Daz is slow now that my content is on a non-ssd

Paradigm

Hi all,

Unfortunately my D:/ drive died last week and I lost my entire library and all my renders since Oct of last year (I do backups, usually more frequent but c'est la vie). It was a 2TB SSD ($$$) and I decided to get a cheaper 2TB HDD for my content and keep Daz on my SSD.

Loads are obviously slower, but since then my active pose has been extremely slow as well and it makes NO sense to me but the evidence is abundant. The difference is so large that there's no way I'm just seeing things. Moving the hand of a figure in an empty scene chugs when I used to be able to do it fine in a scene with 5 clothed figures in a complex lit indoor scene.

Drip

Is it possible that your Virtual Memory (also known as the "swapfile") is located on the HDD? It being located on an SSD or a HDD would be very noticable in performance. But, it may also be a cause why your SSD died (especially older SSD's deteriorate faster when they are subject to many read/write/delete/overwrite actions. Newer SSD's supposedly don't have this problem, though I'd still prefer to use them only for persistent data and not for data that frequently changes).

PerttiA

@Drip may be on to something as I have content on SSD's and External USB HD's, and there is no significant difference in loading times.

kwerkx

One experiment you can try is to open a task manager and monitor the performance tabs as you work.  If the HDD is at fault for the slowness it should show as heavy activity on that drive.  This may give you clues to other problems in regards to your memory, cpu, or graphics card.  While it's not a full solution, it's (IMO) a good first step for troubleshooting.  Hope this helps.

 

LeatherGryphon

What's the manufacture & model.  What's the rotational speed of the HDD, 7200 or 5400?  Cheaper HDDs, are often the slower speed.  OK for archival storage and low power, low heat & long life, but not good for active use.