Windows 10: Constant Hard Disk Activity

Discus and support Constant Hard Disk Activity in Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging to solve the problem; My hard disk spins constantly -- absolutely never stops. Checked disk monitor which shows it running at 100% almost every second. Then checked... Discussion in 'Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging' started by BeckyFields1, Jul 18, 2020.

  1. BECKYFIELDS1
    BeckyFields1 Win User

    Constant Hard Disk Activity


    My hard disk spins constantly -- absolutely never stops. Checked disk monitor which shows it running at 100% almost every second. Then checked resource monitor which shows the following


    svchost.exe UniStackSvcGroup or System will have Read/Write bits per second at 1-2 million.


    Needless to say, it takes this computer forever to carry out any activity and many activities fail - so it is nearly useless. What can I do?????


    I would greatly appreciate ANY help!!


    Thank you,


    Becky F

    :)
     
    BeckyFields1, Jul 18, 2020
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  2. SCOTTYBOY99
    Scottyboy99 Win User

    Constant hard disk activity

    My pc runs an SSD for windows but I have a secondary internal mechanical 3 TB hard drive. Tonight it sounds like the mechanical hard drive is in constant activity. I checked task manager and it's not showing any usage, 0% as expected so I am wondering why it is busily whirring away? Could it be doing background tasks that do not show up in task manager when checking disk usage?

    Over the last week I have installed a few steam games on it so downloaded a probably a couple hundred gigabytes so maybe it's something to do with that? Unfortunately my machine doesn't have hard disk lights on the front but I can hear the tell tale whirring which has been going on for a good couple hours now. But resource monitor and task manager show zero activity on the disk. Maybe it's optimising /defragmenting but surely that would show activity in task manager or resource monitor right? Besides which if open disk defragmenter app it says it was last run on the mechanical drive about an hour ago and status ok 0% fragmented

    it seems to shut up if I play a movie stored on it. I stop the movie and can hear it's quiet. But after a while, some idle time it kicks into life again.
     
    Scottyboy99, Jul 18, 2020
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  3. SMITH0217
    smith0217 Win User
    Constant Hard Drive Activity

    Windows 10 my hard drive has constant activity.
     
    smith0217, Jul 18, 2020
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  4. SCOTTYBOY99
    Scottyboy99 Win User

    Constant Hard Disk Activity

    Constant hard disk activity

    You'd think there should be an LED for disk activity but as expensive and flashy as the case is (Coolermaster CM Stormtrooper) I don't think there any! Not that I can see round the front of the case too well anyway. I wouldn't buy it again as the case is unfeasibly large and since my wife made me move the pc into a small area everything is no longer that easy to get to. But as disk usage and resource monitor report little or no activity I guess it cannot be.
     
    Scottyboy99, Jul 18, 2020
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