I miss the simpler times when technology seemed more reliable, and I had a better grasp on fixing issues. Currently, I’m working with my 2017 iMac, which has only 8GB of memory, along with Carbon Copy Cloner (7.0.4), connected via USB 3 to a WD Elements drive. I’m experiencing frustratingly slow transfer speeds, around 3 MB/s, while cloning my internal hard drive.
The files I’m transferring are mostly small, including images and BBEdit files. Unfortunately, the situation doesn’t improve when I attempt to clone files from one WD Elements drive to another, even though these files range in size from 150 MB to 1 GB. I understand that transfer speeds can fluctuate due to various factors, and I’m uncertain about what speeds I’ve typically achieved in the past.
My awareness of this issue peaked after one of my WD Elements drives started malfunctioning, which forced me to use Disk Utility for an erase. I now find myself in a predicament where I need to clone 5TB of files from one drive to another, with the estimated transfer time stretching into several days. Any assistance or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance for any help you can provide!
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