Reformat comp, SSD only or HDD too

[queerquirks]

As title, looking to reformat comp to reinstall windows. should i reformat ssd only and leave hdd untouched? will it affect speeds or performance in anyway?

 

[Elijahonli]

As title, looking to reformat comp to reinstall windows. should i reformat ssd only and leave hdd untouched? will it affect speeds or performance in anyway?

ssd will do, assuming if the ssd contains the OS

 

[Godeau]

It depends on where the previous os is installed on. Assuming you have backed up whatever data you had already, delete the volume where the previous OS was installed to and then select the ssd or hdd that you want to install the new one. Of course installing your os on the ssd is recommended as this affects your boot up speed.

 

[jtjt00]

Disconnect the HDD if previous OS was installed on it. Reconnect after setup complete.

 

[it_geek]

Remember a quick format on SSD will do. SSD got limited writes unlike HDD. Unless you want to give your SSD to someone else.

 

[shunsuu]

Remember a quick format on SSD will do. SSD got limited writes unlike HDD. Unless you want to give your SSD to someone else.

Yup, just delete the volume on the windows installation page after bootup and install OS on the SSD.

Nowadays the endurance on modern SSD drives are so damn much it doesn't really matter what you do with it. Most probably it will go obsolete or encounter hardware failure before it hits the endurance rating.

Also, the endurance rating is just an indicative number. Read some reviews showing that you can write almost double of what is indicated before the drive becomes unusable. We're talking about decades of normal day to day use.

 

[it_geek]

Also just to note if you are intending to format your HDD do a full format and let it check for bad sectors. HDDs are more prone to that. Let it self-heal if necessary

 

[queerquirks]

Thanks for replies. My os is already on ssd, hdd contains data only. Asking because I formatted ssd to install windows 10 and left hdd untouched. But the system feels janky and small but noticeable performance lag. Already turn off all windows Vista animations.

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[FinalTidus]

Also just to note if you are intending to format your HDD do a full format and let it check for bad sectors. HDDs are more prone to that. Let it self-heal if necessary

What do u mean self heal?

If I do a full reformat will my dying HDD self heal?

 

[Koenig168]

What do u mean self heal?

If I do a full reformat will my dying HDD self heal?

It will solve some problems like marking certain sectors as bad so they won't be used. Quite limited.

 

[it_geek]

What do u mean self heal?

If I do a full reformat will my dying HDD self heal?

Your disk need to have enuff spare sectors to do so.


If the disk is just old let it run long enough the sectors will eventually become usable, but the former data is lost.


If genuine physical degradation no action can revive the dead sectors.

 

[Kiwi8]

In fact, to be more precise... u only need to reformat the system partition (the partition where your Windows is gonna be stored).

So that means if your SSD has several partitions, u just need to reformat the system partition, and the other partitions need not be formatted.