2015-11-19, 05:29
I have noticed that, sometimes, i can hear heavy HDD activity when Kodi is on. It usually happens when i'm watching a video (either on youtube or from my HDD) but even if i stop watching it, the activity doesn't stop. The HDD "scratches" continuously for a random amount of time. It can be as long as 10 minutes or sometimes it never stops until i close Kodi.
This happens only with Kodi. Generally, i know how to keep my windows clean and there are no background apps using my HDD at all. I even tried disabling some windows services that might cause random HD activity (like superfetch) but Kodi still causes heavy HDD activity regardless.
So, what causes this? Is there any option or line inside a .ini file that can stop this behavior? This is a serious issue for me because the constant mechanical HDD noise is pretty noticeable, plus it may harm my equipment in the long run, especially if i upgrade to a SSD drive and use Kodi there.
This happens only with Kodi. Generally, i know how to keep my windows clean and there are no background apps using my HDD at all. I even tried disabling some windows services that might cause random HD activity (like superfetch) but Kodi still causes heavy HDD activity regardless.
So, what causes this? Is there any option or line inside a .ini file that can stop this behavior? This is a serious issue for me because the constant mechanical HDD noise is pretty noticeable, plus it may harm my equipment in the long run, especially if i upgrade to a SSD drive and use Kodi there.