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06 Apr 2011 | #1 |
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Any Faster Way to Copy 2 TB Data?
Is there any faster way to copy 2 TB Data in Windows (with a USB 2.0 Ported Notebook) other than copy and paste?
Copy and paste would take around; 20 MB/second * 60 ≈ 1200 MB/minute ≈ 1.2 GB/minute 1.2 GB/minute * 60 ≈ 72 GB/hour 72 GB/hour * 24 ≈ 1728 GB/day ≈ 1.728 TB/day. Is there any other faster way to do this? or As you would see from My System Specs, I have an ASUS G72. Is it possible for me to change one of the USB Pairs from USB 2.0 to USB 3.0? I searched Google, found some information about other brands/models or general warnings. I was wondering if anybody has some more specific information? Thanks. |
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Well, the theoretical "speed limit" on USB 2.0 is about 60 MB/s. According to Wikipedia, the maximum observed on Windows was 33 MB/s. So, compared to your calculations, at most you could hope for about 50% increase in speed, regardless of which software you use.
On the other hand, your laptop is equipped with the gigabit LAN. You did not write where you want to transfer the data to (or from), but I would suggest using the network - that's way faster than USB2. Alternatively, you can take out the hard drive and hook it up directly, but that's much more complicated. Edit: your laptop also has the eSATA port. That's also fast - actually, as fast as your hard drive. That would be my preferred option. |
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Well, the theoretical "speed limit" on USB 2.0 is about 60 MB/s. According to Wikipedia, the maximum observed on Windows was 33 MB/s. So, compared to your calculations, at most you could hope for about 50% increase in speed, regardless of which software you use.
On the other hand, your laptop is equipped with the gigabit LAN. You did not write where you want to transfer the data to (or from), but I would suggest using the network - that's way faster than USB2. Alternatively, you can take out the hard drive and hook it up directly, but that's much more complicated. How can I do the data transfer by network? Can you explain it if possible (Including the explanation of laptop having gigabit LAN)? I have an option of using Linux or Mac too, but then during the process, I wouldn't be able to use Windows; and also, I don't know about if using them will increase the speed. |
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06 Apr 2011 | #7 |
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My experiences with network in my case homegroup was very dissapointing it was very slow
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06 Apr 2011 | #8 |
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Thanks for reminding me that though. I will still have to use USB though if I am transferring to or from. (usb to e-sata or e-sata to usb) I checked Google, but got confused about average speeds though. What are the averages for from sata to e-sata from usb 2.0 to e-sata from e-sata to usb 2.0 ? |
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It is not too bad on mine. Faster than USB 2.0, but I actually I don't know what was the average speed on my homegroup. I was talking about transferring files from one external drive to another, both usb. Thanks for your help. |
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Yesterday I transferred 300 GB of data from an internal WD Caviar Black SATA drive to an external Samsung SATA drive using an eSATA connection. It took 2 hours and 10 minutes. The same backup through a USB connection takes longer--I think at least 3 hours.
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