Question Computer lags when going into the C Drive ?

[bioject]

Sometimes when I click on my C drive to go inside there is a noticeable lag that may take up to a minute to resolve. Sometimes this also happens if I'm using file explorer and trying to get to my desktop. The problem only seems to happen once after my computer has been booted up for the first time. After clicking on C drive and going through the thinking, the problem doesn't seem to come back until I've restarted my computer. If I had a slow computer I wouldn't think much about it but my PC is pretty good. My only theory is that maybe my hard drive is partitioned weird? What could I check on Windows 11 to confirm this?

Device name DESKTOP-HO9Q7LU
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-10850K CPU @ 3.60GHz 3.60 GHz
Installed RAM 32.0 GB
Device ID 9FF29D0A-467E-41C6-A02B-4CC596894417
Product ID 00330-80000-00000-AA594
System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
Samsung SSD 970 EVO 2TB

 

[allandg]

Just for the heck of it, try this: Disable Windows Search (start - run - services.msc), reboot, and see if the problem persists. You can always re-enable Windows Search later.

 

[SkyNetRising]

My only theory is that maybe my hard drive is partitioned weird?
Samsung SSD 970 EVO 2TB

Check health of your drive.
Use Samsung Magician.
Do you have any other drives installed? Any mechanical hard drives?

 

[Ralston18]

You can also use Task Manager and Resource Monitor to observe what the computer is doing or trying to do when the lags occur.

Process Explorer (Microsoft, free) can prove helpful as well.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/process-explorer

Use all three tools but only one tool at a time.

Open the tool window and position the window so it remains viewable.

Allow the system to stabilize.

Click the C: drive and watch for what changes in the tool window.

 

[bioject]

Check health of your drive.
Use Samsung Magician.
Do you have any other drives installed? Any mechanical hard drives?

I have one solid state hard drive that is plugged in via USB but it is just for backup.

 

[bioject]

Just for the heck of it, try this: Disable Windows Search (start - run - services.msc), reboot, and see if the problem persists. You can always re-enable Windows Search later.

I tried this. So far no issues. I will keep you updated.

 

[allandg]

I tried this. So far no issues. I will keep you updated.

I would expect that you will continue to have no issues. Windows Search is often the cause of the lag you've described. You can download and install Everything (formerly "search everything"): https://www.voidtools.com/downloads/

It is a lightweight, free search utility that will provide instantaneous search results. One of the best (if not THE best) Windows search utilities available. I use it on all of my systems.