Windows 10: Large files on external drive cause system to hang

Discus and support Large files on external drive cause system to hang in Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance to solve the problem; Hi all, I have an HP Spectre laptop. I work in television and have to transfer very large files (70-100gb each). When a drive containing those files... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance' started by chorchie, Aug 23, 2016.

  1. chorchie Win User

    Large files on external drive cause system to hang


    Hi all,
    I have an HP Spectre laptop. I work in television and have to transfer very large files (70-100gb each). When a drive containing those files are connected, the system will hang - sometimes for a short time, sometimes it requires a hard boot. Not sure what is causing this, but it makes my system completely unusable and makes Win10 useless at my work.

    I have tried checking the ALWAYS SHOW ICONS, NEVER THUMBNAILS box in folder options and it doesn't really seem to make a difference.

    The first time I had the problem, I was dealing with DNxHD video files. Now I am working with ProRes 422 files and it seems to be even worse.

    I know it is not the external device, because it happens on all external drives.

    I use ex-FAT formatted flash drives, Mac formatted hard drives (and use Mac Drive to access them) and both have the same issue.

    Any thoughts or fixes?

    Thank you!
    -David

    :)
     
    chorchie, Aug 23, 2016
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  2. c drive filling up

    Large files cause drive space to used up quickly.

    What size is your hard drive? Go to Computer, it will say C: drive is xx free of xx

    A solution is to move out files that you dont use to an external drive, add another drive to your computer if its a desktop, or keep an external files to add files there instead of the C: drive.
     
    tamara_sadel, Aug 23, 2016
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  3. Tryx3 Win User
    Device manager, command promp (Admin), etc wont respond. Cant login as admin...How do I fix this?

    An external drive. Each image is very large [almost as large as the space that is used up on drive C:\]. I have a vague memory that it actually has to be an external drive rather than a USB stick even if it is big enough. External drives are much, much
    cheaper than large USB sticks anyway.

    I use a 500GB external drive. It also has my file backups, copies of all installation files, ...

    Denis
     
    Tryx3, Aug 23, 2016
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  4. Culbrelai Win User

    Large files on external drive cause system to hang

    Culbrelai, Aug 23, 2016
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