Decrease in file transfer speed

Question

I start to copy material from one hard drive to another. After an initial burst of speed the transfer rate will drop to single digit MBps rates despite both drives having disc space. this problem occurs using eSATA, USB or firewire 400.

IE 8 seems prone to crashing occasionally: are the two related?

Answer 1

Hi O4acamera,

The two issues may or may not be related. It’s a little early to conclude. There are many threads that have covered this topic.

Have a look if the following methods help in increasing the speed of file transfer or at least find out the root cause of the issue.

File Transfer issue:

Method 1: Disable your antivirus software.

Some antivirus software can slow down the file transfer speed by interfering with the process.

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Method 2: Drivers Update:

Old and incompatible drivers may cause issue with slow or corrupt data transfer. So, one of the best solution is to check the motherboard manufacturer’s website for any system chipsets drivers update.

For driver updates, refer this link: Update a driver for hardware that isn't working properly

Method 3: Use Robocopy

Check whether file transfer method from command prompt speeds up the process. Robocopy is a robust command line file copy program that performs efficiently and is   fast. Here’s how you run it.

a)   Go to Start and type cmd.

b)   Click on cmd. 

c)    Type the following command at a command prompt, and then press ENTER:

Robocopy source_path destination_path file_name

For example, to copy entire folder of C:\Users to C:\UserBackup, simply type:

Robocopy C:\Users C:\UserBackup

d)   For more information about how to use the command, type Robocopy /? at a command prompt, and then press ENTER

Note: Running the computer without firewall or the anti-virus software is a potential threat to the computer; make sure to enable the security software after completing the troubleshooting steps and after identifying the issue.

Internet Explorer Issue:

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Windows provides a built-in troubleshooter that can automatically find and fix some common problems with Internet Explorer.

Open the Internet Explorer Performance troubleshooter

For additional steps, see:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926449

Tips for solving problems with Internet Explorer

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Regards,

Shinmila H - Microsoft Support

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Answer 2

not helpful at all.  The slowdown occurs after about 1 GB is transferred at 100+ MB/s, and the rate drops to about 3 MB/s thereafter.  The antivirus is not affecting; and the driver is not affecting.  These lame answers make me want to try a MAC, even though I prefer to avoid them like the plague.

Answer 3

I have to agree with quidProMS.  This answer is USELESS!  Did the person understand the actual issue.

I am having the same issue with my eSATA and USB 2.0 drives.  When the OS was first installed on my computer the transfers work perfectly.  But after a random amount of time it started dropping off.  After the first gigabyte of data the transfer rate drops right down to something slow the a 56 Kbps modem.  The only thing I can think that may have changed is the install of SP1 for Windows 7.  I do have an older computer but it should be more than capable of running Win7 Pro. Here are the specs if this helps...

Mobo:  Asus M2R32-MVP (BIOS ver. 1109)

CPU:  AMD Athlon X2 4600+

RAM: 8 GB of DDR2 @ 800 Mhz

Video:  ATI Radeon HD 5670 w. 512 MB

Sound:  Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatality edition

NIC: on board Gigabit

I have seen many people having issues like this on various forums.  Can you offer any further insight to this issue?

Answer 4

the information works .. thanks for solving problem.