03-08-2018, 07:38 AM
Gimp uses the standard system interfaces for disk I/O.
All I hear is a faint rattling. Considering that the disk must be 4-5 years old at least it could be aging. I would recommend taking a peek at its SMART data (requires the smartmontools package) to assess its wear. And if it doesn't support SMART, it's not old, it's ancient...
All I hear is a faint rattling. Considering that the disk must be 4-5 years old at least it could be aging. I would recommend taking a peek at its SMART data (requires the smartmontools package) to assess its wear. And if it doesn't support SMART, it's not old, it's ancient...