Slow USB 3.1 transfer speed

Hi, I have a 2019 MacBook Pro 15inch, trying to transfer files (iphone videos, photos) to 512gb 3.1 usb and it takes about 3 hours to transfer 30gb of files. Takes long to eject. On Windows laptop it was much faster. I erased it as exFAT.

What should I do? Should i get a different adapter with blue inserts? (Current adapter doesn’t have blue usb 3.x insert)

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 11.1

Posted on Dec 19, 2020 10:34 PM

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