Thank you for all of your suggestions. What's killing me is not so much the amount of data, but the fact that there are so many small files. I'm gonna have to try XCOPY on the next folder and see how that works.
Jeff On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 15:11:23 -0500, Michael Graveen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Does the computer/server you're connecting your external hard drive to have > USB 2.0 ports? I usually get about 650MB/minute with this kind of > setup. A 70GB should take about 2 hours. > > Mike > > > > At 01:59 PM 10/20/2004, you wrote: > >Hi - > > > >Sorry for the OT post, but I am in need of assistance. > > > >I have 200,000 + TIFF (70 GB Worth)images on an external USB 2.0 hard > >drive that I need to copy to my local hard drive. It is taking > >forever. > > > >Does anyone know what the fastest way to do this is ? > > > >Drag and Drop ?? Cut and Paste ?? > > > >Drop to a command prompt ?? Xcopy ?? > > > >Please help. > > > >TIA > > > >jeff > >--- > >[This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus > >(http://www.declude.com)] > > > >--- > >This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To > >unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and > >type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found > >at http://www.mail-archive.com. > >--- > >[This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > > --- > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > > > > --- > [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] > > --- > This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To > unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and > type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found > at http://www.mail-archive.com. > --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com.
