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Hard drive runs fast?
For over a year my hard drive periodically, and randomly, runs at top speed for about 2 minutes, gradually slowing to normal. Did not do this the first two years using this computer. Now it has starting running fast for 8 minutes, with about 4 at top speed and intermittent spurts the remainder. Resource Monitor (Windows 8) shows no internet input or output for this. Disc activity goes from one to another showing high for the following:
user / (my mane) / app data / local / ms / ie / recovery active
log file / NTFS / volume log
log file / NFTS / volume log * Yes, a second one. Not sure what the difference is.
program data / Norton
windows / prefetch / DLL host.exe
I have asked before and searched for the cause with no luck. Seems like needless wear on the drive. With this longer run time it happens once a day vs. 1 to 4 times when it ran the two minutes.
What is causing this and how can I stop it?
1 Answer
- NortonSupportLv 47 years agoFavorite Answer
Hello,
Sorry for the trouble. Can you go to the Services window (services.msc) and then disable the Indexing or Windows Search service? Stop the service and change the startup type to Disabled. Restart the computer and see if that helps!
Thanks!
Vineeth
Norton Support
