avast constantly using disk is a problem that may negatively impact the performance of your PC. It can slow down your programs and even cause crashes if the issue is not addressed. There are many ways to resolve this issue, including virus scanning and setting your virtual memory back to its initial state and running a fresh reboot. You can also uninstall any software you don’t use and remove temporary files that consume RAM and CPU. You can either do it manually, or use a program such as AVG TuneUp to complete the task for you.
Changing the scanning regularity can reduce avast’s usage of disks. This method will disable background monitoring and checking, but it will decrease avast’s CPU usage.
If you are still experiencing high CPU and disk usage it is possible to update the antivirus software. To do this, you will need to open the Avast user interface by clicking the icon on your system tray or by finding it in the start menu entry. Then, click Menu and select Settings from the drop-down list.
You can view a list of scans currently running on your computer by selecting Scan with Avast from the context menu when you right-click a file on the drive. The Stop button allows you to turn off a particular scan if it is using excessive memory. After that, you should check to check if the CPU or disk usage is back to normal.