Multiple instances of the wdsync.exe process pegs CPU @100%

janoble · February 1, 2019, 5:28pm

Hi,

I have an AMD Phenom 9500 Quad-Core CPU running 64-bit Win 10 Pro on wired ethernet. I have a 4T My Cloud Home backup device. Multiple wdsync.exe processes are bringing my computer to its knees with the CPU pegged at 100%.for hours. Trying to use the computer is becoming annoying at best. Is there anything I can do to get this under control?

Thanks

SBrown · February 2, 2019, 1:20am

@janoble Sounds like you are using the “Sync to my cloud” feature.
How many folders and how much content are you sycing in parallel?

janoble · February 2, 2019, 1:48am

I’m syncing most of my data files. Very little if any of the files or directories change. Should I not use the sync “feature” which I considered the only feature above that of a NAS. If I have to manually move the files why bother with syncing?

janoble · February 18, 2019, 11:41pm

SBrown, yes you were correct. The “Sync to MyCloud” brought my computer to it’s knees. I went through and shut all the directories being sync’d and my computer has become useful again. I guess I’ll just consider MyCloud a NAS device and manually transfer files.