a format should (for the common user) be a last resort, a techy would rather try and solve the problem and restore the computer.
try a restore point back a ridiculous time back and see what happens. Also try and stop all processes on startup, it could be a memory issue (RAM) and a certain # of programs running eventually uses the corrupt location.
Or a specific program places values into the corrupt location after running a certain length of time.
*see what happens in a few different scenarios and try and find any small consistency that may point to a hardware issue.
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