![]() ![]() If you see your computer busy, it’s possible it’s downloading and possibly installing a new update. Automatic Updates: Windows itself and programs like Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox all have automatic updaters.Backups: If you have automatic backups set up - and you should - your backup utility may be performing a regular backup.Your antivirus program could be sorting through your hard drive and examining its files. Scheduled Antivirus Scans: Antivirus programs and other security tools are often configured to perform regular, scheduled antivirus scans by default.Modern versions of Windows automatically do any necessary disk-defragmenting in the background, but they’re configured to only do this when the computer is idle. Disk Defragmentation: Back in Windows 98, you had to close the other programs on your computer before defragmenting your hard drive to ensure it would complete successfully.To do this, the indexing service has to crawl your files and watch them for changes, and this can cause hard disk activity. ![]() When you use your operating system’s search feature, you get instant search results from the database. This is a process that crawls through your entire hard drive, examining each file - and the text inside it - and making a database. File Indexing: All modern operating systems include file-indexing services.But what exactly is your computer doing in the background? The exact background tasks depend on what software you have on your computer and how it’s configured, but here are some common ones: ![]()
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