Need help fixing 100% disk use issue

[Biggest_Dong]

Lately, my disk us has been at 100%. Running anything on my computer has been extremely slow. I have tried every fix I could find for memory leaks, but nothing has worked. I currently have 8 GB of ram, but have ordered 2 new 8 GB sticks (16 GB in total). Any suggestions to fix my issue?

[Sors]

Check for virus.

 

Use task manager (Ctrl + Shift + Esc) to see which program is using the disc.

[Biggest_Dong]

3 hours ago, Sors said:

Check for virus.

 

Use task manager to see which program is using the disc.

Tried for a Virus, nothing. Usually my system is taking up a majority of the disk. Other times, it is varying programs.

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Just now, Biggest_Dong said:

Lately, my disk us has been at 100%. Running anything on my computer has been extremely slow. I have tried every fix I could find for memory leaks, but nothing has worked. I currently have 8 GB of ram, but have ordered 2 new 8 GB sticks (16 GB in total). Any suggestions to fix my issue?

Windows 8 or windows 10? Both had an issue with this. It's a service running in the background, I'll see if I can remember which one.

 

[Biggest_Dong]

3 hours ago, slightlyjaded said:

Windows 8 or windows 10? Both had an issue with this. It's a service running in the background, I'll see if I can remember which one.

 

10

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Just now, Biggest_Dong said:

10

Most likely superfetch...

 

Disable Superfetch Service

For some reason, the superfetch service has been identified as a potential cause of these disk performance issues in Windows 8.x and Windows 10. To deal with this, open another Command Prompt (or if you’ve still got the earlier box open, use that) and enter:

net.exe stop superfetch

Again, wait a few moments to check whether this has had any effect on your computer’s performance. You should also run Check Disk in a Command Prompt:

chkdsk.exe /f /r

You’ll be informed that your PC must be rebooted for Check Disk to complete, so make sure you have closed all of your applications first.

If this doesn’t work, it is likely that you’re experiencing an iteration of this issue that is frustrating to realize, but simple to resolve.

[Biggest_Dong]

3 hours ago, slightlyjaded said:

Most likely superfetch...

 

Disable Superfetch Service

For some reason, the superfetch service has been identified as a potential cause of these disk performance issues in Windows 8.x and Windows 10. To deal with this, open another Command Prompt (or if you’ve still got the earlier box open, use that) and enter:

net.exe stop superfetch

Again, wait a few moments to check whether this has had any effect on your computer’s performance. You should also run Check Disk in a Command Prompt:

chkdsk.exe /f /r

You’ll be informed that your PC must be rebooted for Check Disk to complete, so make sure you have closed all of your applications first.

If this doesn’t work, it is likely that you’re experiencing an iteration of this issue that is frustrating to realize, but simple to resolve.

Already tried that, said Superfetch wasn't running, no change

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Just now, Biggest_Dong said:

Already tried that, said Superfetch wasn't running, no change

There was also an issue with windows search optimisation getting stuck in an endless loop. Try having a look at your services in task manager. Processes might detail what is using the disk so much, but you might have to click the button that says "Show processes for all users"

[Wix]

Try disabling BITS (Background Intelligent Transfer Service) and WSearch (Windows Search).

 

If that doesn't work, manually set your Page File to (1024 x Gb of your RAM).