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Stephen 18-08-2024 18:32
Re: Hard Disk Usage
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jaymoss (Post 36181564)
Task Manager not only shows you if the disk is being accessed it also shows you what is hogging processes and allows you to end the task of anything being naughty. You do not need a 3rd party piece of software

I think for some reason maybe my lower post count or time here but my responses to Tech based questions seem to just get ignored on this forum but I really really know what I am talking about
You ain't being ignored bud. Your advice is sound. Task manager does everything you could need for managing tasks etc.

GrimUpNorth 18-08-2024 20:34
Re: Hard Disk Usage
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jaymoss (Post 36181564)
Task Manager not only shows you if the disk is being accessed it also shows you what is hogging processes and allows you to end the task of anything being naughty. You do not need a 3rd party piece of software

I think for some reason maybe my lower post count or time here but my responses to Tech based questions seem to just get ignored on this forum but I really really know what I am talking about
Must admit, if my system stops responding, I find a reboot is usually the best way to sort it in the first instance. I'd only dig deeper if the problem returned and then I'd be delving in to the built in Windows tools to find the issue. But each to their own I suppose.

Jaymoss 18-08-2024 20:38
Re: Hard Disk Usage
 
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Originally Posted by GrimUpNorth (Post 36181568)
Must admit, if my system stops responding, I find a reboot is usually the best way to sort it in the first instance. I'd only dig deeper if the problem returned and then I'd be delving in to the built in Windows tools to find the issue. But each to their own I suppose.
The original question was to check disk activity and the op chose for a 3rd party piece of software when Task Manager shows it . That was my point

Dude111 18-08-2024 22:20
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Originally Posted by Corey N Georgie
My new case doesnt have a Hard disk light on it to see disk activity.

Is there any software available to view disk activity say in the system tray for example?

Thanks.
I have DISKMON and it monitors all my C drive activity.....

It says it works on ALL OS's (This is before sysinternals was taken over and all that EULA stuff was added)

See if it works for you buddy

http://web.archive.org/web/20051104084419/http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/Diskmon.html (Click the Win2000 and higher zip file)


I hope it works :)

Stephen 18-08-2024 22:36
Re: Hard Disk Usage
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dude111 (Post 36181572)
I have DISKMON and it monitors all my C drive activity.....

It says it works on ALL OS's (This is before sysinternals was taken over and all that EULA stuff was added)

See if it works for you buddy

http://web.archive.org/web/200511040...s/Diskmon.html (Click the Win2000 and higher zip file)


I hope it works :)
EULAs have always been around. It's the end user licence agreement.

As has been mentioned though, no real need to use 3rd party software, windows has its own software to monitor it and many other bits of hardware now.

With SSDs functioning differently to old HDDs checking for read/write isn't really needed.

Corey N Georgie 19-08-2024 10:41
Re: Hard Disk Usage
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jaymoss (Post 36181564)
Task Manager not only shows you if the disk is being accessed it also shows you what is hogging processes and allows you to end the task of anything being naughty. You do not need a 3rd party piece of software

I think for some reason maybe my lower post count or time here but my responses to Tech based questions seem to just get ignored on this forum but I really really know what I am talking about
But u have to press alt. ctrl, and del each time u want to view it, i want something that's a little easier to view.

We all have different views on software and what we want, why not just accept some people want different things than u?

Jaymoss 19-08-2024 12:18
Re: Hard Disk Usage
 
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Originally Posted by Corey N Georgie (Post 36181591)
But u have to press alt. ctrl, and del each time u want to view it, i want something that's a little easier to view.

We all have different views on software and what we want, why not just accept some people want different things than u?
You most certainly do not. You right click the taskbar and select it or press CTRL Shift and ESC or if you want something more permanent right click on the desktop select new (or more options if on new windows 11 menu) short cut and enter taskmgr.exe you then have a shortcut you can pin anywhere

I accept other people want different things than me but I know what I am doing

peanut 19-08-2024 13:15
Re: Hard Disk Usage
 
Each to their own though. Even with quite a high end PC I can't have anything running in the background that's not needed, no widgets or anything. I don't install anything to run at start up apart from the absolute essentials. CPU idles at around 1-2% if not then I know something ain't right. Old habits are hard to break.

Dude111 20-08-2024 19:32
Quote:
Originally Posted by Corey N Georgie
But u have to press alt. ctrl, and del each time u want to view it, i want something that's a little easier to view.
Yes Corey which is why I offered you DISKMON.... It sounds like it does exactly what you want and its very useful!

Corey N Georgie 21-08-2024 07:50
Re: Hard Disk Usage
 
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Originally Posted by Dude111 (Post 36181682)
Yes Corey which is why I offered you DISKMON.... It sounds like it does exactly what you want and its very useful!
Yes and im gonna give it a shot.

Thanks.

Stephen 21-08-2024 09:00
Re: Hard Disk Usage
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Corey N Georgie (Post 36181701)
Yes and im gonna give it a shot.

Thanks.
If it still runs on modern windows. Dude is famous for living in the past still running an ancient PC with a very very outdated version of windows.

Paul 21-08-2024 15:04
Re: Hard Disk Usage
 
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Originally Posted by Stephen (Post 36181703)
If it still runs on modern windows. Dude is famous for living in the past still running an ancient PC with a very very outdated version of windows.
It should - Diskmon is maintained by Sysinternals, which is now actually Winternals, part of Micro$oft.

Dude111 22-08-2024 05:43
Yes and its incredible all it shows.... Have ya ever tried it Paul??

Jaymoss 22-08-2024 09:05
Re: Hard Disk Usage
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dude111 (Post 36181758)
Yes and its incredible all it shows.... Have ya ever tried it Paul??
You would not have seen the latest version of Task Manager and what that shows would you ?

Stephen 22-08-2024 09:19
Re: Hard Disk Usage
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dude111 (Post 36181758)
Yes and its incredible all it shows.... Have ya ever tried it Paul??
It's built in to windows now. Task Manager now show all you could possibly need to know.


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