Public bug reported: I just connected external USB harddrive, when mediascanner-service-2 start scanning (?) over 15 min - even after unplug USB HD. CPU usage was very high (min 50%, sometimes 100%).
ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: mediascanner2.0 0.100+14.04.20140314-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-18.38-generic 3.13.6 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-18-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.13.3-0ubuntu1 Architecture: i386 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Tue Mar 18 20:06:06 2014 SourcePackage: mediascanner2 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2013-11-26 (111 days ago) ** Affects: mediascanner2 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug i386 trusty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1294303 Title: Mediascanner-service-2 process is killing HD and consumes lot of CPU To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mediascanner2/+bug/1294303/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs