# \[X\] Mp3tag unnecessary wakes up inactive drives

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-mp3tag-unnecessary-wakes-up-inactive-drives/19653
**Category:** No Bugs
**Created:** [January 2, 2018, 12:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-mp3tag-unnecessary-wakes-up-inactive-drives/19653 "2018-01-02T12:49:00Z")
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### Author: ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [January 3, 2018, 3:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-mp3tag-unnecessary-wakes-up-inactive-drives/19653/2 "2018-01-03T15:32:17Z")

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> [@Zerow](#):
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> ...Although it may be not a Mp3tag bug but just a regular Windows behavior, as the same happens ...

You could use a process monitor first (e.g. by sysinternals) to see which processes access your sleepy drive.

BTW: didn't you ask in this thread  
[/t/19546/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/19546/1)  
for a solution to wake up a drive? To me that looks like the exact opposite of this "bug" report.

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