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USB 3.2 Flash Drive has slow write speed?

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21 minutes ago, FastByte17 said:

Alright. So I believe I'll have to wait this one out. Or is there a quicker alternative?

You could try compressing / combining the small files into one large file (e.g. zero compression rate should be fine, so long as you have a single large file in the end)

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Hello everyone,

 

I am currently copying my Documents folder to my USB flash drive. The total size of the folder is about 25GB. I'm not sure if the speed is normal for a USB 3.2 flash drive (Screenshot Attached). I have tried the following methods to resolve the issue:

 

1. Changing the policy from Quick Removal to Better Performance.

2. Reinstalled USB drivers of the device.

3. Formatted the drive from FAT32 to NTFS

4. Checked the flash drive on a different computer. It works perfectly there.

 

I'm not sure why it's slow on my laptop. Please help

 

Thank You

 

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1 minute ago, FastByte17 said:

Hello everyone,

 

I am currently copying my Documents folder to my USB flash drive. The total size of the folder is about 25GB. I'm not sure if the speed is normal for a USB 3.2 flash drive (Screenshot Attached). I have tried the following methods to resolve the issue:

 

1. Changing the policy from Quick Removal to Better Performance.

2. Reinstalled USB drivers of the device.

3. Formatted the drive from FAT32 to NTFS

4. Checked the flash drive on a different computer. It works perfectly there.

 

I'm not sure why it's slow on my laptop. Please help

 

Thank You

Lots of small files = slow.  It will only ever reach its rated write speed for large files.

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1 minute ago, Alex Atkin UK said:

Lots of small files = slow.  It will only ever reach its rated write speed for large files.

Alright. So I believe I'll have to wait this one out. Or is there a quicker alternative?

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21 minutes ago, FastByte17 said:

Alright. So I believe I'll have to wait this one out. Or is there a quicker alternative?

You could try compressing / combining the small files into one large file (e.g. zero compression rate should be fine, so long as you have a single large file in the end)

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compressing to zip, 7z before copping, is the best solution. Just to not kill that weak IOPS of Flash Drive

USB 3.2 Gen 1x1  = USB 3.1 Gen 1 = USB 3.0 

So you just have normal USB 3.0 Flash Drive, that doesn't mean that it write speeds aren't 10MBps
Interface generation, protocol  =/= actual transfer speed

   
 
 
 
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1 hour ago, Eigenvektor said:

You could try compressing / combining the small files into one large file (e.g. zero compression rate should be fine, so long as you have a single large file in the end)

Alright, I will try to do that

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