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External hard drives feel painfully slow, but a $5 cable might be the real culprit

You're throttling your external hard drive without realizing it ...
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Windows' default file copy is embarrassingly slow compared to this free open-source alternative

Windows Explorer does basic file operations just fine. Drag and drop a few files, and they move in an instant. However, if you are moving a large folder with mixed file types, it chokes and slows to a ...