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The copy process now seems to be slower than on previous copy operations. What could cause this increase in copy time?

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The copy process now seems to be slower than on previous copy operations. What could cause this increase in copy time?

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Incorrect or different configuration settings could result in slower operation. The following SETUP options will normally increase the time require to complete a copy operation: Setting the Copy Mode to use % of Disk. Enabling Verification reduces the transfer rate. Enabling Safe Mode reduces the transfer rate. Reducing the Sectors/Transfer setting. This setting can be set to 64, 128 or 256 sectors. Enabling Sequential Power On will increase the time required before transferring data. Copying to different size drives will normally result in an increase in copy time compared to copying to same size drives. IQCOPY Plus rather than straight IQCOPY will be use to perform the copy process. This copy mode requires additional time to adjust for the difference in cluster sizes between drives. A master drive with fragmented files can increase the copy time required. It is recommended to defragment the master drive. The transfer rate is dependent upon the drives in use. The transfer rate will de

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