Can a full hard drive swipe & full system restore be harmful?

[Afro1989]

I was just wondering if a full system restore can be harmful or if it's good to do every once in a while to get that "fresh" computer feeling. I just re-installed OSX and everything feels like new but was just wondering if this is bad for the hard drive or something.

Thanks!

 

[BlueRevolution]

It's not harmful, but usually unnecessary.

 

[Afro1989]

alright, it may be somewhat unnecessary but can it be in any way useful?

 

[BlueRevolution]

Formatting? Well, it's a good way to discover for sure if issues are hardware- or software-based, and to restore a corrupted system. Otherwise, no. There is usually no need to reinstall the OS.

 

[Tomorrow]

alright, it may be somewhat unnecessary but can it be in any way useful?

If you're having software problems that you can't correct, I guess it could be helpful. Otherwise, there's nothing to gain from it.