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So I am going to format
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 11:18 am
by Don Carlos
After 2 1/2 years my PC is slow enough to warrent a format. What do I need to keep ladies & gents?
So far:
Music
Films
Pictures
Apps
Favourites
Anything else you can think of? Running Vista BTW
Re: So I am going to format
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 11:58 am
by Survivor
Review the plugins you're using for firefox if you have it. Check what you use a lot and what you didn't use much and reinstall appropriately. I always find it a bugger to remember what exactly i was using after i've done a format.
Re: So I am going to format
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 12:00 pm
by MKJ
make sure to bookmark T&T
speaking of which,
Re: So I am going to format
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 12:18 pm
by Plan B
I'm a compulsive formatter (about once every 3 months or so), because I'm neurotic about having my rig run as efficiently as possible.
Assuming you have an external hd, it's handy to create a folder containing all your drivers and apps.
Saves you from the pain of having to find and switch cds.
O yeah, and your bookmarks if you store them locally, and not online with something like delicious.
Re: So I am going to format
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 4:40 pm
by FragaGeddon
I have another partition where I put the user folders on. Since I do a drive image, I just pop that in when I need a reformat.
And when I'm done, I don't have to do a single thing. And I don't have to worry about what to backup, since it's on a seperate partition.