USB HD slooooow - related to CRC errors?

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Ebnoren

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Hi, I've got a 3 months old USB3 hd of 3 tb. Recently it had files with CRC errors on them. I have now deleted all the folders with errors (from Explorer). But the hd is very slow (appr 10 minutes to change a folder name etc). Should I reformat it from scratch? I have all the data in a backup so there is no formal disadvantage more than the work to copy it all back after.

My OS is win7, 64 bits, core i7
 
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ps. It is not that slow ALL the time ... but enough to make me wonder. I have 4 more hdds of the same brand (Seagate) and they don't behave like this. The behaviour is the same if I move the hd to another computer.
 
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With CRC errors, you either have a hardware problem with the USB controller or the drive inside. Call Seagate for warranty replacement as soon as you can. Their USB 3 hard drives generally only have either a 1 year warranty or a 90 day warranty, depending on the model. If you wait too long, you won't be able to get it replaced.
 
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Thank you, I will. I have a 1 year warranty (Sweden), so there's no problem having it replaced-
 
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