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Monitor disk activity?
13-07-2008 1:42 AM
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Hi all
XP Pro SP2
Just about 5 mins ago its started frantic disk activity every second or so - which is strange for this machine.
Checked Task manager, memory used is low and the page file size is low.
So... how can I find out which process is using the disk? - IE in a similar way to zonealarm telling you what programs wants internet access, how can I find out what program is accessing my HDD, how frequently and the amount of data being read/written?
XP Pro SP2
Just about 5 mins ago its started frantic disk activity every second or so - which is strange for this machine.
Checked Task manager, memory used is low and the page file size is low.
So... how can I find out which process is using the disk? - IE in a similar way to zonealarm telling you what programs wants internet access, how can I find out what program is accessing my HDD, how frequently and the amount of data being read/written?
I need a new signature... i'm bored of the old one!
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Re: Monitor disk activity?
13-07-2008 9:09 AM
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Process Explorer (from Microsoft) - Google to find it.
"Everything you ever wanted Task Manager to be"
"Everything you ever wanted Task Manager to be"
Re: Monitor disk activity?
13-07-2008 9:21 AM
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Unfortunately this is one of the few areas where Windows Vista outshines XP. It can list the disk use per process in the performance/reliability monitor.
I don't know of any way to do this out of the box with XP, but you could use Filemon to do it
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896642.aspx
I don't know of any way to do this out of the box with XP, but you could use Filemon to do it
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896642.aspx
Re: Monitor disk activity?
13-07-2008 10:36 AM
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Quote from: Xenstar but you could use Filemon to do it
As it says on the page linked to:
"Note: Filemon and Regmon have been replaced by Process Monitor "
This is now Process Explorer
Re: Monitor disk activity?
13-07-2008 12:16 PM
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Ok I've downloaded process explorer...
I'm having trouble seeing how to determine which process is using the HDD most.
I'm looking for something like the CPU column - where you can just click and it sorts the list of process names by which one uses the disk the most.
So far I can only see that you can check the properties of each process indivdually to check ists disk access?
Help!?
I'm having trouble seeing how to determine which process is using the HDD most.
I'm looking for something like the CPU column - where you can just click and it sorts the list of process names by which one uses the disk the most.
So far I can only see that you can check the properties of each process indivdually to check ists disk access?
Help!?
I need a new signature... i'm bored of the old one!
Re: Monitor disk activity?
13-07-2008 12:20 PM
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Nevermind I found it
Just realised I could add a column - went for the 'I/O Total'
Many thanks guys!
Just realised I could add a column - went for the 'I/O Total'
Many thanks guys!
I need a new signature... i'm bored of the old one!
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