The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/GIKAS1 on 2024-12-31 22:39:09.

So I got a 4TB usb hdd and within the last 2 weeks I managed to make it show up as 70% fragmented due to deleting files and unpacking many zips in between… Today I noticed that when writing files on the disk the writing speed drops to almost 0 for 5 seconds and then resumes repeatedly while the file is transferred… The disk is legit and I know that usb drives show that kind of behavior however it definitely got a lot more severe now…

Any help is appreciated!!