Uninstall WD Smartware and use Windows backup? WDFME killing CPU

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Hi,

Is it possible to uninstall WD SMartware and use Windows backup as the tool to transfer my data from pc to my Passport ?  My pc is grinding to a halt and blue screening and I can see that the CPU with WD Smartware is almost maxing out and quite often.  I only do scheduled backups and do not require real-time scanning for file changes so my Passport is only plugged into the USB at specific times.

Has anyone done this and seen any adverse affects by uninstalling WD Smartware?#

Ultimately I want to free up my laptop resources and see WD SMartware running 23 threads, killing the CPU and nothing else on the pc is running.

Thanks very much,

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Yes you can uninstall the Smartware and it can be a resource hog. Just make sure you remove the password if you set one. Are you only interested in backing up data or the entire laptop? I don’t have any experience with Windows backup.   MS makes SyncToy and it’s free. Basically you select a file on PC and then on the other drive and it makes them match.

Joe

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Hi,

I already have a system image so am just interested in photo, music and any MS Office files.

I’ll take a look at Windows backup and your suggestion.

Thanks for the prompt reply.

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I use a paid program GoodSync http://www.goodsync.com/ . It’s pretty easy just select the folder to sync and the one you want to update.

Joe