Rebooting your computer

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davidrobbo

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I've decided to reboot my computer to clear out all the crap that's in it. The last time I did this I remember that (by accident) I managed to save all the vital things I wanted to keep by putting them in the C drive of My Computer. Is this the right way to go about saving stuff, without having to convert them all to disk? Thanks.

I've got a Gateway computer if that helps.

Also, will I be able to save my files if I do a partial restore, rather than a full system restore?

Thanks.
 
Well it is reformatting the computer, Rebooting would be like restarting the pc (off then on). If you stored the stuff in the C: drive, you did not do a true Reformat, you did something that could be call an OVERformat. You recreated the OS over the new, with the old one still intact. If you want to save things, you can place them on another HD (other than c: ).. You can share them across a network to another pc, or burn them to a cd/dvd.

-Depends where you store the file. It is best to store them in another place than the c: drive.
 
OK, what do you suggest I should do?

Thanks for the help.

I can't burn or save them to disk, I have to put them somewhere on the computer. Would the C Drive of My Computer do?
 
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Well When I do a Reformat I like to delete the entire drive... Get ALL the bugs off. So I save all my file on a cd/dvd or transfer them to a roomates PC. Then go to bios, list the cdrom as the first in the boot order, and restart pc with OS disk in the drive. Follow promts and format the drive (yes delete all info). You will have a brand new install with all the room possible on the drive.
 
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