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[Jussi Pakkanen <jussi.pakkanen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

To prevent Mediascanner from scanning files on an external hd, add a
.nomedia file as described in comment 8.

It will also be slow to scan only the first time. Once it has scanned
the directories, it caches the results and does not do it again, even if
you unplug and replug your drive.

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1294303

Title:
  Mediascanner-service-2 process is killing HD and consumes lot of CPU

Status in Media Scanner v2:
  Fix Released
Status in “mediascanner2” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  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)

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