Windows 10: Activate option for hard disks for a better performance?

Should one activate the option for external drives, hard disks for a better performance (enables the cache, and the risk of data loss is higher) or fast removing (cache will be disabled) of the drive:





How much faster is it to use the better performance option, how much faster is the drive, the data transfer? And how much higher is the risk to lose data?

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Remove spare hard disk as system disk

Thank you for your reply.

There's a possibility that your HDD was detected as OS drive during the Windows installation. To remove your HDD as system disk, we suggest reformatting it. To do so, please follow the steps below:

• Open Disk Management.
• Right-click on your HDD, then select Format.
• On the Format windows, type your preferred Volume label,
  File system (NTFS is recommended), Allocation unit size (leave as Default).
• Check the Perform a quick format option, then click
  OK.

Note: Please back up your files before reformatting the drive.

Feel free to post back should you need further help.

 

Unusual hard disk behavior


I have power options set to never turn the hard disk off. So far the drive hasn't been shutting off, but the constant activity has continued.

This is my task manager processes sorted by most disk activity:





I also ran the Western Digital Diagnostics app and it passed the tests as you can see here:





As suggested I'm in the process of backing up my drive, but I would certainly prefer it not die on me. *Sad

 

External Hard disk contents are not visible.

Hi Pranoti,

For us to narrow down your concern with your external hard disk, we would like to know the following:

• Were there any changes made on your computer prior to the issue (e.g., updates, software installation)?
• To make sure that we have not missed on anything, what troubleshooting steps have you done so far?
• Do you hear any clicking sound when connecting your hard disk?

In the meantime, we suggest that you update all your device driver.

We look forward to your response.