How many times have you reformat your hard disk?

[doubeLL]

This past year I've done it 7 times. I am pleased to reformat my hard disk (sometimes just because of trivial matters, for example there is a software that messed up), because after that i felt my computer like new again. I do not like to make a backup and then restore my computer. Am I weird?
What about you?

[Bluedot]

I format my hard disks once a month after ensuring that I've backed up all my important data. Trust me, formatting hard disks regularly ensures a healthier computer than one running too many tuning utilities.

However, now I'm on Linux and I don't feel the need to format at all. There are no infections, no hogging, no problems.

[hellnoire]

Over the course of the past two years, twice times. And only four times for the server. Might make it five if I decide to throw Arch on the server. Not sure if I will or not yet.

[Raymond]

I've stopped "formatting" my computer for years already.
What I do now when I want to have the new computer feel again is to simply restore the image which I've created and it takes only 2-3 minutes.
Windows 7 has a built-in tool for that, or else you can go with Norton Ghost, Acronis and etc...
http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2010/05/10/create-windows-7-system-image-for-full-backup-and-restoration/

[Bearcat]

Like Raymond, I prefer to use system images to restore my PC. It is a quick way to put things back to normal, when something goes amiss with a software I am experimenting with.

[INDRANIL]

I used to format my hard disk 7 - 8 times per day . Yes this is true . I was totally newbie. At that time I had Windows ME and good internet connection & no good anti virus so used to make my pc infected. So after that need to format. That incident took place around 7 - 8 years ago . But after that everything seems to be ok . Once in every 6 months .

[pirej]

On this PC.. i have formated the hdd once, when it was new pc(2+ years ago) i had to install OS
And i did probably 1 image restoring since then, im using "Paragon B&R".

[kavinraja]

Only once after i bought my PC 3 years ago. Its when i wished to change partitions and upgrade from XP to Win 7.

[JayCub]

Indra you formatted more than i did ... and i thought i did it way too much especially with X,P and then with Vista i did a clean install at SP2 all updates and created an image with no programs installed only windows default.

[hsakarp_kahtap]

I used to format my hard disk 7 - 8 times per day . Yes this is true . I was totally newbie. At that time I had Windows ME and good internet connection & no good anti virus so used to make my pc infected. So after that need to format. That incident took place around 7 - 8 years ago . But after that everything seems to be ok . Once in every 6 months .

OMG Indra you starts surfing xxx sites 8 years ago.. you were really a bad kid.... at that time.. For me i hate to format but because of my younger bro i have to format my system in 3 months earlier , now i installed a dual boot win 7 on my system 1 OS for me and another for my younger bro .Actually he used lots of pen drives and install lots of video convertors , and access pendrives without scanning them , this time finally i warned him if i have to reformate his os then i won't allow him to access system . so no issue .