is it worth the hassle re-installing os?

Thekwango

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just added a 2nd hdd as i'd pretty much filled my 1st 500gb f3. i intend to move all the hd movies, which are taking up most of the space onto the 2nd hdd, gonna try and keep the first drive a bit tidier from now on :p.

just wondering if while i'm at it is it worth copying everything i wanna keep onto the 2nd hdd and re-installing the os onto the 1st hdd?

regards :D
 
I'd say reinstalling your OS periodically (i.e. every 6 months or a year) is always a good idea just to keep it fresh and snappy, but only as long as you can be bothered reinstalling all your programs and getting all the settings/configuration right.

However saying that, is your new HDD faster than your old one? If it is, I'd install the OS on your 2nd HDD.
 
crackerbear said:
I'd say reinstalling your OS periodically (i.e. every 6 months or a year) is always a good idea just to keep it fresh and snappy, but only as long as you can be bothered reinstalling all your programs and getting all the settings/configuration right.

However saying that, is your new HDD faster than your old one? If it is, I'd install the OS on your 2nd HDD.
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both the same drive, samsung f3 500gb


geoirv23 said:
I wouldn't bother if i were you, doubt you'll see any benefits.
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thats what i was sorta thinking, i'll maybe just wait till she starts to feel sluggish, then look at a reinstall or get an ssd :p
 
Thekwango said:
thats what i was sorta thinking, i'll maybe just wait till she starts to feel sluggish, then look at a reinstall or get an ssd :p
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For me, if the OS install is over 2 or more years old, I'd reinstall. However I like to keep things as nippy as possible, I'm a bit OCD like that :D

Laziness > effort

So yeah, reinstall when you can be bothered :)
 
truth be told i can't actually be bothered with hassle of a reinstall atm. but as the pc is only just over 7mths old, and i haven't noticed any sluggishness i think i'll probably just hold up till i grab an ssd in a month or so.

seem to recall many moons ago when i had an old TINY pc running windows ME that i just had to reinstall the os every 6 mths or so cause everything became heartbreakingly slow-maybe just my memory failing me tho!!
 
Thekwango said:
seem to recall many moons ago when i had an old TINY pc running windows ME that i just had to reinstall the os every 6 mths or so cause everything became heartbreakingly slow-maybe just my memory failing me tho!!
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No it's not your memory, it's because you were running Windows ME - the only Microsoft OS that has actually managed to be worse than Vista.
 
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