what process is performing the most disk activity? course hero

by Lea Breitenberg 6 min read

What journal process blocks Linux?

As you can see from the result, the jdb2/dm-0-8 (ext4 journal process), and kdmflush are constantly block your Linux.

Does iotop show MB/s?

that just shows open file handles, not MB/s for each file. iotop does that.

Why do you want to know about disk read and write activity?

First, if you run a Solid State Drive, especially an early generation one, you may want to make sure that processes are not taxing the drive too much.

What program to use to display disk activity?

Using Process Explorer. You may use the excellent program Process Explorer instead to display disk activity of processes on Windows machines. Process Explorer does not display the information either by default, but you may enable the data columns in the program to display them. Start Process Explorer.

What is the difference between Task Manager and Process Explorer?

Note: A core difference between using the Task Manager and Process Explorer is that the Task Manager displays session information while Process Explorer information from the moment it is started.

Does Windows Task Manager reveal disk activity?

The Windows Task Manager does not reveal many information in regards to disk activity by default.

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