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bo-peep

22-06-2003 13:10

WOT? toothpaste is good for spots i know that

Karl	22-06-2003 13:30

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Originally posted by poolking
Has anyone seen that site where they rip open and old hard drive and start cleaning it with toothpaste in order to format it.

I think it was toothpaste they were using. I was just wondering if anyone actually fell for it?

The freezing the hard drive to recover data one is the best one I came across....and it's not a myth. :)

bopdude

22-06-2003 14:09

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Originally posted by Karl
The freezing the hard drive to recover data one is the best one I came across....and it's not a myth. :)

Has been know to work on hdd's that have failed for whatever reason, also it works on some rechargable batteries that no longer hold there charge

Dave Stones

22-06-2003 14:10

i only do it when fragmentation goes above 20% (bloody rare) as of yet my new 40g harddrive hasnt been done, but my knackered old 20g one has to be done regularly. bloody me moving mp3s around all over the palce :spin:

Karl	22-06-2003 14:11

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Originally posted by bopdude
Has been know to work on hdd's that have failed for whatever reason, also it works on some rechargable batteries that no longer hold there charge

I was amazed when I first heard about it last year though. :)

Chimaera

22-06-2003 14:19

Even I'm not that stupid (believe it or not!) :dunce:
Wonder if anyone has fallen for it tho?

Dave Stones

22-06-2003 14:20

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Originally posted by Chimaera
Even I'm not that stupid (believe it or not!) :dunce:
Wonder if anyone has fallen for it tho?

my hard drives both smell minty fresh :D

Chimaera

22-06-2003 14:21

ROFL! :D :D :D

And no cavities or plaque either!

homealone

22-06-2003 14:24

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surely everyone knows it only works if you floss between the platters as well as fill the case with Listerine before putting the cover back on!:D

Gaz

poolking

22-06-2003 14:25

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Originally posted by Dave Stones
my hard drives both smell minty fresh :D

And now sponsored by Aquafresh. :D

patrickp

22-06-2003 15:45

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Originally posted by bo-peep
i do the spyware bit all the time.have to cos of my son.take yesterday for example ( and he never sets a restore point) he downloaded some mp3 to wav program BUT says yes to the rest of the rubbish.so we have bargain buddy ( like bonzai buddy) and god knows wot else.jv power tools only removes so much as well.i still have summat in the registry and in the _restore folder.it's a full time job checking for updates for the hundreds of programs one uses

Try SpyBot for getting rid of those sorts of nasties. Seems to be about the favourite spyware checker around, and it's free.

Only defrag my HD about every 6 months or so - not _nearly_ enough (slaps wrist - owch - that hurt!) :(

homealone

22-06-2003 15:52

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Originally posted by patrickp
Try SpyBot for getting rid of those sorts of nasties. Seems to be about the favourite spyware checker around, and it's free.

Only defrag my HD about every 6 months or so - not _nearly_ enough (slaps wrist - owch - that hurt!) :(

Hi Patrick

agree with you about spybot, I also use adaware 6 (free) & Bulletproof Systems Spyware Remover (had to pay for that one). That's probably a bit OTT, but often one will pick up something the others have missed.

Be careful with the wrist slapping - you'll get your RSI back:D

Gaz

Theodoric

22-06-2003 16:04

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Not quite the same, but there is a site where some character shows how to rip open a hard drive and then reinstall the working parts in a transparent plastic case so that you can see all the bits moving. You really do have to admire him.

Theodoric

22-06-2003 16:08

Relax!

One of the little known benefits of defragging, especially, if like me, you use Norton Utilities which has a multicoloured defrag, is that it is very soothing watching all the blocks move around. I'd call it the PC equivalent of a fish tank. Has anyone else found this?

Darren Wilson

22-06-2003 16:26

Once a year on the NTFS based boxes as that is all they need, & on the rare occasion that a FAT32 box is left running, once every 3 months. The speed and size of todays hard disks negates any performance increase that you may see through a defrag especially on NTFS.

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