How to Speed up the Process of Copying and Moving Data on USB

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Speed up the process of copying and moving data on USB drives

To speed up the process of copying and transferring data on a USB drive, follow the steps below:

Step 1:

Connect a USB Flash Drive to your computer.

Step 2:

Next right-click the USB Flash Drive, select Format.

Step 3:

Now on the screen that appears the Format window, here you change the File System item to NTFS and leave the Quick Format option unchecked and click Start.

Step 4:

After the format has finished, right-click your USB drive again and select Properties.

On the Properties window, at the Hardware tab, find and select your USB Flash Drive drive name and select Properties.

Step 5:

On the next window, click Change Settings to switch to the Policies tab.

Step 6:

Next on the Policies tab, select the Better Performance option and click OK to finish.

Note:

If you select Better Performance option, you can only eject the USB after clicking the option safely remove your USB.

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Good luck!