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I have accesses to the hard drive, even if I do nothing?


The suspicious disk access does not always have to be from the virus. Usually it's the defragmentation tool defrag.exe from Microsoft!




The disk is defragmented in the background to achieve better disk performance.

The "defrag.exe" likes to turn on at night. Since it is quite at night, you can see that very well, unless you were lucky and got an ultra quiet hard drive.

Optionally also look through the Windows Task Manager what could be there?

Press CTRL + SHIFT + ESC.

In the task manager click on the text More!

(Image-1) accesses to the hard drive!
accesses to the hard drive!

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Tip: You do not have to press CTRL + SHIFT + ESC to open the Windows Task Manager, right-click on an empty space on the taskbar, and then select Task Manager and start it directly ;-)

(Image-2) Start the Task-Manager from Task-Bar!
Start the Task-Manager from Task-Bar!

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Open the Windows-Resources-Monitor

(Image-3) Resources Monitor in Windows!
Resources Monitor in Windows!

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In Resource Monitor, simply on disk
 
In Windows, the resource monitor is the system utility that lets you get usage information from hardware like CPU, memory, disk, and even the network.
 
The open file and module software resources are displayed almost in real time.


(Image-4) Resource-Monitor-Disk accesses and hard drive!
Resource-Monitor-Disk accesses and hard drive!

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The Windows Resource Monitor, what is it?



If you want to monitor something, you can filter the results by the specific processes or services. The Windows Resource Monitor allows you to quit, restart, and pause and resume processes known as APPs or programs and services.
 
Troubleshooting can also be done when an application does not respond as expected or behaves like a virus.

(Image-5) View the accesses to the hard drive on Windows!
View the accesses to the hard drive on Windows!

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FAQ 2: Updated on: 28 August 2023 17:44 Windows
FileSystem

USB Net Gross Data Rate, USB 3, 2, 1?


The USB Net Gross Data Rate In Byte per second: NET GROSS USB 1 1.0 MB/s 1.5 MB/s USB 2 40 MB/s 60 MB/s USB 3 300 MB/s 625 MB/s USB 3.1 900 MB/s 1,25 GB/s
FileSystem

Can I change the file format from rar to zip?


Yes, you can change the file type from RAR to ZIP, but the simple renaming is not enough Contents: 1. Rar archive in Zip 2. Further thoughts
FileSystem

Formatting or Quick Formatting?


However, formatting does not completely erase the data. It can be recovered with a variety of software, whether it is a quick format or a normal format.
FileSystem

Formatting and partitioning the disk without Windows?


Suitable for this is the free tool, or the small Linux operating system, which can start from USB or CD Linux emergency CD. It has not only a partitioner,
FileSystem

What is exFAT formatting in Windows 10 (8.1 / 7)?


The exFAT is a file system , like FAT16, FAT32, or NTFS. The "Extended File Allocation Table" exFAT for short was developed specifically for flash storage,
FileSystem

Format a formatted HDD or SSD to NTFS!


The solution to format a formatted HDD or SSD to NTFS on Windows Desktop PCs or in example on Microsoft Web Server 2019 Content: 1. Format a formatted
FileSystem

Enabling drive compression on Windows 10, 8.1 or MS Server!


The solution Enable the famose drive compression on Windows Desktop PCs or the new Microsoft Windows Web Server 2019 1. Please runt the Windows 10 File

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