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I am copying my files from a Mac book pro to easy store and it is taking over 20 hours. Is this normal?

How long does it take to transfer files from a Mac to easy store drive? Mine has been running for 20hours



Posted on Jul 14, 2020 5:00 AM

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Jul 14, 2020 9:51 AM in response to charleen214

It depends on your Mac and your drive. Older Macs with mechanical hard drives are too slow. Also your drive might be a USB 2 model which is again very slow. Finally, transferring something that has many folders within folders within folders could severely affect transfer time.

When I tried to transfer 150GB from an old MacBook with mechanical hard drive to a new one with SDD it took me some ridiculously long time but don't remember exactly how much.

I am copying my files from a Mac book pro to easy store and it is taking over 20 hours. Is this normal?

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