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I am transferring data from a Transcend 1TB 5400 RPM External Drive :

(https://www.amazon.com/Transcend-StoreJet-Military-External-TS1TSJ25M3/dp/B005MNGQ6C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1483382813&sr=8-1&keywords=transcend+1tb+external+hard+drive)

To a Samsung Pro 850 SSD 1TB

And I'm trying to maximize the transfer speed while transferring about 220 GB of data. Right now I'm averaging about 30-32 MB/s transfer speed.

My question is:

Is there a way to allocate system resources to the transfer. Right now my CPU percentage for usage shows 3%. Is there a way I can dedicate say 30% for example of my CPU usage to the transfer speed and 30% of the system memory, to increase the speed, or is this not possible?

Thanks for help
 
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You really can't adjust your system that way. It is just going to take time to transfer your data from the relatively slow HDD to your SSD.

Make sure you are using a USB 3.0 port attached to your motherboard rear panel and not a slower USB 2.0 or any front panel port.
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You really can't adjust your system that way. It is just going to take time to transfer your data from the relatively slow HDD to your SSD.

Make sure you are using a USB 3.0 port attached to your motherboard rear panel and not a slower USB 2.0 or any front panel port.
 
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CPU and Memory won't make much if any difference on transfer rates. It just doesn't take a lot of either. The main issue is the bandwidth available for that external hard drive. It sounds like you've got it connected to a USB 2.0 port, which maxes out at a theoretical 480 mbps, which is about 60 MB/s. In reality though, you can't actually achieve those speeds in real world conditions. If you have a USB 3.0 port connecting it to that will increase available bandwidth to 5 gbps, which is several times what a 5400 rpm drive can possibly deliver.

If you only have USB 2.0, one thing you can do is make sure your Hard drive isn't sharing a hub/controller with any other devices. Each device reserves a percentage of the available bandwidth. If you go into Device Manager, Universal Serial Bus controllers, you can right click on each hub/controller and under the Advanced tab see the bandwidth used. Even something simple like a mouse would typically grab 20% by default. But don't expect miracles with that drive speed and USB 2.0.
 
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