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Hello,

Could anyone give me an idea of what speeds I should expect when copying a file between shares on my Terastation 3400?  I am accessing it over the network but that shouldn't have an effect since it is copying a file to itself. If I copy/paste a file currently, the speed is anywhere from 5 mb per second to 20 mb per second. This seems really slow for copy/pasting a file into it's own directory.

Thanks for any insight.

-Brandon

I assume you're doing a drag and drop from a Windows system. In that case, the unit does not copy the file internally, it actually moves the data to the Windows system and back to the second share over the network.

I had a feeling that is what was going on in. From a Windows machine is there any way to have it copy the files internally? Sorry for my limited knowledge on how NAS actually works.

Not that I'm aware of. It would require an API from Microsoft that expands the SMB specification.

You can also setup a backup job in the TS to back up your data from one share to another in the same unit. But fyi make sure you know what options you are choosing as the backup can either back up all the new files only or both copy new files that arent in that folder and delete files that arent for the source folder. I recommend making a whole new share and choosing the right backup options for you.

If you want a better explanation let me know.