2007-04-10 19:20:31 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
Not sure what you mean.
If you mean does formatting a hard drive make the drive less stable, or damage it, then the answer is no, it does not. The Western Digital hard drive I have is five years old and has been reformatted at least 30 times, and still works great.
Most people format far to often, when there is no need for it, I to am guilty of that. Sometimes it is faster to format than delete certain types of viruses and spyware.
2007-04-10 19:28:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What I do; If over the year I add and delete programs a lot, I will reformat to remove those little thing that never get removed. Then reinstall may other programs. It keep thing clean and my computer stay fast. I guess if you do this too often it may be a problem, but, I have never encountered this. I still have an old 486 with windows 3.11 and it still can get on the Inet and blow away some people running processors in the Gigahertz.
2007-04-11 02:35:01 · answer #2 · answered by Snaglefritz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Reformatting your laptop should not be any problem unless you're doing it thousands of times (highly unlikely). If you're doing it because of viruses or spyware, try searching Google for a fix before you resort to formatting.
2007-04-11 02:28:37 · answer #3 · answered by Ben 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you need to reformat often, my first guess would be you arent too smart about downloading freeware and using file sharing sites!
2007-04-11 02:24:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋