Jump to content

External drives are constantly being accessed

chocolatekarma
By chocolatekarma
in Storage Devices
 Share
Posted

So I've only really been a Windows user for about three years after around 30 on Mac only, and I notice that my external drives are always showing activity. Both a 3.5" HDD and 2.5" HDD are doing this. Yet the activity doesn't even register in Task Manager or CPUID HWMonitor, which implies it's some type of meta data scan. I can only see the activity via the activity lights on the drives themselves. The 3.5" is in a HD dock, and the 2.5" is in an enclosure.  There is no type of bloatware and no third-party anti-virus software on the system at all.  It's just a clean windows install with browsers and game launchers.

 

Are they constantly indexing? Though you also cannot turn off indexing on externals, or at least not via drive properties.

 

Anyway, it seems like Windows is trying to wear out my drives, like they owe it money or something.

 

System: i5 12400F - 32GB DDR4 3200 - RTX 3060 - Windows 10 Pro - Fractal Define 7 Compact

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

It's probably windows defender.  That'll always strike up a scan when the comp is idling or you're watching youtube or something

 With all the Trolls, Try Hards, Noobs and Weirdos around here you'd think i'd find SOMEWHERE to fit in!

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing Storage Devices

×