# 13 to 46 instances of Brave running - Hard drive at 100% - Brave Unusable

**URL:** <https://community.brave.app/t/13-to-46-instances-of-brave-running-hard-drive-at-100-brave-unusable/425667>\
**Category:** Desktop Support\
**Tags:** windows\
**Created:** [August 18, 2022, 7:08pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/13-to-46-instances-of-brave-running-hard-drive-at-100-brave-unusable/425667 "2022-08-18T19:08:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chocoholic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brave/user_avatar/community.brave.app/chocoholic/32/114357_2.png) [@Chocoholic](https://community.brave.app/u/Chocoholic)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2022, 12:07am UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/13-to-46-instances-of-brave-running-hard-drive-at-100-brave-unusable/425667/2 "2022-08-19T00:07:46Z")

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Hi and welcome to the community. Posting a topic by another community member that may help with your issue. Hope it does! Take care.

> [@Brave uses a lot of resources causing fatal errors](https://community.brave.app/t/brave-uses-a-lot-of-resources-causing-fatal-errors/391483/2):
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> Hi @HectorCastillo Try this: Disable hardware acceleration Clear browser data If using nvidia go to settings and choose AUTO-SELECT. Restart browser. If CPU still too high, Hold CTRL+SHIFT+N then test in Private Mode. if CPU is OK, an extension might be causing the problem.

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