What's the model of your external hard drive, and what's the model of your PC? There are a few possible reasons for your external hard drive to take hours to complete a copy or backup job. The two largest factors in how long a backup takes would be the amount of data being backed up, and the speed of the data transfer. If you have an older computer/laptop, it could be running USB 1.1, which is much slower than USB 2.0. Even if you're running USB 2.0, if you're backing up hundreds of gigabytes of data, it could take hours anyway. Whether you're running USB 1.1 or 2.0 is up to the hardware, not any software. If you're running on USB 1.1, and have a desktop PC, you can install a USB 2.0 controller card to speed up your transfer rates, but if you just have a ton of information to back up - it's just going to take a long time. Hope this helps.
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What's the model of your external hard drive, and what's the model of your PC? There are a few possible reasons for your external hard drive to take hours to complete a copy or backup job. The two largest factors in how long a backup takes would be the amount of data being backed up, and the speed of the data transfer. If you have an older computer/laptop, it could be running USB 1.1, which is much slower than USB 2.0. Even if you're running USB 2.0, if you're backing up hundreds of gigabytes of data, it could take hours anyway. Whether you're running USB 1.1 or 2.0 is up to the hardware, not any software. If you're running on USB 1.1, and have a desktop PC, you can install a USB 2.0 controller card to speed up your transfer rates, but if you just have a ton of information to back up - it's just going to take a long time. Hope this helps.