MacBook Pro :: Run Into Large File Transfer Using Thunderbolt Between Two Identical?
May 31, 2012
I have two MacBook Pros running 10.7.4. I wanted to copy one iPhoto library from one device to the other using a new Thunderbolt cable. The file is approximately 60GB. When I copy a small file of 1.0 to 2.0 BG in size, the transfer is incredibly fast -- as in seconds.
When I try to transfer the large file (60GB), the transfer is very slow, and Finder says it will take 12 hours. Oh, and I am not running any anti-virus software.
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MacBook
Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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Nov 23, 2009
Earlier i posted to ask how can i format using SL upgrade disk. I came across a problem. I have a work .ISO image which is about 9 GB and i tried copying that to my External HD with 20GB free Disc space. I am not able to copy it. I tried searching for a program which will make it into an archive and split it (like WinRAR in PC) but wasn't successful.
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I just purchased a new Macbook and was planning on transfering my very large music folder (100+gb) using the target disc feature and a firewire cable. However, I completely forgot that the new Macbooks don't have firewire ports. So, I'm wondering what my options are...
I'd like to avoid wireless and Migration Assistant because of their slow speed. I know I can use a crossover cable to create an ethernet connection, but I don't currently have one with me and I'm kind of eager to get this computer set up tonight.
I'm wondering if it's possible to use a regular ethernet cable to do the same thing? Or possibly connect both computers to my router using seperate ethernet cables? (and would that option improve the speed of transfer)? Any suggestions on this would be greatly appreciated.
If nothing else works I'd be willing to wait a day and buy either the crossover cable or a usb converter for my firewire cable to do target disk (would that even work?).
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Sep 19, 2009
10.5.8 Power PC G5
I have two identical external firewire "archive" hard drives. One serves as a safety copy of important data and the other serves as a safety of the safety. Both drives are identical models of identical size purchased at the same time, installed in identical enclosures, formatted the same way and when originally formatted showed an identical amount of available space on each drive. When archiving is needed, important data is copied to both drives. So after the double copying of data, they have the exact same material. They are now about 1/2 full with supposed identical files.
However, in the finder one drive shows about 3 gigs worth of available space more than the other. I have used a couple of utilities (such as Toast's compare utility and Disk Warrior) to compare the drives and see what is causing the discrepancy. While they do have the most minor differences in some hidden files, the difference is only a few megabytes and nowhere near the 3 gig discrepancy.
Any thoughts on why there is such a big difference in finder's calculation?
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Why do they both exist? My best guess is just that they switched to iTunes Library but maintain an identical iTunes Music Library file for now for compatibility (since the XML files exist so 3rd party apps can access the iTunes library).
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im trying the drag and drop method. Am i doing something wrong is there a free program that can do this for me?
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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I am playing around with HD video and have a very large Quicktime File (12.5GB) that froze my computer while rendering. I need to delete it. (CRASH: screen freezes and dark line slowly comes from top to bottom and once entire screen is slightly darker, a post in the middle pops up and tells me to turn off computer by holding power button).
After a lot of trial and error, it seems the problem is that the computer can't handle the massive deletion. Unlike a lot of other similar issues on this forum, this is a single file and not hundreds, so i can't delete portions at a time and be done with it. I have run through all my ideas and need help on how to delete this file from my computer and have come up with two possible ways:
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Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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iMac (27-inch Mid 2010), OS X Mavericks (10.9.4), 32 GB RAM
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