I've noticed for a while now that my WD passport (2TB) blinks by itself, so I looked into the issue and checked in Resource Manager to see what's going on. In Resource Manager I saw that almost every program had its hand in my hard drive, including system. I found some solutions online including disabling my Recycle Bin, which I have done to no avail.
I'm afraid that long term reading and writing like this constantly could lead to a system failure, which would be devastating.
Could please explain to me what's going on? What are these programs (like Vivaldi) doing with my hard drive? Is this normal, and does it pose a risk to the longevity of my drive?
Most importantly, how do i stop it? It makes safe ejection nearly impossible.
