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It is when your current Operating System and files are wiped from the main harddrive and a new copy of the operating system is installed. If backed up, you files can then be copied back into the new system, but programs will need to be installed again as well. This is usually done if hardware has (at least partially) failed, malware has damaged the system beyond repair, or for some other reason part of your system has been corrupted.

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