![]() Of course, you can always write zeros to the drive with numerous freeware programs as well, but we don't have the nuclear launch codes on our computer, so we've been happy going this route for many years. By deleting all of the partitions, then letting windows recreate what's needed, there's a better chance of overwriting free space on our drive making data unrecoverable. CCleaner can clean up cache of browsers and other programs quickly, although you can also do this from within the browser itself. I know Im not supposed to defrag SSD drives, but Ive defragged all of the data partitions that I typically use the most, and Ive run Ccleaner on the SSD, as well as Revo Uninstaller to clean up any residuals from old apps. ![]() We also like to do this for security reasons. (right click on the drive -> properties -> disk cleanup) Check mark what you want to get rid of and run it, then run it again and hit 'Clean up system files' this time and let that run. Im using a 120Gig OCZ SSD drive that Im having a few sudden BSODs recently that gives me concern. We're old school, and we prefer to select all partitions on our primary (C) drive and delete them all, then allow Windows to create whatever partitions are needed before installing Windows. ![]() To be honest, partitioning and formatting a hard drive nowadays is required only if you want to partition off space for storage. When you install Windows, all you need to do is select the drive and Windows will partition off the space it needs for system files as Windows itself. TIP: Hard to fix Windows Problems? Repair/Restore Missing Windows OS Files Damaged by Malware with a few clicks ![]()
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