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How do I quickly copy 900,000 files?

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Mar 15, 202616574 views

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I need to copy some data that includes 900,000 tiny files totaling around 30 gigabytes to a windows computer. However, it needs to be able to be copied and set up in under an hour and a half, and it can take 5+ hours to copy off a USB hard drive mostly due to the crazy amount of files. Is there a b…

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If the hard drive can be removed from the USB interface and onto SATA/ATA, I would install it in the destination computer. You'll get much faster transfer speeds, as others have noted. For copying, assuming you're on Windows, I would do a simple ROB…

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