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USB 3 write speed fluctuates in Windows 10
I am using a 1TB SSD drive for file transfer between two Windows 10 computers that i connect using a USB 3 adapter and ports.
I copy files from System A to the drive and then from the drive onto ...
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HDD or USB stick for keeping VirtualBox disk images for efficiency and durability?
I recently replaced a storage device and copied all my VirtalBox VMs to a large USB stick. The USB stick advertizes IO performance so I thought VMs may run efficiently out of it, but a few minutes ...
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Evaluating hdd speed: data transfer rate vs internal data rate
I have two Seagate disks a 2T st2000lm007 (2.5) and a 3T ST3000DM008 (3.5). I have a choice between mounting one as a USB 3.0 external and the other as an internal.
Is there an advantage either way? ...
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Actual sequential writing speed to USB 3.1 SSD far below benchmark data
I have a single 5.5GB file on a slow internal SATA-3 magnetic HDD. Windows 10 claims that disk is only "1%" fragmented. The sequential read performance is around 95 MB per second according to crystal ...
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Slow transfer speeds between one HDD and USB3 external drive
I'm transferring a handful of files from an internal HDD to an external HDD over USB3.0, but find that I'm getting nowhere near USB3 speeds.
The drive is definitely USB3 (Seagate STEB6000403) and ...
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NAS via HDD connected to PC or HDD connected to the router
Hardware I am working with
Netgear Nighthawk AC1900 (R7000) (USB 3.0; running stock firmware, but can run Tomato if needed)
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk 2 TB USB 3.0 External Hard Drive (MPN: ...
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slow transfer of data from disk to disk
I'm copying about 4TB of data from one hdd to another and noticing abysmal speeds.
I have two external SATA 3 hdds plugged into USB 3.0 docks and connected to USB3.0 ports on Macbook Pro. MBP was ...
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Transfering files over USB2.0 (500GB)
I am transferring 500GB of files from an internal (SATA) HDD to a external USB disk (2.5 inch, one of those that use the power line on USB to power themselves). As of now the rate at which it's ...
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file transfer over fast ethernet to external usb 2.0 harddrive
I have a homeserver in my flat. The local area network is fast ethernet and an external harddrive is connected to the server via USB 2.0.
What is the bottle neck when copying files over the network? ...
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USB vs. FireWire for external hard drives
For external hard drives in this question, I'm referring to traditional HDDs; the kind with spinning metal inside of them (no RAM or flash-based super-high-performance hardware):
Is there a ...
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