MBP 2017 to LaCieRugged4TB transfer very slow

[mchnx]

Hello

 

I have a new MacBookPro with touchbar (3.1Ghz-i7-15inch, 2017) + a new La Cie Rugged 4TB(usb-c) drive formatted for MAC.

 

trying to sync large amount of data from dropbox but its taking much too long. internet speed @ 250/mbps.

as for the speed of the drive itself, my research tells me I should be getting at least ~130/mbps speed or more but I am getting painfully slow result of 10-35mbps. looks like the drive is the problem, not dropbox or my internet connection

 

any idea how to reset or improve speed?

 

image attached for speed tests

[Arika]

what kind of files are you moving? the smaller the files, the slower the overall transfer speed it

[mchnx]

I want to re-sync my entire dropbox (around 2TB of content) ranging from small .jpgs (under 1MB) to large video files (1GB+).There are lots of files, probably 30,000+. I know it will be a long process but it says it will take 3-4 days to download which sounds crazy at a 250Mbps internet speed.

 

either way, shouldn't my drive perform better in the disk speed test regardless? I am using the usb-c cable provided with the rugged drive.

 

thank you