As a former windows user I reinstalled XP twice during the two and half years I used the computer.
The first reinstall (Win XP) was about a year and a half after I bought the computer and the reinstall worked wonders for both performance and eliminated the program crashes I was having. (I was lazy about defragging the computer.)
I've read and heard that Macs are supposed to be more resistant to fragmentation because of the file system.
All things considered, should Mac OS be reinstalled once every year or so to maintain optimum performance?
Have you reinstalled Mac OS and what were the performance differences?
For what reasons would you recommend reinstalling Mac OS?
(I'm running Leopard on a new MacBook Pro.)
Thank you,
~ Sirgeekalot
The first reinstall (Win XP) was about a year and a half after I bought the computer and the reinstall worked wonders for both performance and eliminated the program crashes I was having. (I was lazy about defragging the computer.)
I've read and heard that Macs are supposed to be more resistant to fragmentation because of the file system.
All things considered, should Mac OS be reinstalled once every year or so to maintain optimum performance?
Have you reinstalled Mac OS and what were the performance differences?
For what reasons would you recommend reinstalling Mac OS?
(I'm running Leopard on a new MacBook Pro.)
Thank you,
~ Sirgeekalot