very slow down load onto Lacie hard drive from Time Machine from my macbook

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very slow down load onto Lacie hard drive from Time Machine from my macbook

I have a Macbook pro running Yosemite 10.10.2. I also have a Lacie 1T external hard drive. I haven't backed up for a year (not good I know) and in the interim, I upgraded to Yosemite. I connect to my Macbook from a Firewire 400 lead to a Thunderbolt adaptor (which I did last time, no problems) only now, the download speed is so slow as to be useless. What might be the cause of this other than a problem with the hard drive?

MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.2)

Posted on Jul 2, 2015 4:38 PM

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OGELTHORPE

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Jul 3, 2015 4:02 AM in response to Oznick

It may be the Firewire 400 connection. That is essentially a data transmission choke point. If thee are other connection options, try them (Firewire 800?).

Do not dismiss the possibility that the internal HDD in the Lacie enclosure might be failing.

Ciao.

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Oznick Author

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Jul 5, 2015 7:50 PM in response to OGELTHORPE

Thanks for this. That is certainly a possibility but it may also be due to Yosemite as the problem didn't exist prior. And yes, the Lacie maybe at fault. But I might drop into a dealer and try a Firewire 800.

Cheers.

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