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For many seasoned Windows users, file transfer has historically been one of the simplest, yet sometimes most frustrating, tasks. Although Microsoft has spent decades refining the core user experience of Windows File Explorer—including its built-in copy and move functionality—the results are...

Microsoft’s bold initiative to standardize and enhance USB-C functionality on new Windows 11 PCs marks a significant turning point in the ongoing saga of USB reliability. For years, the Universal Serial Bus—despite its name—has been anything but universal in the user experience it offers across...

Hi All, I have joined the forum in hope someone can help with the issue i'm having please. I have purchased a brand new Acer Swift Go 16 (SFG16-72) laptop. I am trying to set everything up, using my saved files, etc. My first issue is that one of my files i'm trying to transwer from my...

File Explorer gets the basics of file management right, but in a world where efficiency and customization dictate our digital workflows, the base experience often leaves power users and even enthusiastic novices wanting more. The good news? File Explorer can become an ultra-productive powerhouse...

At a loss. Wifi 6 router transferring files between a Win10 and Win11 machine. Wifi 6 adapters on both computers. Internet speeds are much faster than the transfer speeds between the two machines. For instance, a 50 megabyte file takes over a minute to copy. Understand it is tough to...

I need help with transferring files to/from smartphone using my own home wifi network. It should be possible to do it directly without other sw, but I'm used to SendAnywhere (or ShareIt)where it's really easy. But I don't know how to achieve the highest transfer speed, i.e. about 100Mbit...

I have connected my computer through USB 3.0 cable with an external (backup) hard disk (Hitachi HDS724040ALE640, SATA III, 7200rpm, 4TB, NTFS formatted, empty). The USB controller in external case box and the USB port on mainboard are USB 3.0 compatible. When I benchmark now the transfer rate...

Suddenly the transfer rate dropped to 200-300 kb/s. I have no idea why . Any help is appreciated. Thank you! I uploaded all the relevant screenshots, here is a summary: My system is : Intel Core i7 4771 @ 3.50GHz Link Removed Windows 10 Pro 64-bit. I have this PC with Win10 installed on the...

So here's the story: I have a 500GB 970 Evo Plus NVMe, about 40% full on the motherboard as a C:\ system drive. Works as quick as the board/CPU/RAM (ASUS 970 gaming aura, FX8350, 16GB) will let it. It's only PCIe 2. It's still quite quick. 1.4GB/s read, 1.1 write (seq) from Crystal Mark Also...

After replacement of a harddisk in my NAS I want to shovel back about 1 TB files from my PC win10 64 bit to it. Tried it first with robocopy. File transfers ended when some mp4, some tif files were to be copied. Error message - Other app using them. Resource monitor showed no handles to these...

I've been struggling with this issue for some time on a Windows 7 Home Premium machine on a gigabit network. Running a typical speed test (e.g., speedtest.net) shows upload bandwidth of around 5 Mbps (600+ kB/s). However, transfers and connections from remote locations through the gatweay are...

When I copy a file from the server the copying process becomes slower and slower until the screen goes off and after some time a message is displayed "Display Driver Has Stopped Responding and has recovered." But the file is copied. What could be the reason for this. We have a N/w of 3 computers.

Hi I'm getting very slow hard drive transfer speeds. Both drives are SATA: Seagate Barracude Green 2TB 6Gb/s 5900RPM ST2000DL003 HGST 4TB 6Gb/s 7200RPM HDN724040ALE640 There is plenty of space on each drive. I'm transferring from the Seagate to the HGST. I'm copying over some video...

Assume I have two computers A and B which are connected (through WLAN/Wifi router) in an inhouse net. Now I have to transfer huge file archives (> 10 GB) from A to B and other huge file archives from B to A. I could either do this file transfers 1) in parallel (=start copying files from A to B...

I have a wireless router upstairs and I use wifi to get online and switch downstairs for the LAN. Currently I have a separate IP address for the wireless and another for the switch. I would like to use the same IP address for the switch and the wifi (transferring files with the switch). Is...

I have a Canon mp287 printer and scanner, when I press the scan button I get an error saying 'cannot communicate with the scanner' Link Removed (screenshot attached). I found a solution to this problem by disabling 'Enhanced host controller' under USB in device manager. Link Removed(screenshot...

My question is not how to fix anything, because I have already replaced the drive in question, but how to diagnose some strange behavior, so I can give an objective reason for an RMA. I have been having significant problems with a number of apps in terms of their slowness, and a recent string...

I was playing to set a Windows 8 system up to use a 32 GB SSD as a system cache using the Intel Smart Response Technology, where you enable acceleration from within the Intel Rapid Storage Technology utility. It seems transfer rates on files being transferred internally dropped significantly...

Hi, When i plug any device to usb port say mobile device or external portable hdd - i get this popup message "This device can perform faster if connected to hi-speed usb port" and when i click on it it gives the message - check attachment This was not the case few days back, and i dont...