is NO.
P.S. People who might say YES, are wrong!
2006-10-06 17:49:59 · answer #1 · answered by myasfalttango 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In fact the hard drive's duration is directly related to the any and all operations performed with it. The more activity there is in the head movements, the more scratches are prone to arise etc.
So a hard drive that is in active operation 100% of the time will be likely to die in half as long as one active 50% of the time.
This said, I do not think formatting a hard drive, even if it were once a day, could really impact it's lifespan.
2006-10-07 01:10:31 · answer #2 · answered by juliepelletier 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes if u are doing each time formatting then it can damage ur harddisk bcoz there are 2 types of formatting can be done with ur harddisk.
1.low level formatting
2.high level formatting
in llf,the file system is recreate and firstly try to find out the index or track 0.
but in hlf on the address has been deleted and the other content will be remain as it is.if u are doing each time then the size will be decreasing.
thats why try to format in low level.
2006-10-07 00:54:32 · answer #3 · answered by vvr 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, u can format a hard drive as many times u want. I myself do it once in three months. Formatting & installing new softwares increases the speed of the computer, downloading speed, copying speed, cd writing speed etc.
2006-10-07 00:53:48 · answer #4 · answered by Mandaar 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no !unless you are doing it 100 times a day without stopping.You do know that a low level format is the best way to clean your hard drive ???
2006-10-07 00:57:59 · answer #5 · answered by taz d 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, what does damage it and shorten its life is when you shut it down incorrectly by simply pressing the power button off and on again repeatedly not allowing the HDD to stop spinning before stsrting up.
Or by moving the PC while the HDD is spinning -you can hear it spin.
2006-10-07 00:52:29 · answer #6 · answered by midnightlydy 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i have 4 computers 2 towers & 2 laptops & they have a disk clean & a defrag once a week oldest laptop is approx 6yrs old so from personal experience is has made no diff
2006-10-07 01:53:00 · answer #7 · answered by peter o 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes, it can
2006-10-07 00:50:12 · answer #8 · answered by paranoid1288 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Well, it is magnetic, so... probably...
2006-10-07 00:52:15 · answer #9 · answered by Lloyd 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋