Posted Jan 31st in the Quick facts about meltdown and Spectre forum
https://hardforum.com/threads/quick-facts-about-meltdown-and-spectre.1951795/page-5#post-1043478836
So have you noticed a difference since Microsoft and others have been trying to patch for spectra and meltdown. I don't know if it is the patches or something else, but my system which has ran flawlessly since building it 2 years ago is just slow now. Programs take longer to open. Programs are stalling and freezing now and even clicking the mouse is frustrating. Nothing happens, then it speeds through the action, but because my mouse is no longer where I clicked it the action cancels out. I have ran Malware Bytes and Webroot. Both say everything is fine. I am about to try the refresh Windows option or a new install.
Anyone else having problems?
Posted last night and to in the same forum
Well it wasn't windows patches slowing my system down - my data drive has quit working. I tried simple things like checking the sata and power cables. At times Windows sees the drive and i can access the info slowly. During one of these times I tried making a fresh backup of my data and ended up screwing up my old backup.
When I plug in and power up the disk sometimes nothing happens sometime the disk is visible and under disk management it says that I need to initialize the disk, but I can't. There are 2 partition types listed under the option MBP and GPT neither works. The drive spins and sounds ok. I am assuming from the info in disk management that the partition has been damaged somehow . But it is just a guess on my part..
I downloaded the free version Easeus data recovery, but it doesn't see the disk in its current state.
From what I can tell the free software didn't have the partition tools. Also tried the free copies of Mini Tool Partition Wizard, Data recovery Pro, R-Undelete. Many of these programs didn’t come with the partition tools in the free version. And the one or two that did. Couldn’t find the drive although it is showing in Win 10 disk management as not initialized
I do mind purchasing a copy? Any recommendations for a good program? Seem to be lots of programs out there but I don't know which one to purchase.
All suggestions and advice would be appreciated
https://hardforum.com/threads/quick-facts-about-meltdown-and-spectre.1951795/page-5#post-1043478836
So have you noticed a difference since Microsoft and others have been trying to patch for spectra and meltdown. I don't know if it is the patches or something else, but my system which has ran flawlessly since building it 2 years ago is just slow now. Programs take longer to open. Programs are stalling and freezing now and even clicking the mouse is frustrating. Nothing happens, then it speeds through the action, but because my mouse is no longer where I clicked it the action cancels out. I have ran Malware Bytes and Webroot. Both say everything is fine. I am about to try the refresh Windows option or a new install.
Anyone else having problems?
Posted last night and to in the same forum
Well it wasn't windows patches slowing my system down - my data drive has quit working. I tried simple things like checking the sata and power cables. At times Windows sees the drive and i can access the info slowly. During one of these times I tried making a fresh backup of my data and ended up screwing up my old backup.
When I plug in and power up the disk sometimes nothing happens sometime the disk is visible and under disk management it says that I need to initialize the disk, but I can't. There are 2 partition types listed under the option MBP and GPT neither works. The drive spins and sounds ok. I am assuming from the info in disk management that the partition has been damaged somehow . But it is just a guess on my part..
I downloaded the free version Easeus data recovery, but it doesn't see the disk in its current state.
From what I can tell the free software didn't have the partition tools. Also tried the free copies of Mini Tool Partition Wizard, Data recovery Pro, R-Undelete. Many of these programs didn’t come with the partition tools in the free version. And the one or two that did. Couldn’t find the drive although it is showing in Win 10 disk management as not initialized
I do mind purchasing a copy? Any recommendations for a good program? Seem to be lots of programs out there but I don't know which one to purchase.
All suggestions and advice would be appreciated