# The plex server accesses the hard disk every 10 seconds
**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-server-accesses-the-hard-disk-every-10-seconds/625502
**Category:** General Discussions
**Created:** [August 20, 2020, 11:46am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-server-accesses-the-hard-disk-every-10-seconds/625502 "2020-08-20T11:46:01Z")
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### Author:  [@Luis\_R](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Luis_R)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2020, 11:46am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-server-accesses-the-hard-disk-every-10-seconds/625502/1 "2020-08-20T11:46:01Z")
Hi,
In the latest PLEX Server updates the PLEX Server continuously accesses the hard drives (confirmed by SysInternals) when the system is idle. The PLEX Server is set to only do maintenance 1 time per days. Anyone with an idea or fix or same issue please reply. I have to shut down the PLEX Server until this issue is resolved to protect the drive from failure due to the pounding.
I disabled all automatic scanning. I uncheck a lot of automatic stuff, but does not help.
I have attached my dump logs, I wonder if someome could help me to taka a look?
[Plex Media Server Logs\_2020-08-20\_06-10-39.zip](https://forums.plex.tv/uploads/short-url/tH3XJ3tVIB6WLvl3koudMgXZQjf.zip) (3.6 MB)
thanks.
regards.
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### Author:  [@pl\_5309](https://forums.plex.tv/u/pl_5309)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2020, 12:27pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-server-accesses-the-hard-disk-every-10-seconds/625502/2 "2020-08-20T12:27:24Z")
Your logs didn’t attach.
You would have to power down all clients so the server doesn’t log the connection.
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### Author:  [@Luis\_R](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Luis_R)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2020, 2:09pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-server-accesses-the-hard-disk-every-10-seconds/625502/3 "2020-08-20T14:09:03Z")
Hi Tiebierius,
This time I have attached the logs.
Thanks!
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### Author:  [@Volts](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Volts)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2020, 12:18am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-server-accesses-the-hard-disk-every-10-seconds/625502/4 "2020-08-22T00:18:25Z")
Likely related thread.
> [@Plex constantly writes to Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.db-{shm,wal}](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-constantly-writes-to-plug-in-support-databases-com-plexapp-plugins-library-db-shm-wal/578316/):
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> Server Version#: 1.19.1.2645 Player Version#: NA I’m seeing this odd behavior on a fresh, clean install (recently upgraded) of PMS on FreeNAS 11.3-U2. It’s reported [here](https://www.ixsystems.com/community/threads/11-3-u1-plex-permanently-writes-to-plug-in-support-databases-com-plexapp-plugins-library-db-wal.83520/) Nothing in the logs seem to explain what’s going on, but the net result is that this is trashing my SSD rather fast frowning Anybody else sees that? Any idea what’s going on? I tried disabling all scheduled tasks to no avail, it just won’t stop.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 20, 2020, 12:18am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-server-accesses-the-hard-disk-every-10-seconds/625502/5 "2020-11-20T00:18:27Z")
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