Downloading 23GB a day to a hardrive that isn't visible

Smokey Deza

Smokey Deza

Smokey Deza

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Hi,

Just a question that I'm a bit baffled with.

One of my SSDs has started to disappear from 'my computer' after about 20 minutes of booting up.

From what I've researched it seems my HD is on it's way out, however if I remain active on this HD, gaming or whatever, it performs fine.

But, when my HD disappears, my connection goes crazy and starts downloading at full speed and I suspect this steam re-downloading my entire games list as it's the only program I have on this drive that would warrant such large data downloads.

I only know of this because I've exceeded 110GB cap in a matter of days.

So my question is this, how can my connection be downloading all this data when I cannot access the drive in the first place?
 
i would defo do a Virus scan if not try the HD by itself and see if it happens if it does and there no viruses there is a problen with the disk or the OS
 
Same problem that Ive been having.

Have you recently moved the system (Cable management, installing components) or had any issues with that HDD (installing a new SSD and moving everything to the HDD)?

I recently moved my computer to drain my WC, clipped one of the power cables and its just enough to give it power, but it fails and looses connection randomly.
That HDD is now dead as the sudden power changes fried it (old HDD not protected by hotswapping).
 
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