Does Data pass through my local drive while going to my External Drive?

viodraeth79

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When transferring Data from one External Hard drive to another External Hard Drive, does the data pass through my local drive or just go directly?

Also, I sometimes download big files directly to my External HD when on the internet, does the file pass through my local hard drive because I'm using it for my browsing?

I ask because my local/Primary HD is an SSD and I'd like to maximize my efficiency/speed and also the life of my SSd.

Thank you