Formatting a hard drive along with the install of a new OS is the best option. The vast majority of operating system installations provide a "format" option as part of the installation process.

Did you know that the Microsoft Store allows you to pick a drive for installation when you choose to download large games or apps from it? Sure, most of us are aware that we can install all Windows ...

So, I have two SSDs, the C drive being the main Windows install drive, and the D drive being the games directory (and temporary downloads) drive. I want to do a fresh re-install of Windows on my C ...

You may not want to carry your desktop computer with you on business trips, but you can take along your favorite browser once you make it portable. A company named ...

OS X 10.8 is only available online, but you can create your own standalone install drive for it if needed. Topher Kessler MacFixIt Editor Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a ...

[Editor’s note: This article is part of our series of articles on installing and upgrading to Lion (OS X 10.7). We also have a complete guide to installing and upgrading to Mountain Lion (OS X 10.8).] ...

Sometimes you may need to reinstall OS X on a computer, but the drive is broken, resulting in an obvious problem with reading the installation DVD. Here are some methods to install OS X around a ...

I want to migrate a Win10 installation from box A to newly built system B. The target m.2 already has a Win10 install, but we decided to save time (a lot of it) by migrating. I used Macrium Reflect to ...