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    Hi, i heard that the more you format and reinstall windows the slower your hard drive will get. Is this true?
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    I don't think so, no.

    If it were, my drives would be comatose.
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    It's definitely not true. Where did you hear that nonsense?

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    :pretending to be an expert and feeling outraged: Of course this is not truthful. Where did you hear this absurd nonsense?
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    No way, lol but yes, there are some people talking about that things.

    Btw here you have a link about myths with HD's:
    http://www.rojakpot.com/showarticle....rtno=84&pgno=0

    Hope you like it. That site is a great source for knowledge

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    Quote Originally Posted by gamer4eva View Post
    Hi, i heard that the more you format and reinstall windows the slower your hard drive will get. Is this true?
    Actually it's the opposite: the longer you go without reinstalling, the slower Windows will perform!

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    Quote Originally Posted by virtualogue View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by gamer4eva View Post
    Hi, i heard that the more you format and reinstall windows the slower your hard drive will get. Is this true?
    Actually it's the opposite: the longer you go without reinstalling, the slower Windows will perform!


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    Quote Originally Posted by Bodygard View Post
    No way, lol but yes, there are some people talking about that things.

    Btw here you have a link about myths with HD's:
    http://www.rojakpot.com/showarticle....rtno=84&pgno=0

    Hope you like it. That site is a great source for knowledge
    Some interesting stuff, thanks for the link... and cool avatar.

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