Disk Usage 100%

[SlipperyPete]

My disk usage on my laptop is almost always pinned at 100%, even while idling. Anything I can do? Should I reinstall windows?

Specs:

Windows 10

1tb 5400rpm HDD

[DiamondShark286]

if possible get a 7200rpm drive but if you can't check if windows defender is running the real time scanning kills drive speed

[SlipperyPete]

2 minutes ago, Tb428 said:

if possible get a 7200rpm drive but if you can't check if windows defender is running the real time scanning kills drive speed

im going to get an SSD soon but college and no money

[DiamondShark286]

1 minute ago, SlipperyPete said:

im going to get an SSD soon but college and no money

ok well you can also go into task manager and hit "show more" orr something like that and a process that is using a lot of drive activity will be highlighted yellow under the drive column 

[SlipperyPete]

3 minutes ago, Tb428 said:

ok well you can also go into task manager and hit "show more" orr something like that and a process that is using a lot of drive activity will be highlighted yellow under the drive column 

i did that already and nothing really stood out.

[DiamondShark286]

2 minutes ago, SlipperyPete said:

i did that already and nothing really stood out.

then I would guess you have to many programs running check the startup tab of task manager and you might be able to stop some things BE SURE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE STOPPING THOUGH.

[Mike87]

2 minutes ago, SlipperyPete said:

i did that already and nothing really stood out.

open the resource monitor from windows (Run -> perfmon.exe). Switch to the Disc tab and sort by the overall disc usage. What is process is showing when at 100%. And at the bottom, which path?

[knightslugger]

Probably Windows Indexing the drive. you can turn that off in settings and I believe if you right click on the drive and select properties you can uncheck the the box that says something about indexing.

[Gonio]

It is probably fixed once you have SSD. Processes like virusscanners or Windows checking for updates, updating etc, can cause disk usage. A HDD is not suiteable for multiple tasks at the same time. Indeed less processes could help, but it won't go entirely away.