How often do you format your PC?

Only when I first buy it.

I don't run windows, so very rarely.

Whenever I upgrade a major piece of hardware beyond RAM or GPU

>>59520484
How do you format a PC? I format hard drives when I buy them and when I dispose of them. I keep most of them anyways.

>>59520723
>he formats his PC when he gets a new monitor

disgusting

Complete reimage every 6 months from DC, fully automated

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>>59520484
Since I put Debian I only format it when I have to use dist-upgrade. I prefer a clean install.

>>59520723
>Austism at its worst

>>59520484
I delete my differencing disk about once a year.

>>59520723
Let me guess, Windows? Hahaha

>>59520484

In average every 20 days I'd say.

>>59520484
Every time I install Gentoo.

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As of late, 1 or 2 times a week.

RIP SSD

>>59521483
Why?

>>59521705

Because I saw in Mr. Robot that the blond hacker dude changes his OS "Like literally every week" or something, and I thought it'd be pretty cool to be like that.

>>59521835
lol'd

Only if it has microshit windaids on it, which I turn 360 degrees and format then walk away.

>>59520484
every night

catch me now Illuminati

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>>59521921
Dumb guy. Each time you format your PC your entire disk data is sent to the Illuminati.
What did you think happened to your files? There's no such thing as "delete", nerd.

>>59521073

What a pussy. I rolled the same install from Ubuntu 7.10 to 12.04 which I just burned for FreeBSD.

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>>59520696
So you are so fucking special "I do not run windows" gfy

I haven't formatted my PC since I had a dying hard drive some 8 years ago.

>>59522013
Get raped and kill yourself, you retarded kike loving fucking faggot sack of ugly nigger shit with down syndrome.

>>59522121

>umad

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>>59520484
>using windows 10
>format everytime he wants
>mfw

>>59520484
About once a year

>>59520484
When I first build it.

>>59520484
Never, I just know how to handle windows bullshit.

>>59521835
I can see someone doing this with VM's, but with your main OS?

If you are ultraparanoid I thibk there are better options to achieve this than "changing" your main OS every X days

>>59521073

Are you clinically retarded?

>>59520484
Whenever I need to make a change major enough to warrant it. I can't remember when the last time was.

>>59520484

Just before I send it to the NSA on HDD inspection day.

>>59520484
if you use pajeetdows every week, if you don't, only once

Every day

>>59520555
This. I have never needed to re-install (windows) for i don't install shitware and know how to avoid malware.

>Windows 98
Every 2 months because I kept screwing it up
>WIndows ME
Once to get rid of ME
>Windows Vista
Every couple of months because it was the golden age of piracy and the bad things that went with that
>Windows 7
About every year with hardware changes and a need to start fresh
>Windows 10
No reason so far, hard to screw it up (or I matured a lot), enough oney to buy top end hardware now and it just werkz!

>>59523574

> i don't install shitware and know how to avoid malware.
> Implies by not re-installing Windows he actually runs Windows.

Ow wow. I can't even make this up.

>>59521835
Not specting that answer

I used to build my own automated installs and shit for Xp/Vista with drivers and such and would reinstall like twice a day while mucking around. (This went on for a year or two)

NOrmal use pre 10 I'd reformat every 3 or so months, but since moving to 7 I keep putting off doing that routine as now I just want a excuse to go back to *Linux and never look back.

You know, like actual video card drivers that don't result in a 90% performance hit.

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>tfw you realize suicide is formatting your life
>As your body rots away your physical body is being organized naturally back into nature


Remember that time on everybody loves Raymond that Raymond forgot Deborah's birthday and he had to cut his own cock off ?

>>59523544
So every day then?

>>59520856
Kek

>>59520856

LÅLZ

Whenever something goes horribly wrong and I need to fix it. Last time was actually last night, my SSD kicked the bucket.

>Not formating your SSD by throwing it out and buying a new one

>>59520696
linux will do it itself.

>>59522013
Enjoy your slowness.

>>59523527
Y-yes?

>>59520484
I only reformat my OS drives.

>Windows
Every time I upgrade my CPU or my primary storage drive. Anyone who reformats every X months for "muh clean installs" and "muh performance" is gaymen-tier retarded.

>GNU/Linux
Every time I change distros (which is very rare).