Originally Posted by Pseudonymous

Like i said, there are ways to avoid a computer becoming slow, this isn't about getting a medal for knowing how to keep your computer clean and running smoothly, its about whether most need to. And firstly, alot of people dont keep their virus scanner even running, if they even have one installed at all, considering theyre set off nonstop by just about everything, with pirated software being the norm these days (due to cracks). Not doing the neccessary things leads to computers dragging, most do not do these things.

Secondly, you would buy a new harddrive instead of deleting apps you no longer use? Seems like you are reaching to prove a point that formatting is a thing from year 2000 ;)

Thirdly, like i said in the first point, things build up , when you do not fix an issue or notice an issue right away, more happen in time and over a period of time, a computer is slower and theres alot of application errors, possibly some you just worked around, my point is that they add up and it gets to a point where it makes more sense to format, which doesn't take much considering its a rather quick process. Almost everyone i speak to has issues they've been ignoring. Should i tell them to go and run a full computer virus scan that takes hours, then download and run ccleaner, which im sure most do not have on this forum, and then go uninstall unwanted apps, and run windows repair to see if there are any errors? lol this isn't a debate whether you can fix things. it what makes more sense to do alot of the time. and a 20 minute fresh clean install makes the most sense, especially windows operating systems coming out pretty fast in recent years, meaningthere will be some apps not even compatible too. if you dont recall, there was people already mentioning they did a format before installing 10, and theres a reason for that.

Sly give us a test, run anti virus for an hour, or two or however long it takes, full scan, then run ccleaner, and whatever other tools they suggest, then format. See if you notice an improvement, even after all the tools! I got my money on the fresh format ;)