Windows 10: Increase the read / write speed of an external hard drive

Discus and support Increase the read / write speed of an external hard drive in Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging to solve the problem; Hello, I appealed to the Microsoft community to ask for your opinion on increasing the read / write speed of an external hard drive. Thank you! Wait... Discussion in 'Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging' started by AdrianDragomir1, Jul 13, 2020.

  1. ADRIANDRAGOMIR1
    AdrianDragomir1 Win User

    Increase the read / write speed of an external hard drive


    Hello, I appealed to the Microsoft community to ask for your opinion on increasing the read / write speed of an external hard drive. Thank you! Wait for response! A good day!

    :)
     
    AdrianDragomir1, Jul 13, 2020
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  2. NIKHAR_K
    Nikhar_K Win User

    Slow HDD read and write speeds

    Hi,

    Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

    We will require a few more information from you to help you further with the issue. Please reply with the following details:

    • In which device are you facing this issue?
    • Are you using an external HDD or internal HDD?
    • Are you getting the read and write speed issue on any particular application?

    However, you can Disk Defragment on your computer to optimize the drive. To run Disk Defragment please follow the steps from the article

    Defragment your Windows 10 PC    .

    Alternatively, you can check for the read and write speed of the HDD in task manager. Please follow the steps mentioned below to check the read and write speed of the hard drive:

    1. Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc key together on the keyboard.
    2. Click on Performance tab.
    3. Click on Disk 0.
    4. You will find the Read speed and
      Write speed       at the bottom of the window.

    Hope it helps.

    Please reply with the status of the issue, we will be glad to help you further.

    Nikhar Khare

    Microsoft Community - Moderator
     
    Nikhar_K, Jul 13, 2020
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  3. ADRIANDRAGOMIR1
    AdrianDragomir1 Win User
    Hard Disk Repair, Write Speed, Reading

     
    AdrianDragomir1, Jul 13, 2020
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  4. DAVEM121
    DaveM121 Win User

    Increase the read / write speed of an external hard drive

    Hard Disk Repair, Write Speed, Reading

    Hi Adrian

    Is that an internal hard drive or an external hard drive and where are you copying files from/to?

    If that is an external hard drive, is that USB 1.0, 2.0 or 3.0?

    What write speeds are you currently getting when copying files to that drive?
     
    DaveM121, Jul 13, 2020
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