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[–] ObeyTheFist 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

OP said Linux is not an option in this case.

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[–] 2283940? 1 point 4 points (+5|-1) ago 

You can, however, replace that operating system with one that gives you more control over how it operates. Unless you have updatedb in a cron job or mdstat is set to run, I don't think Linux will access your network drives without an explicit user action.

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[–] ObeyTheFist 1 point 2 points (+3|-1) ago 

OP said Linux is not an option in this case.

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[–] ObeyTheFist 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

That's a bit disingenuous. OP already identified that superfetch was accessing network drives.

It's not hard to disable that service.

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[–] WildThingSammiT 3 points 0 points (+3|-3) ago 

Why is switching to Linux "not an option?"

It's free, it's fairly easy to switch to, and, depending on the "distro" (version of linux), it's easy to use.

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[–] Kaizervonmaanen 1 point 1 point (+2|-1) ago 

Because he is in love with Microsoft and it would feel wrong for him.

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[–] Chiefpacman ago 

That's not the reason a lot of us are on the fence. We would really have to cripple ourselves to move over, I have gone as far as to get another computer to start experimenting w/ linux/gnu.

The trouble I have had has already made my cold feet colder; albeit not totally the OS's fault. And I'm in windows 7, not feeling the pain these 10 users are.

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[–] WildThingSammiT ago 

It's kind of an abusive relationship

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[–] ObeyTheFist ago 

Contrary to popular belief in the open source community, Linux doesn't always "just work". Not every application, especially commercial applications used in enterprise will work even under WINE.

And if you're running any hardware outside of the minority subset of PC components that are natively supported by even the most popular distros, good luck, and kiss goodbye to your weekend trying to make it work.

I know, it's better today than it ever has been, and much more viable for some, but it's still not for everyone.

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[–] 2288438? [S] ago 

Too many applications that uses Microsoft, and it is my job to wok with Microsoft products.

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[–] captainVerde 0 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Try switching to Windows 95. It's 85 versions ahead of Windows 10.

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[–] PolishPandaBear 1 point 2 points (+3|-1) ago 

How about formatting it to ext4? Maybe this will help.

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[–] 2283775? 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

Have you done extremely thorough scans for malware? I don't think everyone is seeing the level of activity in Windows 10 that you describe.

I have a Windows 10 test pc and I don't notice anything unusual happening with my network drive when I fire it up. When you say it's eating up space, have you found what it's filling your drive with? Is it the backup?

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[–] ObeyTheFist 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

This is insightful, it could be malware.

Or Windows Search doing indexing.

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[–] 2288387? [S] ago 

No malware in that case, it was clearly "System" that did it. Definitely not index sharing since I checked it and it said "indexing completed". Also that network drive was not in that list.

That network drive was NOT mapped to a drive letter.

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[–] Chiefpacman ago 

I would of guessed that, but deleting photo's? That's gotta be something bad.

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[–] Caboose_Calloway 2 points -1 points (+1|-2) ago 

"My husband is beating me every day, last night I caught him stealing $10,000 from our account and giving it to strippers. What should I do? (Divorce is not an option.)"

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[–] HexTq ago 

llol

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[–] TimberWolfAlpha 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

I won't let windows 10 onto my network. Period.

If I ever am forced to a point where I am going to use Windows 10, I'll pick up a machine with VT-d and an IOMMU so that I can pass hardware directly to my Windows 10 virtual machine. I will give it it's own virtual interface driven by a NIC that won't be used for anything else, and firewall the devil out of that virtual interface. Like, a firewall on the host VM, and then an old DDWRT router on the other end of the cable. It will be fed an internet connection that has been completely segregated from my real network. I'll run that Spybot anti-beacon package on it, as well as manually block all the relevant domains for phoning home. I'll also lock down every port in use and only explicitly open the port(s) I need for whatever infuriating task has made Windows 10 necessary.(some game, I imagine, or piece of software I need for something)

I wouldn't let it anywhere near a network drive. if I'm doing something that needs backing up, Win10 can live with a flash drive or three... you can get 32gb for $10, so, yeah.

A little paranoid? maybe. Excessive? Sure. But I regard Win10 in the same manner I regard, say, the human immunodeficiency virus.

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[–] ObeyTheFist ago 

You know they're backporting all the spyware and malware into Windows 7 and 8 too, right?

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[–] TimberWolfAlpha ago 

Only if you've still got automatic updates still on. I always shot the Windows Update service in the head and only turned it on when I actually need it. Also, I'm transitioning some of my machines to Linux Mint on top of that. Third day of it on this laptop, and I'm loving it.

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