File Explorer spins up Hard-Disks when opened

[Windows 11]

Microsoft has ignored this issue for years, and it's still unresolved in 2025.I have 4 SSDs and 1 HDD for long-term storage in my Windows 11 PC.Here’s the problem: Whenever I download something (saved on an SSD) and open File Explorer to access it, I often have to wait about 10 seconds for my HDD to spin up—even though I'm not accessing anything on it. During this time, Explorer is unresponsive.This is completely unnecessary. There’s no reason my HDD should be woken up just to browse a folder stored on an SSD. It’s called lazy initialization/fetching—a fundamental concept that Microsoft should

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