I heard an opinion saying that if you format your hardisk more than twice, it can damage it. Is it true?
2007-05-11 13:08:23 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
not true.
You can format 100 times...it would not matter.
What does matter is bad sectors which can be caused by shaking a hard drive, wear and tear, long usuage
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2007-05-11 13:16:58 · answer #1 · answered by Herbalade.com 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
First time I've heard this, however, I think most of us would agree that formatting is the fix of last resort. It is a royal pain to have to reinstall everything. Why format unless you have major problems that can't be corrected more easily?
2007-05-11 20:17:19 · answer #2 · answered by TheHumbleOne 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i never heard of something like that, i know that when you format a hard drive, it erases what ever operating system it has in it. hmmm...
2007-05-11 20:12:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I HAVE FORMATED MY HARDDRIVE MORE THAN 10 TIMES AND IT IS STILL RUNNING ,,,,,,SO IT'S NOT TRUE,,,,
2007-05-11 20:17:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
no,but you can download windows sweeper it will clean all traces of anything,you've done Bill
2007-05-11 20:14:04 · answer #5 · answered by bill b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋