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3. Are there any read errors on the disk (not reported to windows if the disk can eventually read the data on its own. · @Hennes 39 of those, and 100 each of ... SuperUserisaquestionandanswersiteforcomputerenthusiastsandpowerusers.Itonlytakesaminutetosignup. Signuptojointhiscommunity Anybodycanaskaquestion Anybodycananswer Thebestanswersarevotedupandrisetothetop Home Public Questions Tags Users Unanswered FindaJob Jobs Companies Teams StackOverflowforTeams –Collaborateandshareknowledgewithaprivategroup. CreateafreeTeam WhatisTeams? Teams CreatefreeTeam Teams Q&Aforwork Connectandshareknowledgewithinasinglelocationthatisstructuredandeasytosearch. Learnmore Extremelyhighdiskactivitywithoutanyrealusage AskQuestion Asked 9years,4monthsago Active 2years,11monthsago Viewed 334ktimes 67 38 Inanutshell,theproblemlookslikethispicture: Inshort,giganticlatency,veryslowreadspeed(Iassumethatiscausedbythesamething).Afteraveryverypainfulfewminutes,everythingseemstogobacktonormal. Whattheheckisgoingonthatcancausethat? Note:Notethefactthat100%activityhappensatawiderangeofspeeds. hard-drivewindows-8 Share Improvethisquestion Follow askedSep5'12at13:18 soandossoandos 23.5k2828goldbadges9999silverbadges133133bronzebadges 11 3 Arethereanyreaderrorsonthedisk(notreportedtowindowsifthediskcaneventuallyreadthedataonitsown.Evenifthattakesalongtimebeforeitsucceeds).-CheckSMARTdataforincreasingreallocatedsectors. – Hennes Sep5'12at13:25 @Hennes39ofthose,and100eachofuncorrectablesectorcountandpendingsectorcount – soandos Sep5'12at13:26 1 Havingsuchproblemsonadiskisnotaproblem.Everymoderndiskhasatleastafew.Butkeepmonitoring.Ifthatnumberincreasesthenyouhaveaproblem(andlikelyalsothereasonforthelowperformance).Ifitstaysthesamethenitissomethingelse. – Hennes Sep5'12at13:50 BTW:NotallSMARTvaluesarestandardised.ButSeagatehasnicemanualforyourdriveatmanualowl.com/m/Seagate/ST9500420AS/Manual/51279?page=32 – Hennes Sep5'12at13:55 1 I'mgladrunningchkdskfixedthis,butyoucouldalsochecktheProcessestabandsortbydiskactivitytoseewhatisusingthedisk.IdothiseverytimeIboot,justbecauseI'mlikethat. – MarkAllen Sep6'12at19:03  |  Show6morecomments 9Answers 9 Active Oldest Votes 41 Ihadthesameissue. Iresolveditbychangingthepowerplanfrom'Balanced'to'Highperformance'. Instantresults. Share Improvethisanswer Follow editedNov27'12at21:15 IsaacRabinovitch 2,71411goldbadge2121silverbadges3030bronzebadges answeredNov27'12at20:05 DanSewellDanSewell 51111goldbadge44silverbadges44bronzebadges 11 3 Instantresultsformealso! – DanAtkinson Jun23'13at13:47 2 +1instantresultsherealso...Anyonehaveacluewhythiswouldhappen? – Accatyyc Jul3'13at15:58 1 @AccatyycI'malsoexperiencing,didn'ttryHighPerformancemode,butitmighthavesomethingtodowiththefactthatW8schedulesaweeklydefragbydefault(youcanturnthatoffinthe"OptimizeDrives"tool).MaybetheHighPerformanceplanpreventsbackgrounddefragginginordertoprovidemoreresources? – T045T Aug22'13at11:46 1 @T045TIdon'tthinkitshouldbebecauseofdefragging,becauseinthatcasemycomputerwouldhavebeenCONSTANTLYdefragging.Whichitshouldn'tsinceIuseDiskeeperwhichkeepsthedisksdefragged.Yourtheorysoundsplausiblethough,andinthatcasetheW8defragschedulerneedsaseriousfix.Didhighperformanceworkforyou? – Accatyyc Aug22'13at12:21 1 Didntworkforme – Petah Mar25'17at9:13  |  Show6morecomments 15 Runningthefollowingcommandappearstohavefixedtheproblem: chkdsk/b/f/v/scanc: Explanation InthechkdskversionincludedwithWindows10theseflagsmean: /bNTFSonly:Re-evaluatesbadclustersonthevolume(implies/R) /fFixeserrorsonthedisk. /vOnFAT/FAT32:Displaysthefullpathandnameofeveryfileonthedisk. /scanNTFSonly:Runsanonlinescanonthevolume /rLocatesbadsectorsandrecoversreadableinformation(implies/F,when/scannotspecified). Thanksto@hennesfortheinspiration. Share Improvethisanswer Follow editedFeb2'19at0:45 qubodup 6,70477goldbadges3131silverbadges4444bronzebadges answeredSep6'12at0:21 soandossoandos 23.5k2828goldbadges9999silverbadges133133bronzebadges 12 /rimplies/f.OnNTFS,/bimplies/r./scanisnotavalidparameter...Soallyoureallyneedischkdsk/b/v/xC: – Bob Dec24'12at4:04 5 @Bob/scanrunsthescanonlineforwindows8(newversionofchkdskIguess).Itsnotnessisary,butitmeansthatIdon'thavetostopusingmyPCwhilechkdskisrunning – soandos Dec24'12at4:08 2 Youmightwanttogowiththeoriginalline,(I'vejustjumpedintoWin8),sinceitappearsthat/rdoesnotimply/fif/scanisthere.I'mgettingaheadache... – Bob Dec24'12at4:13 1 @Bobbutdoes/bimply/r?(andhowdoyouknowthat?) – soandos Dec24'12at4:15 1 Ifchksdkseemstobestuckat"Scanningandrepairingdrive:11%",waitpatiently,itisproceeding,onlytheprogressdisplayisnotupdated. – thSoft Mar11'17at14:57  |  Show7morecomments 8 AnotherreasonforextremelyHDDusageisMSWindowsDefender.ThereissomeantimalwareserviceunderWindows8thatbelongstoWindowsDefender. Share Improvethisanswer Follow answeredApr12'13at17:32 MiroslavHolecMiroslavHolec 18111silverbadge22bronzebadges 4 1 Ithinkthismightbethekey,wheneverIseethishappenformeinResourceMonitorMsMpEngalwaysseemstobe1st,2ndor3rdinthelistunderthedisktabandIthinkitisdoingsomethinginthebackgroundbuttheWindowsDefenderinterfacedoesn'tshowanything! – Coops Jul25'14at15:27 IexperiencehighdiskusagefromWindowsDefendertoo.Didyousolveditsomehow?TheDefenderUIdoesn'tshowanythingrunning. – Piedone Aug29'14at19:22 1 IhaveWindows10withthesameissue.WindowsDefenderisturnedoffcauseIuseNOD32.IMHO,itisnotthedefenderthatcausesthe100%diskactivity. – MiroJ. Aug25'16at14:14 IdisabledWindowsdefenderanti-virusandsawtheactivitydroptonormal(regularupanddowns).WhenIre-enabledit,itnolongercausedthespike.NotsurewhatthebehaviorwillbewhenIrestart. – Jake88 Sep8'18at3:00 Addacomment  |  4 Iwouldcheckoutyourharddrive'sperformance. AcronisDriveMonitorwillworkandisfree.Iusethis,it'sreallygood.However,likeallofthesethings,it'sonlyasgoodasthesignalroute-IE,abadcablemaycausefalsepositivesetcsoifyoucanalsotestthecableyouwillhavetheextrareassurance(andofcoursethentheportonthemotherboard!Althoughnormally,theresultsareprettyaccurateIjustwantedtopointoutitcouldbesomethingelse.) AcronisDriveMonitor:Estimatehealthpercentage,anduseWindowsEventLogevents(whichmayberelatedtoriskofdataloss).CantriggerautomaticbackuponS.M.A.R.T.alertwhencombinedwithAcronisbackupsoftware. WikipediaalsogivesyouanoverviewofsuchS.M.A.R.Ttools(toomuchtocopyacross). Oneofthecontributorstothissite,RamhoundsuggestsSpinRite(fromanotherpost).DespiteitsayingXPatplaces,itshouldworkforW8fine. TheresultsofreportsbasedonS.M.A.R.Tdatashouldbetakenintocontext.ManyoftheproblemsHDDshavetheyarenotevenawareof.Thebestwaytohaveahealthydriveistorunitthroughaprogramthatwillreadeachandeverysectoroften.ThisallowstheHDDtomovedatafrombadsectorstogoodsectorsandthenmarkanysectorsitdeterminesasbadasunusable.Thisisfarmoreusefulthensayadefragalthoughitshouldbesaid,runningadefrag,oftendoesexactlthis.OneprogramIuseforforallmyHDDsisSpinRite.–Ramhound Share Improvethisanswer Follow answeredSep5'12at14:14 DaveDave 25k1010goldbadges5151silverbadges6868bronzebadges 3 Yougivemetomuchcredit.WhileIdouseSpinRite,theknowlegeIshareaboutSpinRite,isbasedontheauthor'sknowlege.HehostsapodcastcalledSecurityNow!everyweek. – Ramhound Sep5'12at14:28 @RamhoundIwaswonderingifStevewaspayingyoutosaythis. – user142485 Sep6'12at14:34 1 @user142485-OfcourseIwasn't. – Ramhound Oct1'13at11:36 Addacomment  |  3 UsexperffromtheWPT(partoftheWindows8SDK)totracethediskIO: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ntdebugging/archive/2009/08/17/xperf-to-investigate-slow-i-o-issues.aspx Share Improvethisanswer Follow answeredNov19'12at22:57 magicandre1981magicandre1981 94k2828goldbadges168168silverbadges235235bronzebadges Addacomment  |  3 Toothers:Ihadthisexactsameproblem.Nearlyidenticalscreenshottothisone.Maxusage,lowthroughput,latencythroughtheroof.Itrieddisablingservices--likeindexing--,chkdsk,powermanagementoptions,andevencrazythingslikedisablingIPv6peranAmazonreviewofmydrive(desperate,Iknow).NothingIdidworked.SoIdidsomeresearchonmydriveandunfortunatelyfoundthatmanymanyotheruserswereexperiencingthesameissue. Ultimately,Iemailedthemanufacturerofmydriveandlaidoutmycase,statingthatthisdrivemodelwasdefectiveandrequestingthatIcansenditinandreceivethenextmodelupinreturn(whichhas1000+goodreviews).Afriendlyphonecalllaterandforaverysmallfee,theycomplied(negotiatedowntheirfee!).YesterdayIgotthenewdriveandit'snightandday.Incomparable.TheoldSSDwasslowerthanspinningbyalargemargin,andthenewonefeelslikeeveryotherproperSSDI'veused.It'swonderful. Ifyoufoundthispagebecauseofsimilarissues,spinningorSSD,I'dhighlysuggestyoudosomeGooglingandpotentiallyfollow-upwiththemanufacturertoexchangeit.IamverygladIdid.Goodluck. Share Improvethisanswer Follow answeredJan16'13at0:17 TylerForsytheTylerForsythe 15144bronzebadges 4 IknowsometimesthiscanberelatedtofirmwareontheSSD.Soyoucantryupgradingthefirmwarebeforereplacingthedrive – Jonathan Nov14'16at22:58 2 WhattypeofSSDwasit? – Petah Mar25'17at9:09 IhadaWDblackinstalledgivingthesameproblem.Ithinktheharddrivewasjustbrokenhoweverbecauseitwasworkingfinefor2years.Itriedformatting,thisdidnothelp.mysolutionwasreplacingit – DarkPh03n1X May25'18at23:29 IhadabrandnewSeagateBarracuda8TBdrivebehavethisway.After15-20minutesofheavywriteusageitswritespeedwoulddroptoalmostnothingandit'dpegat100%Activeandstaythereforever(untilIrebooted).AfteradayoftryingallthedesperatefixesIcouldfindonlineIfinallygaveupandreplaceditwithanewdrive,problemsolved. – Jim Nov9'18at21:52 Addacomment  |  2 IfoundthatWindowsUpdateisaculprit.WhenIstopWindowsUpdateService,Diskreaddownto5%. Share Improvethisanswer Follow editedSep10'15at18:26 Lombas 42622silverbadges1111bronzebadges answeredApr4'13at17:28 PiriyaJ.PiriyaJ. 2111bronzebadge 2 9 Canyouconfirmthiswithresourcemanager? – soandos Apr4'13at17:39 Thissolvedtheissueforme.Oddly,WindowsUpdatelookedstuckincontrolpanel,butwastakingup80-90%ofmydiskactivityintaskmanager. – RedDragonWebDesign Jan15'19at12:31 Addacomment  |  1 Mydownload-HDDhadalmostthesamesymptoms. ItendedupbeingtheSATAportwhichhadbroken,makingtheHDDgoto100%activity,butnotreadingorwritinganything,whenevertheHDDwrotetoitself. Isolvedit,bysimplymovingtheSATAcablefortheaffectedharddrivetoanotherport. Share Improvethisanswer Follow answeredJan16'17at2:05 UltromantheTacomanUltromantheTacoman 12644bronzebadges Addacomment  |  0 Checkifyouhavedriveindexingturnedon.InthepastI'veheardHDDsriplikechainsawsastheylookovereveryfileonthedrive.Trydisablingittemporarilyfromservicesandseeifthatchangesanything. Share Improvethisanswer Follow editedApr12'13at20:26 random♦ 14.2k99goldbadges5252silverbadges5858bronzebadges answeredSep5'12at14:17 LeeHarrisonLeeHarrison 2,0991212silverbadges1212bronzebadges 1 Youshoulddescribethestepsneededtodothis. – Black Jan25'18at8:50 Addacomment  |  Highlyactivequestion.Earn10reputation(notcountingtheassociationbonus)inordertoanswerthisquestion.Thereputationrequirementhelpsprotectthisquestionfromspamandnon-answeractivity. Nottheansweryou'relookingfor?Browseotherquestionstaggedhard-drivewindows-8oraskyourownquestion. TheOverflowBlog Psychologicalsafetyiscriticalforhigh-performingteams Usingsyntheticdatatopowermachinelearningwhileprotectinguserprivacy FeaturedonMeta We’vemadechangestoourTermsofService&PrivacyPolicy-January2022 Newpostsummarydesignsonsitehomepagesandgreatesthitsnow;everywhere... 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