WD external Hard drive really slow transfer speed

frayfray

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May 22, 2014
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Hi
when i currently connect my WD elements external hard drive to my PC it transfers at good speeds for about 5-10 seconds ( 100mb/s or so) then after then it rapidly drops in speed untill it stops about 1-3 mb/s. anyone got any idea what may be causing this or any solutions?

thank you