[–] multidan 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
What do you mean by superfetch eating up 1tb? It indexed 1tb? It filled 1tb with a file?
If you don't want your OS to access your drive... Don't access that drive with that OS. You can't have your cake and eat it too. If you use an OS for a task it by definition has to have the ability to do that task.
If you want superfetch to stop indexing, Google it. Others have it explained a lot better than we can.
What do you mean by superfetch eating up 1tb? It indexed 1tb? It filled 1tb with a file?
I don't know what happened, tried to analyze that drive where the disk space went but found nothing. But it went clearly down fast https://slimgur.com/image/B63 at the moment Windows 10 was doing something on it.
At that moment I did not know about superfetch. Also Windows 10 never did this before since I installed it.
[–] Kaizervonmaanen 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
If Linux is not a option then you just have to live with it. Encryption don't help because the search will be done after you have put in the encryption key. There is no known way to avoid windows searching and gathering information from your drives. You can cut it off from the Internet completely and use a Linux computer to move any files to and from the Internet. Windows searches your drives and send them to Microsoft, it is going to use memory and disk space for that no matter what.
[–] ObeyTheFist ago
No known way... Except for all the known ways. Like disabling the search and superfetch services.
Using the hosts file to block the telemetry targets.
Running one of the many batch files or PowerShell scripts to remove the CEIP malware patches from Windows Update.
Please try to be honest when offering technical advice (unless you genuinely didn't know about these options, in which case why are you offering technical advice?)
[–] Kaizervonmaanen ago
Like disabling the search and superfetch services.
According to ars technica that does not stop the spyware or background communication with Microsoft. Using a host file to stop it would seem like a good idea, but that will also stop things like security updates and other important services. The script I have seen to stop it will only partially stopstop it.
[–] storytellermich ago
Well aren't I glad I am refusing the Windows 10 update offers that pop up. Sounds like a shit operating system.
[–] Talexis 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago
step one remove Windows. step two install Linux