Windows 10: Extremely slow scans and difficulty accessing drives

Discus and support Extremely slow scans and difficulty accessing drives in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I might have malware/other hdd issues that rendered multiple files corrupted. the problem is i cant scan the drives at all cause the scan is super... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by sinan aiman, Nov 14, 2023.

  1. SINAN AIMAN
    sinan aiman Win User

    Extremely slow scans and difficulty accessing drives


    I might have malware/other hdd issues that rendered multiple files corrupted. the problem is i cant scan the drives at all cause the scan is super slow. full scan/custom scan takes up to 12+ hours and trying to access these drives are incredibly taxing for my pc which shouldnt be the case at all. i ran chkdsk x: /f /r and sfc /scannow and defrag-ed the drives as well but to no avail. i dont need to recover most of the files but i cant even access the folders to manually delete them. also my hdd seems to be at 50%+ usage as soon as i scan it and my cpu seems to spike upwards of 90% everytime i

    :)
     
    sinan aiman, Nov 14, 2023
    #1
  2. KEVIN RIGOTTI
    Kevin Rigotti Win User

    Selecting a File History drive is too slow and/or broken

    The step that is too slow is listing the drives that are available for File History to use.

    Individual file access speed is not relevant. Indexing to improve file search times is completely irrelevant.
     
    Kevin Rigotti, Nov 14, 2023
    #2
  3. JOEJY
    JoeJY Win User
    Windows defender custom scan does not scan external drives

    I have Defender Windows 10. I tried using custom scan to select and scan external drives. The screen listing the drives comes up, but the "OK" button remains grayed out so unable to scan any of the drives listed. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
     
    JoeJY, Nov 14, 2023
    #3
  4. JOHNSONCONNIE
    johnsonconnie Win User

    Extremely slow scans and difficulty accessing drives

    Extremely slow pc suddenly windows 8.1

    Windows 8.1 suddenly my pc is extremely slow any suggestions please
     
    johnsonconnie, Nov 14, 2023
    #4
Thema:

Extremely slow scans and difficulty accessing drives

Loading...

  1. Extremely slow scans and difficulty accessing drives - Similar Threads - Extremely slow scans

  2. Difficulty Accessing Shared Network Drive

    in Windows 10 Gaming
    Difficulty Accessing Shared Network Drive: Hi there, I'm having trouble accessing a shared network drive from my work computer. Every time I try to connect, I receive an error message stating that the drive cannot be found. I've double-checked the network settings and ensured that I have the correct permissions. Could...

  3. Difficulty Accessing Shared Network Drive

    in Windows 10 Software and Apps
    Difficulty Accessing Shared Network Drive: Hi there, I'm having trouble accessing a shared network drive from my work computer. Every time I try to connect, I receive an error message stating that the drive cannot be found. I've double-checked the network settings and ensured that I have the correct permissions. Could...

  4. Extremely slow scans and difficulty accessing drives

    in Windows 10 Gaming
    Extremely slow scans and difficulty accessing drives: I might have malware/other hdd issues that rendered multiple files corrupted. the problem is i cant scan the drives at all cause the scan is super slow. full scan/custom scan takes up to 12+ hours and trying to access these drives are incredibly taxing for my pc which...

  5. Difficulty Accessing files in C-Drive

    in Windows 10 Network and Sharing
    Difficulty Accessing files in C-Drive: I am in experiencing delays accessing the files on my C-drive. https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/difficulty-accessing-files-in-c-drive/2a8f5457-53a2-43ee-a130-19c1efddb719

  6. USB 3.0 2TB drive extremely slow

    in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware
    USB 3.0 2TB drive extremely slow: Ok, I got an external usb 3.0 drive and thought it was defective at first because on windows 10 it is extremely slow and looking at monitor I can see it pass more time pause then anything. But then I made the test on linux and wow it is unbelievably fast. The problem is...

  7. Extremely Slow

    in Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging
    Extremely Slow: My computer is terribly slow. There's a lag for EVERY action performed; turning on the computer and logging in, opening google chrome, opening a new tab, loading a website, shutting off the computer, EVERYTHING. I don't know what to do. I've only used about 1/3 of my...

  8. Extremely Slow Disk Access after 1909 update

    in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware
    Extremely Slow Disk Access after 1909 update: After updating to Ver 1909 my I7 32 gig desktop is unusable due to glacial disk access - 1gb file transfer was going to take 1 day. Win says all the drivers are the latest. I use this computer to edit photos and vids and right now it's a brick. I've searched online to no...

  9. Everything running extremely slow & can't access internet

    in Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance
    Everything running extremely slow & can't access internet: This morning my Windows 10 machine, which is connected to the internet by ethernet, gave the following problems: 1. No internet access today. Rebooting modem didn't help. Also, every other device in the house which is connected by WiFi still works...it's only the Windows 10...

  10. Access difficulties

    in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade
    Access difficulties: please provide a solution I have difficulty running games on a laptop with the following information: See the end of this message for details on invoking just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box. ************** Exception Text **************...