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dannieboiz
Jan 12, 2015Tutor
does OS reinstall wipe addons?
i'm having issues with with my apache and nothing seems to fix the issue. Planning to do an OS reinstall and was wondering beside wiping the Network settings. what exactly else does it wipe?
mdgm-ntgr
Jan 12, 2015NETGEAR Employee Retired
If an add-on overwrites files included in the firmware then an OS Re-install may break that add-on. However in that case a firmware update would also break the add-on.
Installing the add-on over the top of itself should fix the problem if an OS Re-install breaks the add-on.
Installing the add-on over the top of itself should fix the problem if an OS Re-install breaks the add-on.
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