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I attempted to do a fifth clean install and got a BSOD somewhere in the process. So I did a force shutdown and tried another clean install. I noticed during the sixth clean install, the process of deleting partitions took a lot longer. The installation got stuck at 79% for a while, so I did...

Yes. I sometimes think of backing up the backup. Thank you!

Okay. I only wanted to create a new partition so that I don't need to bring out the external hard drive to copy over the files. But now that I think about it, it's not a lot of work. It was more a laziness thing. Going to start the install. Thank you all again!

I figured I would just continue using the drive until it dies. I make frequent backups so I think I'm fine. Is step 10 true though?

I need to do a fifth clean install of Windows 11 because chkdsk ran when I was restarting to download Windows 11 updates. I think that's why, but the drive is failing anyway. If I create a new partition to install Windows 11, then would I have to delete all partitions when reinstalling or just...

Yes. I've taken apart some laptops. The older ones were sort of easier though because they weren't really sleek. The laptop with the drive problem is going to involve some prying, and I feel like I would break the exterior, but I guess it's better that the exterior is a little cracked than if...

Okay, thank you!

I think I did the hardware diagnostics.

Do you mean you wouldn't hesitate to get a new drive?

I've imagined getting a new drive for it, but no I haven't considered it. I figured the drive would last maybe a few more years since I don't think the laptop is really old; it's from 2022. As for the laptop, the boot menu isn't doing anything. It's putting me in automatic repair again. I think...

Yes. I made posts on this before. I thought the laptop was working fine but file explorer won't open. There was an error message about the memory of explorer.exe, I don't remember. Someone mentioned on another post that the hard drive is failing. Do you know if I can just do another clean...

A while ago, my computer gave a notification to scan for drive errors and I clicked it and I'm pretty sure it ran chkdsk. After it was done it wouldn't boot and went to a black screen with a mouse that was frequently showing the loading icon. The HDD light was flashing a lot too. I did a force...

Thank you!

I have a Windows 11 media installation device on a USB but I would need to receive updates through WiFi, which can take a while. I'm wondering if there's an in-depth guide, maybe with pictures, somewhere that can tell me how to do download the updates to a USB and then plug that into the...