possible usb3-connected hard drive spin down causing lag

[Ronald Klop]

Van: tech-lists <tech-lists at zyxst.net>
Datum: vrijdag, 27 november 2020 04:24
Aan: freebsd-current at freebsd.org
Onderwerp: Re: possible usb3-connected hard drive spin down causing lag
> 
> Hi,
> 
> It seems the issue wasn't with the hardware or the connection.
> I use mutt and it's the program that was slowing everything down,
> and that was down to me using new mutt with my old config. The whole
> pause for 5 seconds thing was due to it scanning gigabytes of email each time it woke up. The fix was to review the config and change a couple of settings. Now there's no delay (well there is a bit but only because it's scanning the folders it's told to for new mail).
> 
> But looking at a hardware cause wasn't in vain. On the way to the solution, found a few tips through here that sped up the system generally, and learned a bit. So now I have a *really quick* raspberry pi4 which is rock-solid stable, so thanks :D
> 
> -- 
> J.
>  


Mind to share these tips, so I can use them on my RPI4? ;-)