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Bring worn out (?) USB stick back to old performance
I've got a USB stick (SanDisk Cruzer Facet 64G) which seems to be worn out. I had filled it to the brim with a lot of small-ish files (500kB each), which went well, no performance issues; and when I ...
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Will Compressing an Entire USB Flash Drive Actually Increase Performance? [duplicate]
As we know, USB flash drives are generally very slow in data transfer rates. USB 3 has significantly increased the rates data transfers, but it's still much slower than even traditional mechanical ...
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EXTREMELY slow transfer speed
I'm getting VERY slow transfer speeds with 3 different usb flash drives on different computers.
This are the aspects I consider relevant:
USB 3.0 driver is installed
USB 3.0 is enabled from BIOS
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USB Flash drive too slow
I've tried like 10 USB flash drives, and they are all slow :(
External USB hard-drives are much faster. For example transfer speeds on the WD passport are like 20 MB/sec compared to like 2 MB/sec on ...
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USB 3.0 Flash Drive slower than USB 2.0
I have just bought a USB Stick (Flash Drive) from Philips. 32GB USB 3.0. I had some other problems with my USB 3.0 Installation but now this is resovled. My USB 3.0 hub is now a 7 Port USB 3.0 Metall ...
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Provide multiple thumb-drives via RAID 0 / USB-hub better performance than a single thumb-drive? [duplicate]
Suppose I'd attach N flash-sticks to an USB-hub and configure them using soft-RAID level 0 [striping].
Is this configuration likely to provide better throughput than a single flash-stick?
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How can I good performance from an OSX install on a USB stick?
I installed OSX on a USB stick, using a HFS+ filesystem.
Although the OS is fully functional, it is incredibly slow, with frequent spinning wheel cursor.
I am using the fastest (and most expensive) ...
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USB Drive is Very Slow
I recently bought a Patriot Xporter XT Boost 8GB Flash Drive whish is supposed to be one of the faster flash drives but it seems extremelly slow. For isntance Firefox takes several minutes to load. ...
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What changes should I make to an Ubuntu that runs from a USB flash drive?
I'm considering running my laptop from a USB flash drive. The system would be one of the Ubuntu family.
What should I do to ensure that the USB flash drive lasts as long as possible?
What can I do to ...
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Recommendations for USB flash drive fast at writing small files [closed]
I want a drive that I can be used as my work drive, storing a Subversion repo and sandbox for a small project. I'd also like it to be able to store a DVD rip. At the moment I've got a Super Talent ...
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Shopping for Fast USB Flash Drives [closed]
I would like to pick up some really fast USB flash drives in the 16 - 64 GB range. When looking at drives they just list their size, their form factor (key chain hook, slider, etc.) and the fact that ...
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