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NateTorris
Hi,
I have had the infamous 100% disk usage problem for over a year now. I had followed every tip and trick that I could find on the internet, and had mild improvements at best that only lasted a limited amount of time before the issue got worse again. 5 months ago I reset the computer while keeping my personal files. This seemed to be an 80% or so improvement and I was able to use my computer again. However, the issue slowly crept back into my life. I downloaded the free Malwarebytes app and scanned for Malware but the search came back clean. 2 days ago I initiated the reset using the "Remove Everything" option. It took 6 hours to get to 79%, and then froze there for 24 hours until I had to power it off and back on to get it moving again. Once I booted it back up, it stated that the reset was complete but it could not remove all of my personal files. The computer is somewhat useable right now, but it is still hitting the disk at 100% intermittently. The only thing that I have reinstalled thus far is Microsoft Office 2013. I want to find a solution to this nightmare before I reload any other apps or files. This computer is mainly used for office work like Word and Excel, storage of pictures, and internet surfing.
Specs:
Item Value
OS Name Microsoft Windows 10 Home
Version 10.0.16299 Build 16299
Other OS Description Not Available
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name DESKTOP-TFTS77T
System Manufacturer Dell Inc.
System Model Inspiron 7520
System Type x64-based PC
System SKU Inspiron 7520
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3632QM CPU @ 2.20GHz, 2201 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date Dell Inc. A11, 2/20/2014
SMBIOS Version 2.7
Embedded Controller Version 1.01
BIOS Mode UEFI
BaseBoard Manufacturer Dell Inc.
BaseBoard Model Not Available
BaseBoard Name Base Board
Platform Role Mobile
Secure Boot State On
PCR7 Configuration Binding Not Possible
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "10.0.16299.371"
User Name DESKTOP-TFTS77T\ntorr
Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 8.00 GB
Total Physical Memory 7.87 GB
Available Physical Memory 5.58 GB
Total Virtual Memory 9.75 GB
Available Virtual Memory 7.39 GB
Page File Space 1.88 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys
Device Encryption Support Reasons for failed automatic device encryption: TPM is not usable, PCR7 binding is not supported, Hardware Security Test Interface failed and device is not InstantGo, Un-allowed DMA capable bus/device(s) detected, TPM is not usable
Hyper-V - VM Monitor Mode Extensions Yes
Hyper-V - Second Level Address Translation Extensions Yes
Hyper-V - Virtualization Enabled in Firmware Yes
Hyper-V - Data Execution Protection Yes
HDD has 651 GB free
Please let me know what other information is needed to help diagnose this issue before this computer ends up getting used as target practice!!
- Nate
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I have had the infamous 100% disk usage problem for over a year now. I had followed every tip and trick that I could find on the internet, and had mild improvements at best that only lasted a limited amount of time before the issue got worse again. 5 months ago I reset the computer while keeping my personal files. This seemed to be an 80% or so improvement and I was able to use my computer again. However, the issue slowly crept back into my life. I downloaded the free Malwarebytes app and scanned for Malware but the search came back clean. 2 days ago I initiated the reset using the "Remove Everything" option. It took 6 hours to get to 79%, and then froze there for 24 hours until I had to power it off and back on to get it moving again. Once I booted it back up, it stated that the reset was complete but it could not remove all of my personal files. The computer is somewhat useable right now, but it is still hitting the disk at 100% intermittently. The only thing that I have reinstalled thus far is Microsoft Office 2013. I want to find a solution to this nightmare before I reload any other apps or files. This computer is mainly used for office work like Word and Excel, storage of pictures, and internet surfing.
Specs:
Item Value
OS Name Microsoft Windows 10 Home
Version 10.0.16299 Build 16299
Other OS Description Not Available
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name DESKTOP-TFTS77T
System Manufacturer Dell Inc.
System Model Inspiron 7520
System Type x64-based PC
System SKU Inspiron 7520
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3632QM CPU @ 2.20GHz, 2201 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date Dell Inc. A11, 2/20/2014
SMBIOS Version 2.7
Embedded Controller Version 1.01
BIOS Mode UEFI
BaseBoard Manufacturer Dell Inc.
BaseBoard Model Not Available
BaseBoard Name Base Board
Platform Role Mobile
Secure Boot State On
PCR7 Configuration Binding Not Possible
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "10.0.16299.371"
User Name DESKTOP-TFTS77T\ntorr
Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 8.00 GB
Total Physical Memory 7.87 GB
Available Physical Memory 5.58 GB
Total Virtual Memory 9.75 GB
Available Virtual Memory 7.39 GB
Page File Space 1.88 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys
Device Encryption Support Reasons for failed automatic device encryption: TPM is not usable, PCR7 binding is not supported, Hardware Security Test Interface failed and device is not InstantGo, Un-allowed DMA capable bus/device(s) detected, TPM is not usable
Hyper-V - VM Monitor Mode Extensions Yes
Hyper-V - Second Level Address Translation Extensions Yes
Hyper-V - Virtualization Enabled in Firmware Yes
Hyper-V - Data Execution Protection Yes
HDD has 651 GB free
Please let me know what other information is needed to help diagnose this issue before this computer ends up getting used as target practice!!
- Nate
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