USB 2 Copy/Paste Speed

[stan92]

What speeds should I be getting when copying and or pasting files to my USB 2 Flash Drive?

[Bonsai99]

Depends on the flash drive.

[zinton]

Each USB flash device has different read and write speeds. 

[Volbet]

Depends on the speed of the device you are using. You can expect 15-20Mb/s, but some devices can get 30-40Mb/s. The theoretical maximum speed is 60Mb/s

[stan92]

thanks all,

@Volbet woah! myne only gets 4 - 9mbps how about for USB3?

[Volbet]

thanks all,

@Volbet woah! myne only gets 4 - 9mbps how about for USB3?

USB 3.0 is theoretically 10 times faster then USB 2.0. But again it comes down to your device. In real life I get around 70Mb/s on both my flash drive and my external HDD. You should also remember that the types of files also matters. A lot of smaller files will transfer slower than a few large files, even if they have the same total size.

[stan92]

@Volbet ok you get 70mb/s on usb2 or 3? also why is it that smaller files take longer?

[Volbet]

@Volbet ok you get 70mb/s on usb2 or 3? also why is it that smaller files take longer?

On USB 3.0, soryy about the miscommunication. Smaller files take longer becuase it has to begin writing new files with individual locations more often, and it take time to change the location. 

[stan92]

ok and what usb drive do you get 70mb/s on? model and brand etc please?

also is 4 - 9 mb/s ok or too low? its a toshiba USB drive about 2 years old, also sometimes it freezes when copying for about 60-120 seconds...???