File transfer is taking an unusually long time.
File transfer is taking an unusually long time.
Hello, I've searched extensively online about this problem. I'm attempting to move files between SSDs or USB drives, but it consistently slows down after the initial speed. It drops to near zero or stays at low speeds for short periods before jumping back up to 80 Mbps for a few seconds, then immediately returning to zero. My Kingston Fury Renegade M.2 drive is brand new, and my other M.2 drive isn't specified, but I use Type A USB 3.2 with the ASUS ROG Strix B650E motherboard, Ryzen 7 7800X3D, 32GB DDR5 6200MHz. I'm running Windows 11 with the latest updates and BIOS. Despite trying various drives and USB sticks, the issue persists. Could there be a solution? Thanks, Skjermopptak 2025-01-05 180428.mp4
Verifying your drive speed using CrystalDiskMark and sharing the results. Your CPU might be strong, but could there be background activity affecting it? What kind of data are you moving? Does altering file size impact performance? Are large files consistently slower than many small ones?
Right now I'm moving video files around 250mb in size, but transferring a Steam library would work just like that through File Explorer. If I'm doing it on Steam, everything runs smoothly. It seems to work whether it's one file or several—I'll check the disk once the 3gb transfer finishes. It's been about 40 minutes now.
When moving numerous tiny files, performance can drop since Windows checks each transfer on the storage device. Compressing files into a zip and then moving it usually works better. For USB drives, speed depends more on the controller and cable than the port speed itself. Connecting a USB 3 only stick to a USB 3.2 20G port limits you to about 5 Gbps due to controller constraints. Enabling write caching might help slightly, but it requires using "Safely remove hardware" when disconnecting. With QLC SSDs, speed remains high as long as the SLC cache has room; a typical SSD can switch from fast SLC writes (1-2 GB/s) to slower QLC writes (50-100 MB/s or less) once the cache fills.
Yup, it matters especially from perspective of performance. @mariushm Thank you for quick clarification. I know this will be stupid question, but is there any chance your ssd if fully occupied by steam doing some background updates/dnwnloads? With proper network speed and steam downloading/installing at the same time this have some chance to fully stress your nvme to the point it can dip like that - crystalmark will allow us to have a look what is the performance of both drives
other platforms are working, but they didn't launch with Windows. It seems only Chrome tabs are open—Discord was the only app visible. I managed to capture some screenshots from SSD G: drive and USB I: drive. I've never used this program before and don’t know what it does.
there are many aspects i didn't grasp fully, but all the numbers mentioned are significantly higher than 0kbps during 3-10 minutes. this applies to both my ssd and the same issue on my other computer with older hardware and the usb drive. i plan to compress a few files and see if the freezing persists. update: i attempted a transfer using rar, which was much more stable at around 50mbps for extended periods, reaching about 30% completion before dropping again. it remained locked at that speed compared to before. as noted in your original post, i tried the same file again and it returned to its previous behavior of fluctuating between 2% and 0kbps.
Sorry for the delayed reply—I'm having trouble with my PC too. Could you open Task Manager and monitor performance? Look at what's causing the slowdown. Also, could you run hwmonitor to check temperatures and voltages? It would be a good starting point since those big jumps shouldn't happen with CrystalMark.
We were looking for signs of unusual CPU activity or voltage changes to identify potential issues—like gaming sessions or other tasks. Anything that causes spikes would help us understand what might be going wrong. Other activities seem fine, though some games might show longer loading times.