Formating my HardDrive? because...

Auto542 · 10-23-06, 07:25 PM

I was wondering if I could have my computer guy format my HD because there is alot of stuff on there that wont let me delete the files... The HD is a 40 GB Ultra DMA 5400 rpm, it is from Hp, it is the original HD that came with the computer from Hp. I was wanting to know if I should even bother calling him and asking him to Format my HD, only for the reason that it wont let me delete stuff off of the computer, and I only got ~5gb left of HD space. so please share your comment.

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Ankun · 10-23-06, 07:48 PM

Um If you have everything you need to get going again there is no reason not to.. you'll probably notice a fairly large performance increase as a result of the lack of clutter as well.

Auto542 · 10-23-06, 07:58 PM

Ok thanks.

tuskenraider · 10-23-06, 11:56 PM

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I was wanting to know if I should even bother calling him and asking him to Format my HD, only for the reason that it wont let me delete stuff off of the computer, and I only got ~5gb left of HD space. so please share your comment.

Well a reformat seems a little drastic. You know you gonna have to move the files you want to keep to another storage medium, then reinstall all your programs, do Windows updates, etc. Then move all your files back to the reformatted hard drive.......not a good solution.

What kind of files are you trying to delete and what message are you getting when it won't let you delete them?

denz_1 · 10-24-06, 02:45 AM

itd be cheaper to buy a new one than to get a guy come in and reformat it

David · 10-24-06, 02:50 AM

I have heard of people charging ~£40 (~$70) to move files off a PC, reformat it, and move files back.

What do you mean you can't delete files from the PC? Does it give you an error message? Tried using the Control Panel Add/Remove Programs applet to remove unwanted and unused software?

Precision · 10-24-06, 04:15 AM

It's also possible the same thing happened as what my sister did.

Disk Cleanup + compress drive to save disk space.

Are the things you can't delete in blue letters?

vanessab · 10-24-06, 04:30 AM

there is a program called "unlocker" i believe, and it will let you delete almost anything. Sucks when you get those messages that "Such and such is in use and cannot be deleted at this time". UNLOCKER will just kill the app and delete it. Try googling it

Auto542 · 10-24-06, 12:51 PM

The guy that I was wanting to format it is a good friend of the family and he might not charge me, and I got all of the disk's of the things I need, I mainly play games and I got disks for all of them. the other stuff like bearshare I can re install. and when I try to delete some files like games it say I need the correct disk to uninstall it and it only came with 2 disks and I tried them both, nothing works

jiggamanjb · 10-24-06, 01:03 PM

I would run CCleaner and regsupreme. It sounds like you have some bad installs/uninstalls.

Auto542 · 10-25-06, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by jiggamanjb

I would run CCleaner and regsupreme. It sounds like you have some bad installs/uninstalls.

Yeah

10-23-06, 07:25 PM	Thread Starter #1
Auto542 Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Miami, Ok	Formating my HardDrive? because... I was wondering if I could have my computer guy format my HD because there is alot of stuff on there that wont let me delete the files... The HD is a 40 GB Ultra DMA 5400 rpm, it is from Hp, it is the original HD that came with the computer from Hp. I was wanting to know if I should even bother calling him and asking him to Format my HD, only for the reason that it wont let me delete stuff off of the computer, and I only got ~5gb left of HD space. so please share your comment. Thanks
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10-23-06, 07:48 PM	#2
Ankun Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Virginia	Um If you have everything you need to get going again there is no reason not to.. you'll probably notice a fairly large performance increase as a result of the lack of clutter as well.
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10-23-06, 07:58 PM	Thread Starter #3
Auto542 Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Miami, Ok	Ok thanks.
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denz_1 Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Hamilton NewZealand!!	itd be cheaper to buy a new one than to get a guy come in and reformat it
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David Forums Super Moderator Overclockers.com Lead Editor Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Hiding from Americans and making pretty colours in a drybox in St Andrews	I have heard of people charging ~£40 (~$70) to move files off a PC, reformat it, and move files back. What do you mean you can't delete files from the PC? Does it give you an error message? Tried using the Control Panel Add/Remove Programs applet to remove unwanted and unused software? __________________ David J. Nelson MChem(Edin) PhD(Strath) AMRSC [Academia Profile] OC Forums Super Moderator // Overclockers.com Editor The Workhorse: [Lenovo W510] Intel Core i7-720QM / 8 GB DDR3 / nVidia Quadro FX880M / Crucial M4 256 GB SSD / Windows 7 The HTPC/Server: AMD Phenom X4 9650 / 6 GB DDR2 / nVidia 8300 / 5 TB of HDDs / Antec Solo II Case / Windows 7 The Gaming Rig: AMD Llano A6-3650 / 4 GB DDR3 / nVidia GTX260 / 2x 500 GB HDD in RAID0 / Antec Dark Fleet DF-85 Case / Windows 7 The Benchmarking Setup: Various LGA775 chips / Asus Rampage Formula / 2 GB OCZ 1066 MHz DDR2 / nVidia Quadro NVS 285 / 320 GB HDD / Windows 7 My research fellowship is eating all my time, so I may be slow to reply to emails and private messages.
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Precision 3Dmark Team Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: N 40.5931° W-77.5909 on teh Interweb	It's also possible the same thing happened as what my sister did. Disk Cleanup + compress drive to save disk space. Are the things you can't delete in blue letters? __________________ e8600 @ 4.2 and going ABIT IP35-PRO[/SIZE] BFG 8800 Ultra OCZ GameXStream 700W X-FI platinum sound 4GB Ballistix Ram Aquagate S1 cooling
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vanessab Member Join Date: Dec 2005	there is a program called "unlocker" i believe, and it will let you delete almost anything. Sucks when you get those messages that "Such and such is in use and cannot be deleted at this time". UNLOCKER will just kill the app and delete it. Try googling it
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10-24-06, 12:51 PM	Thread Starter #9
Auto542 Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Miami, Ok	The guy that I was wanting to format it is a good friend of the family and he might not charge me, and I got all of the disk's of the things I need, I mainly play games and I got disks for all of them. the other stuff like bearshare I can re install. and when I try to delete some files like games it say I need the correct disk to uninstall it and it only came with 2 disks and I tried them both, nothing works
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