How long should it take to backup a 250gig HD?

osu · #1 06-25-2009, 11:16 AM

Hi,

I'm finding Superduper superslow while trying to back up my machine - it only has 170gigs used on the drive (Tiger 10.4.11), but after 1.5hrs, it's only copied 2,5gigs according to the status display.

I'm saving to a sparse image on a USB Western Digital MyBook, could that be the issue?

Any pointers appreciated.

Thanks

osu

dnanian · #2 06-25-2009, 11:18 AM

Sounds like your USB drive might be running in slow speed mode, yes. Multiple USB devices attached to the Mac?

osu · #3 06-25-2009, 12:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dnanian

Sounds like your USB drive might be running in slow speed mode, yes. Multiple USB devices attached to the Mac?

Hi,

Only one USB device attached (a scanner), which i removed, butstill going slow when I try to backup. How do I change my USB drive to be faster?

Thanks,

osu

dnanian · #4 06-25-2009, 12:39 PM

Stop the backup, make sure you're not using a hub and the drive is plugged directly into the Mac with nothing else. Then, restart your Mac and give it another try.

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