Look for other processes on the server that are taking up bandwidth, like a backup running long or backing up off-site. Rick Q quilh...@gmail.com
On Mon, Nov 8, 2021 at 5:28 PM Thane K. Sherrington < th...@computerconnectionltd.com> wrote: > So this is an internal link? What is the link speed? When you check > taskmgr, what is your network utilization? > > It sounds to me like an overloaded link or a switch issue. > > Never heard of slow transfers due to low disk space. > > T > > > On 05-Nov.-2021 5:13 p.m., Steve Tomporowski wrote: > > Ok, I need some advice from people I trust. The company I work for > > had transitioned from in-house IT to Bell Technologies, so we > > obviously swimming in 'tickets'. We have a main data drive on the > > network, the 'K' drive and I've had a ticket in for about 8 months now > > on slow transfers. The symptoms are this: When transferring a number > > of files from a laptop/desktop, there will be data transfer for about > > 1 to 2 seconds, then 20 to 30 seconds of nothing. Rinse and repeat. > > I've also noticed that if you transfer a single file, most of the time > > it will transfer 99%, then you have 20 to 30 seconds of waiting until > > it finishes. > > > > Now to the question. I've just been told that slow transfers happen > > when there is low disk space. Obviously we have a lot of users > > accessing the network drive but the slow phenomenon wasn't present > > some time ago and has been persisting for a couple of years now. Is > > this third-party IT organization correct or blowing smoke. I have > > been lied to before by them. > > > > Thanks...Steve > > > > > > > >
