How to disable file compression?

[QuantumBit]

So I recently bought a 32GB flash drive to transfer my Photo Library from my Mac to my PC.

If I try and transfer the entire photo library (17.34GB) it takes HOURS, like it stays stuck at 5.36 MB

 

My other option is to select all the photos and videos and drag and drop them, but when I do that, the file size goes down, i.e I have a 2.3 MB photo, it drops to like 900 KB.

 

Is there anyway I can transfer all the photos/videos at their actual size?

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you can't do it over network?

[AkiraDaarkst]

Is the flash drive USB 3?  Do you have USB 3 ports on your Mac?  With USB 3, transferring 17GB of data should take just a few minutes.

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[QuantumBit]

13 hours ago, AkiraDaarkst said:

Is the flash drive USB 3?  Do you have USB 3 ports on your Mac?  With USB 3, transferring 17GB of data should take just a few minutes.

I have a 3.0 port, but the USB is 2.0

[AkiraDaarkst]

9 hours ago, QuantumBit said:

I have a 3.0 port, but the USB is 2.0

Ok let's look at a few things.

1. If you have a USB 3.0 port on the computer but you are using a drive that is USB 2.0, the performance will be that of USB 2.0.  So if you are transferring a large amount of files it will take some time. When looking at the file transfer progress bar, if you are transferring a larger number of files that are individually small in size (e.g. 10000 files each 1MB in size), the progress bar will go up reasonable fast.  But if you are transferring a small number of very large files (e.g. 10 files each 1000MB in size), the progress bar may appear to progress slightly slower.

 

2. Since you are transferring photos from a Mac, are you copy pasting JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP files or are you copying the Photos Library file/folder?  I ask this because when you connect a camera, phone, memory card, etc. (with photos), in OSX it asks if you want to download/import the photos to the Photos App.  If you are indeed using the Photos App to manage photos on your Mac, you can export the original version instead of a resized/compressed version.  This may be why you are getting smaller file sizes when you drag and drop.

[QuantumBit]

10 hours ago, AkiraDaarkst said:

Ok let's look at a few things.

1. If you have a USB 3.0 port on the computer but you are using a drive that is USB 2.0, the performance will be that of USB 2.0.  So if you are transferring a large amount of files it will take some time. When looking at the file transfer progress bar, if you are transferring a larger number of files that are individually small in size (e.g. 10000 files each 1MB in size), the progress bar will go up reasonable fast.  But if you are transferring a small number of very large files (e.g. 10 files each 1000MB in size), the progress bar may appear to progress slightly slower.

 

2. Since you are transferring photos from a Mac, are you copy pasting JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP files or are you copying the Photos Library file/folder?  I ask this because when you connect a camera, phone, memory card, etc. (with photos), in OSX it asks if you want to download/import the photos to the Photos App.  If you are indeed using the Photos App to manage photos on your Mac, you can export the original version instead of a resized/compressed version.  This may be why you are getting smaller file sizes when you drag and drop.

Ok thanks for telling me about the USB thing

 

I'm trying to transfer photos from photo library, how can I export?

[AkiraDaarkst]

1 hour ago, QuantumBit said:

Ok thanks for telling me about the USB thing

 

I'm trying to transfer photos from photo library, how can I export?

There should be an export option under the file menu.  It should say export original file or something like that.

[QuantumBit]

17 minutes ago, AkiraDaarkst said:

There should be an export option under the file menu.  It should say export original file or something like that.

Thank you, I've been doing it for the last minutes, but it decided to stop randomly, yet my USB is still blinking. Maybe its transferring a big file. Thanks for telling me.

[AkiraDaarkst]

Just now, QuantumBit said:

Thank you, I've been doing it for the last minutes, but it decided to stop randomly, yet my USB is still blinking. Maybe its transferring a big file. Thanks for telling me.

If you can get a USB 3 drive to work on that USB 3 port, the speed should improve.

[QuantumBit]

37 minutes ago, AkiraDaarkst said:

If you can get a USB 3 drive to work on that USB 3 port, the speed should improve.

Oh ok, yea yesterday I saw a 128GB Lexar 3.0 USB for $30, is it good?

[AkiraDaarkst]

18 hours ago, QuantumBit said:

Oh ok, yea yesterday I saw a 128GB Lexar 3.0 USB for $30, is it good?

Should be, $30 for a USB 3 128GB drive sounds like a nice deal.  Just make sure you buy from a reputable seller.

[QuantumBit]

4 hours ago, AkiraDaarkst said:

Should be, $30 for a USB 3 128GB drive sounds like a nice deal.  Just make sure you buy from a reputable seller.

Ok thanks, buying it from a office depot near me so I should be fine (Even if it was broken/corrupt they give you a new one)