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Thread ID: 110597	2010-06-24 08:14:00	Data transfer.	Cicero (40)	Press F1

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1113120	2010-06-24 19:44:00	Can you not go edit select all then copy to new location should just do the whole lot then	gary67 (56)
1113121	2010-06-24 19:55:00	Can you not go edit select all then copy to new location should just do the whole lot then The problem there is,10g=3hrs,then 300 = 90hrs.	Cicero (40)
1113122	2010-06-24 20:30:00	Do a quick trial without going through the hub. Your speeds are not normal.	jackM (14814)
1113123	2010-06-24 20:58:00	No eSATA port? When I first got my external HDD, I used eSATA or Firewire (cant remember) to let it build the initial backup and then switched to USB2 since the cable was a lot longer and convenient. you sometimes get the port for free with a external enclosure or dock. you just plug it in the motherboard off one of the SATA ports. i didn't know so i bought a more $$ mobo :lol: it depends on the files as well. i use adobe lightroom, the configuration files might just be 1 or 2gb size but man it can takes near an hour and all the other stuff speeds up .....	Nomad (952)
1113124	2010-06-24 21:00:00	The problem there is,10g=3hrs,then 300 = 90hrs. it might fluctuate greatly. once it has done the slow folder(s), the speed could skyrocket...	Nomad (952)
1113125	2010-06-24 23:41:00	Not sure how to interpret that lot. Will SuperCopier"solve problem? I have USB 2 all round,the only thing that might be wrong is I am using a hub,and funny things can happen with that ,can't they? I tried to drag 2 folders at once,that completely wasted 3 hrs.! Do I take it the rule is one at a time? Thanks lads. Did you try to copy the 2 folders simultaneously? Because that WILL cause speed problems, because the drives must constantly move the heads back and forth for each set of files and introduces extra delays due to seek times. A USB Hub might be a problem too, but I would say if you were trying to copy 2 folders simultaneously that would have been the major problem. Folders with lots of small files will always copy slower than those with a lot of large files because each file must have an entry written in the MFT. When you have a lot of small files, the drive must again seek the head back to the MFT area and write the entry, then back again to free space and write the next file... Supercopier won't make anything magically faster, it just eliminates a lot of problems which can occur because the Windows filecopy function is pretty lame. What it can do however is automatically skip all the files you have already copied with minimum fuss and bother :)	Agent_24 (57)
1113126	2010-06-25 00:41:00	Did you try to copy the 2 folders simultaneously? Because that WILL cause speed problems, because the drives must constantly move the heads back and forth for each set of files and introduces extra delays due to seek times. A USB Hub might be a problem too, but I would say if you were trying to copy 2 folders simultaneously that would have been the major problem. Folders with lots of small files will always copy slower than those with a lot of large files because each file must have an entry written in the MFT. When you have a lot of small files, the drive must again seek the head back to the MFT area and write the entry, then back again to free space and write the next file... Supercopier won't make anything magically faster, it just eliminates a lot of problems which can occur because the Windows filecopy function is pretty lame. What it can do however is automatically skip all the files you have already copied with minimum fuss and bother :) The first slow one to which I referred was one at a time. Subsequent one I tried two and had freezing problems.	Cicero (40)
1113127	2010-06-25 00:46:00	The first slow one to which I referred was one at a time. Subsequent one I tried two and had freezing problems. do a test. get a big iso file and copy it, does the same thing happens? if you running win7 - what is the transfer speed? press the down arrow.	Nomad (952)
1113128	2010-06-25 01:50:00	I don't find that too surprising . I have 2 separate SATA-2s and it could take 3hr or so . I have about mostly digital images off a dSLR . I sync them when I redid Windows 7 . Mine was 100GB . If you are copying a easy - 1 large 3GB file (for example) . 2 internal drives could provide 90MB/sec . I have always read that eSATA is the same speed as internal - that's bollocks with my tests . USB2 and eSATA both provide 30MB/sec . Thou if you have many smaller files eSATA might be faster (as similarly Firewire over USB2) . I cannot remember USB1 . 1 . I think USB2 or eSATA took maybe 5-10mins but USB1 . 1 on my older laptop was going to take 90 minutes . Faster? Go internal . For me, eSATA was a waste . We don't backup freq . , just once then it's just a top up with the syncback . For that minor speed I rather use USB2, save my money or just go internal . eSATA-300 is up to 6 times faster than USB or Firewire (3 . 0 Gbps) . . USB 2 . 0 max speed is 480Mbps and yes USB 1 . 1 is 12Mbps Should not be taking that long ;p	GreacherTech (15784)
1113129	2010-06-25 20:25:00	Thanks lads for all your advice. I connected to a USB port that wasn't a hub type and the difference was dramatic.................. 139 gig-3hrs 12 gig - 10 mins 17 gig -13 mins and so on.	Cicero (40)
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