Download slows down when I leave my PC idle

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Since I first started using Steam on this PC, I've noticed that if I leave it downloading a game and walk away, after a few minutes the download speed and disk usage drops to almost 0. It doesn't matter if I leave the monitor on or lock and turn it off, it happens either way. And as soon as I come back and move the mouse, the download and disk goes back to normal.

Anyone else having this problem?
Cheers

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[Michu]

Yup. It's normal, if you don't want that to happen you'll have to change your pc settings, disabling the hibernation thing when you walk away

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I've checked my power settings,and both the sleep and turn off display are set to never, as well as disabling hibernation. I don't have this problem on my laptop, and after browsing through the forums I see a few others with the same problem.

[Michu]

Try this:

1. Open a game (Doesn't matter which game).
2. ALT + TAB and restart the download from steam menu.
3. Left the game downloading and leave your pc on that game's menu, the one you opened first.
4. Walk away, have some cake, and the see if it worked.

[Michu]

Leave* Excuse my english

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Originally posted by GentleTea:

Try this:

1. Open a game (Doesn't matter which game).
2. ALT + TAB and restart the download from steam menu.
3. Left the game downloading and leave your pc on that game's menu, the one you opened first.
4. Walk away, have some cake, and the see if it worked.

This is a really bad idea if you're the one paying for energy bills.

Running a 3D environment doubles or maximizes power consumption if they're on gaming hardware. So instead of a 50-80 watt usage, they would go to numbers around the wattage of their power supply if they maxed out their settings.

Instead, a better idea is to disable hibernation on HDD's (in advanced settings) and only use screensavers.

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I've already set "turn off Hard Disk after" to never, still have the problem.
Any suggestions?