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Hello I noticed recently that when I want to copy/move a file from ext3 to ntfs the transfer rate is about 1.5-2MBps. Has anyone idea what is the reason? Thank's!...
  1. 12-07-2009 #1
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    Very slow transfer rate on HDD; Ubuntu 9.04

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    I noticed recently that when I want to copy/move a file from ext3 to ntfs the transfer rate is about 1.5-2MBps.
    Has anyone idea what is the reason?
    Thank's!
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    Most likely because you're having to write to NTFS. Microsoft isn't exactly known for being fast. NTFS files ystems also decrease in performance greatly when the start to get more than 60-70% filled, so that could be it too.
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    I noticed recently that when I want to copy/move a file from ext3 to ntfs the transfer rate is about 1.5-2MBps.
    I agree with Dark_Stang .You can confirm this , by transferring a file to another remote Linux machine/ linux partitions and check the rate.
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    I've tried to copy a file from desktop to the home folder; the transfer rate has increased to 5MBps but I still think that it should be faster.
    the ext3 partition is used 74% and the ntfs 76%. I will try to free up some space on both partitions and see what happens.
    Thanks for the replies.
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    Do you mean 5 megabits per second or 5 megabytes per second? They are quite different. What kind of disk do you have?
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    Quote Originally Posted by zo10000 View Post
    I've tried to copy a file from desktop to the home folder; the transfer rate has increased to 5MBps but I still think that it should be faster.
    the ext3 partition is used 74% and the ntfs 76%. I will try to free up some space on both partitions and see what happens.
    Thanks for the replies.
    Your hard drive is almost full, that's a huge performance issue right there. Upgrade your hard drive or free up some space.
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    Quote Originally Posted by coopstah13 View Post
    Do you mean 5 megabits per second or 5 megabytes per second? They are quite different. What kind of disk do you have?
    A 700MB movie for example it takes about to 10 minutes to copy or move.

    @Dark_Stang: I will free up some space and try to make this operation again.
    Earlyer I move files to ntfs drive and it take less time but since I fill up the drive it seems to be logic that the drive became full and now the file transfer is very slow. Filling up the drive I decreased the performance.
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