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USB flash drive is an indispensable tool for data transfer in daily life, and it can easily copy contents without network support. However, when you want to copy large files from your computer to USB flash drive, it is always difficult to be satisfied with its transfer speed. In this article, i will guide on how to speed up your usb data transfer .
1. The use of the USB drive: If the USB drive is used for a long time, the USB drive interface aging caused by the natural damage (wear and tear) of the USB port, the transfer speed of the USB drive will also slow down.
2. The interface of the USB drive: Different USB interfaces will directly affect the speed of transmission. There is no doubt that the larger the number of the interface, the faster the transfer speed of the USB drive: for example: the maximum transfer rate of 480Mbps for USB2.0, USB3.0 can reach 5Gbps.
3. Computer configuration and settings: In addition to the reasons for the U disk itself, the configuration and settings of the computer is also one of the reasons that affects the transfer speed of the U disk. For example, in the U disk, mobile hard drive settings, Windows will give priority to ensuring the integrity of the data before considering the performance.
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Step 1: Insert the USB drive, then find the corresponding USB drive drive letter on "This PC", right click it and select "Properties" option.
Step 2: Switch to the "Hardware" tab, select the USB drive you need to increase the transfer speed in the "All disk drives" box, and then click the "Properties" button.
Step 3: In the pop-up properties window, click "Change settings" to set the properties of the USB flash drive.
Step 4: In the "Removal Policies" tab. Check the "Better performance" option and click "OK" to confirm the action.
Note: If you set "Better performance" to your computer, then you will use the Windows write cache function. If you disconnect accidentally, the data may remain in the cache and not yet written, resulting in data loss. Therefore, every time you use the USB flash drive, you need to perform the "Eject USB flash drive" step.
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NTFS file system has a better performance compared to FAT32 file system, it can read faster and can transfer single files of size more than 4G (Note: Please backup the files in the USB drive before formatting.)
Step 1: Open the "Disk Management" window, click on the USB drive you need to change the file system on, then right click and select the "Format USB Drive" option.
Step 2: In the formatting window, set the file system to "NTFS", and click "OK".
Step 1: Press "Windows+R" to open the Run box, type devmgmt.msc and click "OK" to open the "Device Management" window.
Step 2: In the "Device Management" window, scroll down, locate and click to expand the "Universal Serial Bus Controllers" category, right-click on "USB Mass Storage Device" and choose the "Update driver" option.
Step 3: In the pop-up dialog box, select "Search automatically for drivers", windows will automatically select and install the best available USB drive to your device.
Conclusion:
These are the three ways to speed up USB data transfer. If your USB drive files are important, we suggest you can encrypt your USB drive, click to learn more about how to encrypt a usb drive .
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