High Disk Usage When Opening Any Programs

kawaiigoth · 15 Aug 2018

I am experiencing high disk usage when I open literally everything. I am not too knowledgeable on computer hardware so hopefully someone here can help.

I have disabled SuperFetch (I was/still am having issues with my computer randomly resetting; someone said disabling it would help, didn't, but I turned it back on and it spikes my disk)

I have run SeaTools and HDDScan. Neither showed any issues though in the screenshot below my disk was running 98-100 the entire time SeaTools ran it's test.
( Screenshot - 8a77c6ca20ff0307ccb5db88cad689ed - Gyazo )

For another example when I opened Steam, for about 1-2 minutes, I get the 98-100 disk usage.
( Screenshot - 485d25107a8ef79058b99e4e50522a39 - Gyazo )

I have checked all Drivers on my computer and they're up to date as well.

The Disk Drive I have is a Toshiba DT01ACA100 (1TB, 7200RPM, 32MB Cache, SATA 6.0GB/s)
I have about 1/3rd of it occupied: Screenshot - 6410a1e07e6a2d172023bba34b3dd18e - Gyazo

(EDIT: I have now gotten my total occupied storage down to 200~GB)

(PS: I don't know how to get rid of the RamDisk and correct me if im wrong I feel like that probably limits my memory usage which isn't good figuring I only have 8GB)

If you guys need any other information let me know, Thank you!

EDIT: Currently running Macrorit, will update once done.

Ben Myers · 15 Aug 2018

Try increasing your virtual memory. Press the Windows and "R" keys simultaneously, type "sysdm.cpl" into the "Run" box and click "OK". When the system applet starts, click on the "Advanced" tab and in the "Performance" box, click "Settings", click on the "Advanced" tab again and make sure the virtual memory is at least half as large as your physical memory, 4000 MB in your case. If it is less, click "Change", uncheck "Automatically manage paging file size for all drives", click "Custom", enter "1000" for the initial size, "4000" for the maximum, click "Set", "OK", then "OK" again. You may have to restart the computer for the change to take effect.

Ben

kawaiigoth · 15 Aug 2018

Ben Myers said:

Try increasing your virtual memory. Press the Windows and "R" keys simultaneously, type "sysdm.cpl" into the "Run" box and click "OK". When the system applet starts, click on the "Advanced" tab and in the "Performance" box, click "Settings", click on the "Advanced" tab again and make sure the virtual memory is at least half as large as your physical memory, 4000 MB in your case. If it is less, click "Change", uncheck "Automatically manage paging file size for all drives", click "Custom", enter "1000" for the initial size, "4000" for the maximum, click "Set", "OK", then "OK" again. You may have to restart the computer for the change to take effect.

Ben

I tried what you said and the issue is still there. When I changed it the number was initially something over 8000, I don't remember what exactly at this point.

kawaiigoth · 15 Aug 2018

I tried as you said Ben and nothing has changed, is there anything else I could try?

kawaiigoth · 15 Aug 2018

I looked to see what was pulling it all and it's "System"
Screenshot - 0f18ab158eda04d0f64a7fb715e70e80 - Gyazo

Don't know what to do with that information lol

Also when I download things it also sucks up all the disk space. I can still use chrome and such though.

dalchina · 19 Aug 2018

That's rather unclear as you have the Gyazo thing presumably running in Chrome which uses a lot of resources just to do a screenshot.

The way to do a screenshot is to use the Windows snipping tool or one of the many freeware tools for that, create an image file, then post it using the Insert Image icon above your post.

You've also a lot of activity related to Defender. With build 1803 there have been quite a few reports of high resource usage with Defender (please search the forum for recent (2 months?) threads on Defender and 1803 using Advanced Search.

Suggest you do a clean boot, then without Chrome running, see what's happening and post another screenshot.

Also when I download things it also sucks up all the disk space.

- can only make the obvious comment- if you download sthg large, you need that amount of space. Can't really see your point here, sorry.

Ztruker · 26 Aug 2018

Also look at the drive with CrystalDiskInfo, see if anything unusual shows, like sector relocation problems? I just went through this with a laptop at the shop, where the drive was 80% to 100% all the time and nothing made a difference. I finally checked it with CrystalDiskInfo and say the Reallocated and Uncorrectable sector counts were flagged.

Used Macrium to make an image backup of the drive (took 4+ hours but completed) then replaced the drive and restored the image and the laptop works as it should again.