Public bug reported: Each time I plug my external USB hard disk the mediascanner-service process is activ and is using large amount of CPU for long minutes without interruption. I have the same problem in utopic and vivid
ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04 Package: mediascanner2.0 0.105+15.04.20141030.1-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-25.33-generic 3.16.7 Uname: Linux 3.16.0-25-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu10 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Wed Dec 3 00:29:43 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-05-26 (1286 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1) SourcePackage: mediascanner2 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to vivid on 2013-11-26 (371 days ago) ** Affects: mediascanner2 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug utopic vivid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1398614 Title: mediascanner-service-2.0 using large amounts of CPU To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mediascanner2/+bug/1398614/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs