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Help with HDD (lemmy.ml)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I have a 4TB HDD that I use to store music, films, images, and text files. I have a 250GB SDD that I use to install my OS and video games. So far I didn't have any problem with this setup, obviously it's a bit slower when it reads the HDD but nothing too serious, but lately it's gotten way worse, where it just lags too much when I try to access files on that disk, and specially when it comes to listening to music, it's super annoying. I'm using Elisa music player and it just takes ages to load the albums.

Below is my system and HDD information. I think I'm supposed to use hardlinks or something to access those files, could that be a reason? I've never even fully filled my HDD and it's only 3 years old.

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Hardware Information:

Hardware Model: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. PRIME A320M-K
Memory: 16.0 GiB
Processor: AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600G with Radeon™ Graphics × 12
Graphics: AMD Radeon™ Graphics
Disk Capacity: 4.2 TB

Software Information:

Firmware Version: 6042
OS Name: Fedora Linux 39 (Workstation Edition)
OS Build: (null)
OS Type: 64-bit
GNOME Version: 45.5
Windowing System: Wayland
Kernel Version: Linux 6.7.11-200.fc39.x86_64

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[–] nyan 2 points 8 months ago

I've got a 6TB SATA HDD (also formatted ext4) and while files on it don't always open instantaneously, the pause is only a fraction of a second at most (barely enough to notice). So I'll join the chorus suggesting you check for hardware issues—bad drive, bad or loose cables, or a bad controller on the mobo.