How to Increase Data Transfer Speed of USB Pen Drive or Memory Card in Windows 10 / 8 / 7

USB Pen Drive, Memory Card and External Hard Drive Data Transferring Speed Is Depend on Its Productivity & Class. And Also Depend On (Age Of Pen drive, Types Of File, File Location, USB Port Version). Many Times You Have Faced A Problem In The Transferring Speed Of USB Drive.

So If Your Pen Drive/Memory Card/External Hard Drive Is Working So Slowly And You Want To Increase The Data Transfer Speed Of Pen Drive Then Use The Below Mentioned Simple Steps And Increase A Few Speed Of USB Pen Drive.

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So Toady In This Article We Are Sharing That How To Increase/Speedup Pen Drive Or Memory Card Data Transfer Speed. Here We Are Not Sharing Any Special Tool Or Any Special Software For It, We Are Sharing Just Very Simple Tricks/Method That Can Help You To Increase Speed Of Your Pen Drive Or Any Other Removable Drives.

Steps To Increase the Transfer Rate of Your USB Drive

Here We Are Sharing Three Methods:

Method 1 :) - Using Error Checking and Defragment Tool:

These Tool Is A Part Of Windows Operating System It Will Help To Increases Drive Speed Of For Check Drive Error. And This Tool Also Repair Error & Fix to Corrupt USB Pen drive.

This Option Will Check The Drive For File System Errors.

First Of All Connect Your USB Drive To The Computer.

Step 1. Open My Computer >> Select Your USB Drive

Step 2. Now Right Click on USB Drive >> Select Properties [Keyboard Shortcut Key (Alt + Enter)]

Step 3. Now Select >> “Tools” Tab

Step 4. On The ‘Tools Tab’ – Error Checking - Click On >> “Check”

Step 5. Now Click On >> “Scan and Repair Drive”

Step 6: Click On >> ‘Fix Now’ (If Error Found)

" These Options (Automatically Fix File System Errors & Scan For and Attempt Recovery of Bad Sectors) "

Method 2 :) - Change NTFS Drive File System. (Only For USB Pen Drive and External Hard Drive):

Note: Don't Use Second This (2) Method In Memory Card Because Currently Mobile Phones Does not Support NTFS Formatted Memory Cards.

Types of File System

1. FAT

2. FAT32

3. NTFS (New Technology File System)

Steps to Increases USB Pen Drive Data Transfer Speed.

"Note: In This Process Your Pen Drive Will Be Format, So Copy Your All Data Before Do This."

Step 1. Open My Computer >> “Select Your USB Drive”

Step 2. Now “Right Click” On ‘USB Pen Drive’ >> Select “Format…” Option

Step 3. Now File System >> Change “FAT32” To “NTFS”

Step 4. Allocation Unit Size >> Default Allocation Size

Step 5. Check Mark On >> Quick Format

Step 6. At Last Click On >> “Start”

That’s it.

Method 3 :) - Change The Quick Removal Setting/Policies:

1. Open My Computer >> Select Your USB Drive

2. Now “Right Click” On USB Drive >> Select “Properties”

3. On The “Hardware Tab” >> Select the Your Connected USB Drive

Now Double Click or Click On >> ‘Properties’

4. Again Click On >> ‘Change Settings’

5. Now Again Click On >> ‘Policies Tab’

6. Click In Removal Policy >> Select “Better Performance”>> OK

That’s it. Now Restart PC

Note :  Understand That After Changing The Device Policy , Your Data Transfer Speed Will Increase But Make Sure You Click On ” Safely Remove Hardware And Eject Media”  Before Removing Your Pen drive.

Also Know:

What Is A File System - > File System Is The Underlying Structure A Computer Uses To Organize Data On A Hard Disk. If You Are Installing A New Hard Disk, You Need To Partition And Format It Using A File System Before You Can Begin Storing Data Or Programs.

In Windows, The Three File System Options You Have To Choose From Are NTFS, FAT32, And The Older And Rarely-Used FAT (Also Known As FAT16).

NTFS (New Technology File System) - > NTFS Is the Preferred File System for This Version of Windows. It Has Many Benefits Over The Earlier FAT32 File System, Including: The Capability To Recover From Some Disk-Related Errors Automatically, Which FAT32 Cannot. Improved Support For Hard Disks. Better Security Because You Can Use Permissions And Encryption To Restrict Access To Specific Files To Approved Users.

FAT32 (File Allocation Table 32 Bit) - > FAT32, And The Lesser-Used FAT (File Allotted Table 16 Bit), Were Used In Earlier Versions Of Windows Operating Systems, Including Windows 95, Windows 98, And Windows Millennium Edition.

FAT32 Does Not Have The Security That NTFS Provides, So If You Have A FAT32 Partition Or Volume On Your Computer, Any User Who Has Access To Your Computer Can Read Any File On It. FAT32 Also Has Size Limitations. You Cannot Create A FAT32 Partition Greater Than 32 GB In This Version Of Windows, And You Cannot Store A File More Than 4 GB On A FAT32 Partition. The Main Reason To Use FAT32 Is Because You Have A Computer That Will Sometimes Run Windows 95, Windows 98, Or Windows Millennium Edition And At Other Times Run This Version Of Windows, Known As A Multi Boot Configuration. If That Is The Case, You Will Need To Install The Earlier Operating System On A FAT32 Or FAT Partition And Ensure That It Is A Primary Partition (One That Can Host An Operating System). Any Additional Partitions You Will Need to Access When Using These Earlier Versions of Windows Must Also Be Formatted With FAT32. These Earlier Versions of Windows Can Access NTFS Partitions or Volumes Over A Network, But Not On Your Computer.

Source: http://www.windows.microsoft.com/en-in/windows-vista/comparing-ntfs-and-fat-file-systems