Slow transfer speeds to USB 2.0 flash drive

Anonymous

Hi all,

I know that this topic has appeared once or twice in these forums but there haven't been any resolutions and they've been quiet lately so I started a new one.

Recently, I migrated from Windows XP to 7 and found this problem. When I try to copy a file (a 1.2GB video) to a usb flash drive that I know is usb 2.0 hi-speed (copying files to it in xp were really fast) it takes over 2 minutes. 7 reports that it is copying at 3-4 MB/sec. When I copy from the flash drive to my computer it copies at about 9-10MB/sec. I've also tried plugging it into the rear ports but that doesn't change the transfer speed at all. I know it isn't something related to the flash stick itself because transferring files to it in xp were a lot faster.

Some random information: Transferring files from one hard drive to another averages at about 60MB/sec (both of the hard drives are SATA II drives). I'm not sure what speed it should be but it doesn't feel drastically slower than on my xp machine. Windows 7 and my device drivers are all up-to-date.

System specs:

Dell optiplex GX620

Pentium 4 3.2GHz

2GB Ram

Windows 7 Professional 32-bit

AVG 9 free edition anti-virus

My setup is almost identical to how it was on my windows xp machine except I have less programs installed so there isn't something new that could have caused problems.

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Anonymous

2014-03-03T03:01:09+00:00

I'm really sorry but i dont undersand you. I assure you I am not charging anyone a dime for my advice.
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Anonymous

2014-03-03T02:47:29+00:00

I know this has been ages but I've been receiving updates for years on this thread. To be honest I was hoping to have a driver release that'd resolve this but I'm going to offer the best possible solution/workaround. Redownload the data if at all possible.

I know it's not the answer you wanted for "better speeds" but it seems like the best bet as i dont believe MS is looking into this one.

First we have to accept the fact that a static 2.o device has no drivers. How does the MFG of whatever drive not have the knowledge to keep a little bitty piece for their own needs. Like maxell it has a disk pro or something. Memorex does not advertise what is not there. "ha, ha". The synops cannot even decide if it a music stick or not. Try ready boost I do not think it will help. Are you trying to charge us on our own drives? Drag & drop works faster. Try it it will settle your mindset.
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Anonymous

2014-03-03T02:32:28+00:00

I know this has been ages but I've been receiving updates for years on this thread. To be honest I was hoping to have a driver release that'd resolve this but I'm going to offer the best possible solution/workaround. Redownload the data if at all possible.

I know it's not the answer you wanted for "better speeds" but it seems like the best bet as i dont believe MS is looking into this one.
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Anonymous

2014-03-02T18:34:11+00:00

Thank you for your guys’ replies I think I know how to deal with my slow drive transfer speed problem.

Thanks a lot!

So the answer is??

Same system

boot to xp xfer great

boot to RH5.6 xfer great

boot to win7 xfer sucks

boot to win8 xfer sucks

All 'ms drivers are certified by MS, so the issue is MS, not the HW.
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Anonymous

2014-02-18T01:41:01+00:00

Thank you for your guys’ replies I think I know how to deal with my slow drive transfer speed problem.

Thanks a lot!
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