Checklist before formatting your desktop

Here's a checklist to consider before you format your desktop:
  1. Desktop files
  2. Favorites added in browser (multiple browsers)
  3. Important documents
    1. My Documents (and its subfolders)
    2. C:\Program Files (for installed applications)
    3. Code (not yet checked in)

  4. One note files (or TODO lists)
  5. Outlook personal folders
  6. Software keys (license keys, etc.)
  7. Photos, videos, songs and other misc. items
  8. Shared folders
  9. Downloaded files and download folder
  10. Address book and contacts
  11. Database backup files (if any specific database is installed)
  12. Syntax files (for editors with custom syntax)
    Checking these things before you go ahead with a format saves you from a bad experience. There are some softwares that do recover deleted files, but there is no guarantee and some may not be even recoverable after a format.

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