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Slow Transfer Speed when formatted as NTFS vs. FAT32

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‎06-11-2010 07:46 AM

I'm using a new Seagate FreeAgent Go 1 TB external USB 2.0 drive. When connected to my Windows XP 32-bit laptop (NTFS file system), and when the external drive is formatted using NTFS, I can only transfer files to the drive at approximately 1 MB/sec. HOWEVER, when the external drive is formatted using FAT32, I can transfer files to the drive at approximately 4 MB/sec.

 

Ideas on how to fix this? FAT32 is not a good long-term solution, as file sizes are limited to 4 GB.

 

Thanks,

 

Justin

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Re: Slow Transfer Speed when formatted as NTFS vs. FAT32

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‎06-14-2010 09:08 AM

http://seagate.custkb.com/seagate/crm/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=172213&NewLang=en

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