Windows 10: Unusually large folders on disk hard drive.

Discus and support Unusually large folders on disk hard drive. in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I have a very slow Dell laptop. It uses a 900 GB Toshiba MQ01ABD100 disc hard drive which I have read can be slow. I have it almost two thirds full and... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by RobWiHa, Feb 6, 2023.

  1. RobWiHa Win User

    Unusually large folders on disk hard drive.


    I have a very slow Dell laptop. It uses a 900 GB Toshiba MQ01ABD100 disc hard drive which I have read can be slow. I have it almost two thirds full and most of that data are in three stangely named folders with many files either 221,184 KB or 1 KB in size. These folders are a couple years old and that is about the time my laptop started slowing down. What are these files? Should I get rid of them? They dont seem to be part of any programs, but I really dont know what they are for. Computer information: Model: Dell Inspiron 5567 Processor IntelR CoreTM i5-7200U CPU @ 2.50GH

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    RobWiHa, Feb 6, 2023
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  2. 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:


    Unusually large folders on disk hard drive. 60671d1485962345t-unusual-hard-disk-behavior-7448756diskactiv2.png


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


    Unusually large folders on disk hard drive. 60669d1485962345t-unusual-hard-disk-behavior-1561675diagpass3.png


    As suggested I'm in the process of backing up my drive, but I would certainly prefer it not die on me. *Sad
     
    TeeJay3800, Feb 6, 2023
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  3. Random folders appearing to my new hard drive

    In process explorer right click on columns > select columns > process disk tab > enable disk delta write bytes
    Order the process list by disk delta write bytes columns and monitor which process springs on top when files and folders are being created.
    If it's one of the svchost.exe instances then look at it's modules and threads in the lower pane to detect the culprit.
     
    BiggieShady, Feb 6, 2023
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  4. Unusually large folders on disk hard drive.

    Unusual hard disk behavior


    I uninstalled Avast and switched to Windows Defender for the time being. Unfortunately that did not cure the weird HDD activity. You can clearly see the spikes every couple of seconds in this screen shot:


    Unusually large folders on disk hard drive. 60883d1485962419t-unusual-hard-disk-behavior-4661518disk1.png


    That pattern continues indefinitely until the PC is shut down.

    These are the apps I've installed since the first of the year:


    Unusually large folders on disk hard drive. 60885d1485962419t-unusual-hard-disk-behavior-9015637apps1.png


    I don't see anything there that would cause constant disk activity, but I do think narrowing down possible causes is a good idea. I'm certainly open to suggestions. Unusually large folders on disk hard drive. :) Thanks for your help so far.
     
    TeeJay3800, Feb 6, 2023
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