I have two SSDs for Windows and programs (C & E), and two HDDs for storage (D & F). Whenever I go into Recycle Bin that is located on C, the D HDD starts up (i.e., spins up). Even when it's empty. Same with some folders that I know are not connected to D or F. It gets a little tedious as D starts up slowly. I am curious as to why the HDD (D) starts up when it's not related to the task at hand.
Have I messed up on the partitioning or could it be something else? I have apparently all set up as "Primary Partition" as seen in the screenshot. So I'm also wondering if that is wise or if I should change it?
Disk Manager:
Disks 0 and 2 are the HDDs; 1 and 3 are the SSDs.
I can give additional info, but not sure what is needed since I have no idea as to what could be the cause of such a problem.
C:\$Recycle.Bin
is on theC:
drive, butDesktop
/Recycle Bin
=C:\$Recycle.Bin
+D:\$Recycle.Bin
+E:\$Recycle.Bin
+F:\$Recycle.Bin
. Try creating a file on yourD:
drive and delete it; then look inRecycle Bin
. I expect that the file will be there. It isn’t inC:\$Recycle.Bin
; it’s inD:\$Recycle.Bin
. So, when you go toRecycle Bin
, it has to look in all the fixed (non-removable) drives. I don’t know any way to change this behavior.