I love my WD drive but, really am completely dissatisfied with the Smartware software. I’ve been using the software for a couple of years now and it has been a major resource hog from the beginning. The code is clearly not well written and WD appears completely insensitive this issue/problem/bug since they have had multiple opportunities to tune the code to make it much more CPU friendly. It’s inexcusable for such a highly regarded company that makes great hardware to completely ignore the continuous complaints from its users regarding its poor software application.
The web is full of negative comments about the Smartware application but, sadly, WD is not listening.
I’ve decided to abandon the application and find another one that is much more CPU friendly.
