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SSDs have been out for a while and I'm guessing most developer workstations have them now and that's why a lot of software can suddenly be changed to have a dis
by gtsteve 6y ago
SSDs have been out for a while and I'm guessing most developer workstations have them now and that's why a lot of software can suddenly be changed to have a disk heavy workload without a developer noticing.
You should upgrade - it'll be a considerable boost to your computer's speed and your productivity. SSDs are pretty cheap now.
You can stay using a HDD if you like but I don't think it's going to get better.
- giantg2 6y agoI second this. I have a 13 year old laptop. Windows 10 was very slow on it. I upgraded to an SSD and now it works great. No problems on my SSD desktop that is 8 years old too. You can even keep your files on the HDD if you want, but a small SSD for the OS and key applications can be a big improvement. I see two main options. One you could upgrade to an SSD (or better HDD or RAID). Second is that you can install a lightweight OS like some Linux distros.
- tanseydavid 6y agoI am using all SSD in my laptop and still experience the symptoms described by OP. The most-reliable relief I have found is not ideal -- I turn off Windows Defenders's REAL TIME protection. Builds for example take 40%-60% longer when this is enabled. But this setting will get turned back on automatically by Windows at least once a day.
- gtsteve 6y agoYou can just ignore specific directories, i.e. your working directories, cache directories, etc. The latest version of the IntelliJ series of IDEs will suggest this for you automatically.