Comments on: Ten things you should do before and after re-installing your OS http://techie-buzz.com/tips-and-tricks/top-10-checklist-after-reinstallation-of-os.html Know your technology head on Mon, 21 May 2012 18:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Keith Dsouzahttp://techie-buzz.com/tips-and-tricks/top-10-checklist-after-reinstallation-of-os.html/comment-page-1#comment-151094 Keith Dsouza Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:27:55 +0000 http://techie-buzz.com/tips-and-tricks/top-10-checklist-after-reinstallation-of-os.html#comment-151094 Yes, I too use these Sync softwares like Syncplicity and DropBox to keep my files synced across devices without having to copy paste them to an external HDD. This is definitely a time-saver. Yes, I too use these Sync softwares like Syncplicity and DropBox to keep my files synced across devices without having to copy paste them to an external HDD. This is definitely a time-saver.

]]> By: Some guyhttp://techie-buzz.com/tips-and-tricks/top-10-checklist-after-reinstallation-of-os.html/comment-page-1#comment-150949 Some guy Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:57:12 +0000 http://techie-buzz.com/tips-and-tricks/top-10-checklist-after-reinstallation-of-os.html#comment-150949 The program can be found at http://www.syncplicity.com/ The program can be found at http://www.syncplicity.com/

]]> By: Some guyhttp://techie-buzz.com/tips-and-tricks/top-10-checklist-after-reinstallation-of-os.html/comment-page-1#comment-150947 Some guy Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:56:30 +0000 http://techie-buzz.com/tips-and-tricks/top-10-checklist-after-reinstallation-of-os.html#comment-150947 One thing I have found extremely useful is Syncplicity {Free}. It saves me time so I don't need to create last minute backups by saving all the specified folders (Within the amount your account has) on an external server and allows you to sync it with other computers.With this I can generally just go to my PC and just format the drive pretty much straight away as I know the software I want to download and I sync the settings already so I can just automatically use them with my other machines. One thing I have found extremely useful is Syncplicity {Free}. It saves me time so I don’t need to create last minute backups by saving all the specified folders (Within the amount your account has) on an external server and allows you to sync it with other computers.

With this I can generally just go to my PC and just format the drive pretty much straight away as I know the software I want to download and I sync the settings already so I can just automatically use them with my other machines.

]]> By: Sherihttp://techie-buzz.com/tips-and-tricks/top-10-checklist-after-reinstallation-of-os.html/comment-page-1#comment-77587 Sheri Thu, 01 Apr 2010 23:22:18 +0000 http://techie-buzz.com/tips-and-tricks/top-10-checklist-after-reinstallation-of-os.html#comment-77587 What if you didn't back anything up. Couldn't get even to a command promt to do that? Is it all gone? What if you didn't back anything up. Couldn't get even to a command promt to do that? Is it all gone?

]]> By: Jelquing J.http://techie-buzz.com/tips-and-tricks/top-10-checklist-after-reinstallation-of-os.html/comment-page-1#comment-46786 Jelquing J. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:06:20 +0000 http://techie-buzz.com/tips-and-tricks/top-10-checklist-after-reinstallation-of-os.html#comment-46786 It happens to my home pc all the time. and everytime I need to reinstall I hate the day I met a pc. The above steps are very appreciated. But is there another automated method to do all that for you? It happens to my home pc all the time. and everytime I need to reinstall I hate the day I met a pc. The above steps are very appreciated. But is there another automated method to do all that for you?

]]> By: Jerryhttp://techie-buzz.com/tips-and-tricks/top-10-checklist-after-reinstallation-of-os.html/comment-page-1#comment-46595 Jerry Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:58:13 +0000 http://techie-buzz.com/tips-and-tricks/top-10-checklist-after-reinstallation-of-os.html#comment-46595 Don't forget - backup email and address books. Don’t forget – backup email and address books.

]]> By: (not so)Annoyed techiehttp://techie-buzz.com/tips-and-tricks/top-10-checklist-after-reinstallation-of-os.html/comment-page-1#comment-46259 (not so)Annoyed techie Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:59:05 +0000 http://techie-buzz.com/tips-and-tricks/top-10-checklist-after-reinstallation-of-os.html#comment-46259 phew thats better thanks :)but one more note on the partition.. Personally I would agree with 2 partitions but no more unless there are some very specific circumstances.. any more then 1 partition for the operating system and 1 partition for storage is over kill and because of how partitioning works you will actually lose some space..but thanks for fixing this up.. i'm sure it definitely helps people out who haven't done clean installs before phew thats better thanks :)

but one more note on the partition.. Personally I would agree with 2 partitions but no more unless there are some very specific circumstances.. any more then 1 partition for the operating system and 1 partition for storage is over kill and because of how partitioning works you will actually lose some space..

but thanks for fixing this up.. i’m sure it definitely helps people out who haven’t done clean installs before

]]> By: Keith Dsouzahttp://techie-buzz.com/tips-and-tricks/top-10-checklist-after-reinstallation-of-os.html/comment-page-1#comment-46256 Keith Dsouza Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:03:50 +0000 http://techie-buzz.com/tips-and-tricks/top-10-checklist-after-reinstallation-of-os.html#comment-46256 hi @Annoyed sorry for the problems, this post was written a long time ago. I have now proofread and corrected most of the issues in it. Thanks for you feedback hi @Annoyed sorry for the problems, this post was written a long time ago. I have now proofread and corrected most of the issues in it. Thanks for you feedback

]]> By: Annoyed techiehttp://techie-buzz.com/tips-and-tricks/top-10-checklist-after-reinstallation-of-os.html/comment-page-1#comment-46250 Annoyed techie Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:19:47 +0000 http://techie-buzz.com/tips-and-tricks/top-10-checklist-after-reinstallation-of-os.html#comment-46250 #4 makes absolutely 0 sense... you can't just repartition your drive so you have more space.. sorry but it just doesn't work that way.. you could buy a new hard drive.. but not just repartition the old one unless you have some seriously screwed up system where there are many many partitions on one drive..also this needs to be proof read.. badly.. #4 makes absolutely 0 sense… you can’t just repartition your drive so you have more space.. sorry but it just doesn’t work that way.. you could buy a new hard drive.. but not just repartition the old one unless you have some seriously screwed up system where there are many many partitions on one drive..

also this needs to be proof read.. badly..

]]> By: Wilhelm Hhttp://techie-buzz.com/tips-and-tricks/top-10-checklist-after-reinstallation-of-os.html/comment-page-1#comment-11567 Wilhelm H Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:40:04 +0000 http://techie-buzz.com/tips-and-tricks/top-10-checklist-after-reinstallation-of-os.html#comment-11567 As the good Murphy said: "If something can go wrong, it will." No matter how thorough you are, you are bound to forget something - such as first de-registering your copy of Dreamweaver with Adobe before re-installing it with the same key.With hard drives being so inexpensive I firmly believe in either cloning my current installation to an old scrapped drive - or (preferably) buy a new drive for the new installation. This way you can always go back and get that one thing you forgot. As the good Murphy said: “If something can go wrong, it will.” No matter how thorough you are, you are bound to forget something – such as first de-registering your copy of Dreamweaver with Adobe before re-installing it with the same key.

With hard drives being so inexpensive I firmly believe in either cloning my current installation to an old scrapped drive – or (preferably) buy a new drive for the new installation. This way you can always go back and get that one thing you forgot.

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