Windows 10: Transferring fairly large folder~60 GB from external HDD to my Android phone, transferring...

Hello,I am on Windows 10 64-bit and File Explorer and I have been attempting to transfer a fairly large folder~60 GB from my external HDD1.8 TB total size with ~300 GB remaining to my S20 Ultra 5G464 GB total w/ ~220 GB remaining both of which are connected via USB to a USB 3.0 hub, and I've been finding that the transfer stopsthe little transfer info window abruptly closes on itself on a specific file. I suspected that the HDD might've been corrupted, but I checked it for errors and Windows tells me there are none:I also perused CrystalDiskInfo 8.17.13 and the HDD appears to be al

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External SSDs not suitable for large file transfers?

SSDs use less power than HDDs so I don't think it is a power supply issue but it may be power related in that the SSD did get quite warm. Maybe there is an in-built safety algorythm to slow down the transfer rate after 60 seconds to stop the SSD from getting too hot and damaging it? Just a guess on my part but if it is correct then no SSDs are suitable for writing large sequential data to. I am attaching another picture which suggests this might be true.

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Maybe others may know different.

 

External SSDs not suitable for large file transfers?

I recently returned a PNY Elite portable SSD ( PNY Portable SSD Elite Silver USB 3.1 (480GB): Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories ) because the transfer rate fell a lot after about 60 seconds. I was writing 32GB and 62GB image files from internal SSD to it and the transfer rate (via USB 3.0 SATA) maintained about 350MB/s for the first 60 seconds but then fell dramatically to about 24MB/s. Writing to my other (Samsung M3) external HDD maintained 100MB/s throughout and I was expecting the PNY SSD to maintain 350MB/s throughout. See pictures. I suppose if I was writing only 5GB and it took less than 60 seconds then I would not have the problem but the reason I want the SSD is to write images up to 80GB to it.

Question - Do all external SSDs suffer this dramatic fall in transfer rates after 60 seconds or have I been unlucky in buying the PNY? If so then SSDs are worse than external HDDs for large file storage.

 

Transfering to an External...

Hello all. Simple question really. Is there anyway to speed up my transfer rate from my PC to my external HDD? Currently I transfer at about 22-26 Mb/sec. This makes me wonder if I am already transferring at the best speed possible. Keep in mind it is USB 2.0 haha. I guess that's it in the most simple form. Thanks!