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| Thread ID: 81036 | 2007-07-13 09:25:00 | Hard Drive reformatt | Espresso_Addict (8458) | Press F1 |
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| 568808 | 2007-07-17 04:57:00 | Exactly you know what they say, backup, backup, backup. I've heard that it's not a good idea to do a lot of Low level formatting on a HDD, but AFAIK Low level formatting isn't done off a windows install disc. I have formatted many drives and have never had a problem. The only true way to get a "clean" install if you ask me You said backup 3 times tedheath |
tedheath (537) | ||
| 568809 | 2007-07-17 06:45:00 | You said backup 3 times tedheath I did, thats what I tell people. Beacause you can never have to many backups of impotant data. I know from experience :thumbs: |
radium (8645) | ||
| 568810 | 2007-07-17 08:21:00 | Whats wrong with saying backup 3 times lol? Just like location, location, location . | beeswax34 (63) | ||
| 568811 | 2007-07-17 12:46:00 | Just out of curiosity, what sort of harm was that ? Ok, here's the deal. I have seen instances of drives that have been reformatted when they didn't need to be, and have stopped working as a result. A poor format or corruption due to power surge / loss while the formatting is taking place etc is all that is needed to render a drive useless. Not everyone uses an UPS. It just seems to me that people see a format as a magic "cure-all" for whatever problems a drive may be experiencing, or a requirement when Windows needs to be replaced. In both scenarios it's unnecessary. To me it's like repainting a house that's already got a good coat of paint on it simply because the existing paint is dirty and only needs a good clean. By all means, if the drive has association or read errors and these are attributable to a corrupt sector table, then a format is the answer. |
supertrouper (6665) | ||
| 568812 | 2007-07-17 18:54:00 | So basically you are saying that formatting does no harm, but the harm is caused by external factors? (power) | The_End_Of_Reality (334) | ||
| 568813 | 2007-07-17 21:39:00 | Well I hope u dont tell customers to mass delete files. Good thing you're not my IT support. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 568814 | 2007-07-17 22:08:00 | Ok, here's the deal. I have seen instances of drives that have been reformatted when they didn't need to be, and have stopped working as a result. A poor format or corruption due to power surge / loss while the formatting is taking place etc is all that is needed to render a drive useless. Not everyone uses an UPS. Did you try the drive manufacturer's zero fill utility to wipe all data from the disk? The low level formating is done only once at the factory. The formatting available to users is an OS file system thing. |
PaulD (232) | ||
| 568815 | 2007-07-17 23:14:00 | As far as I am aware,if I paint over a good paint job,it won't harm it. In fact to the contrary. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 568816 | 2007-07-18 05:45:00 | formatting is the easiest way to delete your files - if you use the quick option all you're really doing is overwriting the FAT table. Almost any other method is prone to leaving things behind unless you have another disk / OS to boot off, or are really good with switches & DOS commands. Myself when I re-install windows I often delete the partiton and start again, then use XP's setup disk to repartiton - quick format - install. No chance of any left over baggage. consider the average user with 1 hdd, 1 OS, and the only bootable disk available the windows XP disk they ( hopefully ) got with their pc. How exactly do you propose this mass delete is achieved? You certainly can't delete windows while you're running it. Yes it's possible from the XP cd, but formatting is easier and more reliable :2cents: |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 568817 | 2007-07-18 06:04:00 | Well I hope u dont tell customers to mass delete files. Good thing you're not my IT support. I don't tell customers to do anything. I do the work - that's what I get paid for. |
supertrouper (6665) | ||
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