100% disk usage during file transfer

awijit

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I have searched a lot in a lot of forums regarding this issue. I couldnt find the exact problem Im facing. I found a lot of 100% disk usage problems and their solutions, but none of them could fix mine.

So here is my issue : every time I copy files from one disk to another or even within the same disk among partitions and install a program/game, my computer becomes extremely slow. A single click is responded after 3-4 seconds. When I open control panel, it shows 100% disk usage. As soon as the file transfer gets over, everything becomes normal.

Edit : My problem is not my transfer speed. It is that while a transfer is happening, nothing else works. Even though the transfer rate is 6 -7 mbps

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba Satellite L850
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 3610 QM @ 2.3 GHz
    Memory
    6.00 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Raedon HD7670
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    SATA HDD 640GB
    Internet Speed
    2 mbps
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    None

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.0 x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba Satelite C55D-A Laptop
    CPU
    AMD EI 1200
    Memory
    4 gb DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Raedon 340 MB dedicated Ram
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Built in
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    640 GB (spinner) Sata II
    Keyboard
    Built in
    Mouse
    Touch pad
or even within the same disk among partitions
That will always be slow if you think about it for a second. Don't try to make you drive head skip back and forth to different locations. Think - it is a physical piece of metal and you are asking it to move. That takes time.

EDIT: Sorry - I didn't add a solution. The solution is to either add more disk arms (which is not really possible as you have a laptop) or get a SSD. You'll always find 10 x 128GB disk will be faster than 1 TB disk.
 
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System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro Prieview x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    MacBook Pro Core2Duo
    CPU
    T7600
    Memory
    3
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon X1600
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Internal
    Screen Resolution
    1440 x 800
    Hard Drives
    40GB
    Keyboard
    Apple
    Mouse
    Apple
    Internet Speed
    Varies
    Browser
    Various
    Antivirus
    Defender
I took the OP's problem to be he couldn't do the copies in the background while doing other disk tasks, like installing. That's what throttling is for. Unbridled copy is always going to use 100% of the disk as far as I've ever seen.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.0 x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba Satelite C55D-A Laptop
    CPU
    AMD EI 1200
    Memory
    4 gb DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Raedon 340 MB dedicated Ram
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Built in
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    640 GB (spinner) Sata II
    Keyboard
    Built in
    Mouse
    Touch pad
Hopefully yes or something is wrong.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro Prieview x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    MacBook Pro Core2Duo
    CPU
    T7600
    Memory
    3
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon X1600
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Internal
    Screen Resolution
    1440 x 800
    Hard Drives
    40GB
    Keyboard
    Apple
    Mouse
    Apple
    Internet Speed
    Varies
    Browser
    Various
    Antivirus
    Defender
My problem is not my transfer speed. It is that while a transfer is happening, nothing else works. Even though the transfer rate is 6 -7 mbps
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba Satellite L850
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 3610 QM @ 2.3 GHz
    Memory
    6.00 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Raedon HD7670
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    SATA HDD 640GB
    Internet Speed
    2 mbps
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    None
Well exactly. If you are copying from once partition to another on the same disk it would be expected.

Is that what you are doing?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro Prieview x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    MacBook Pro Core2Duo
    CPU
    T7600
    Memory
    3
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon X1600
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Internal
    Screen Resolution
    1440 x 800
    Hard Drives
    40GB
    Keyboard
    Apple
    Mouse
    Apple
    Internet Speed
    Varies
    Browser
    Various
    Antivirus
    Defender
The problem is consistent with all forms of file transfer. Whether Im copying from one partition to another, among 2 disks, installing a software from a disk or a virtual disk.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba Satellite L850
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 3610 QM @ 2.3 GHz
    Memory
    6.00 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Raedon HD7670
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    SATA HDD 640GB
    Internet Speed
    2 mbps
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    None
Try the file copy with bandwidth limiter. It gives up time slices so other tasks can use the disks. If you actually try it and there's no difference please post what happens. Trying to do installs while other disk io is going on, well the install is never going to be snappy. It's going to bog.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.0 x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba Satelite C55D-A Laptop
    CPU
    AMD EI 1200
    Memory
    4 gb DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Raedon 340 MB dedicated Ram
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Built in
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    640 GB (spinner) Sata II
    Keyboard
    Built in
    Mouse
    Touch pad
Maybe turning off auto disk optimization will help.
click the drive -> "manage" will appear in toolbar -> click optimization and turn it off

do reply
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
If they are on try turning of the Drives indexer and Compression
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8 and Linux (MINT)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo Win 8 & Toshiba Linux
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster
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