In the past, I have used a USB to transfer a few video files from one computer to another. This time I have over 1 terabyte of movies and shows I’d like to transfer. What is the best method?

I know it will take a very long time

  • Bob_Spud@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Quickest -

    1. Take the lid off the source PC put the HDD in it
    2. Copy the stuff.
    3. Pull it out
    4. Put it the other PC,
    5. Your done

    Formatting the HDD my be optional.

  • cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    3·
    11 months ago

    Connect both computers over ethernet and rsync the data across. It will still take several hours over gigabit ethernet though.

  • NyaaTell@alien.topBEnglish
    2·
    11 months ago

    1. Take the drive from PC 1 and attach to PC 2 => copy / paste

    2. External drive

  • beholdthepineapple@alien.topBEnglish
    2·
    11 months ago

    Parallel port would be faster than serial, but if you’re using serial I’d go with Z modem for the compression and error correction.

  • RedEyed__@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    11 months ago

    rsync over sshfs over Ethernet.
    I transferred 10 Tb over night, but it depends on how many files do you have.

  • Sea_Caterpillar5296@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    11 months ago

    Shouldn’t actually take too long… I’d just take a couple sata cables. I transferred 6tb in about 12 or 18 hours, idr.

  • smstnitc@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    11 months ago

    I have a PC in a spot of my house I can’t get a cable to. But that’s the PC I do my Blu Ray ripping and encoding on, so I keep a 5tb external drive for moving the files to my NAS afterwards. Sometimes it would take days over WiFi instead of minutes to hours over USB 3 twice. (and piss off my wife for saturating the wifi, heh)

      • smstnitc@alien.topBEnglish
        1·
        11 months ago

        My experience with powerline is pretty terrible. And there is no better place for it sadly.

  • ZeroSulu@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    11 months ago

    Over LAN with flavored solution of your choice.
    Other than that, I use one of my spare drives and my USB docking station if I need to move it outside of my own house. I never really had a need for dedicated external drives but a docking station is handy for many things, this being one of them.

  • glhughes@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    11 months ago

    10 GbE. 17 minutes.

    Of course you need disks that can read/write at that speed (1.25 GB/s). Should not be a problem for NVMe SSDs.

  • TADataHoarder@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    What is the best method?

    Sometimes the best method isn’t a transfer at all. Don’t forget transporting is an option.
    Do you need to transfer the files? or could you just use an external you share between different PCs?
    If an external works, but seems inconvenient, you can fix that by having the drive connected to a USB switch. When connected to a switch you can press a button or use a remote to change which PC the drive is connected to giving you instant access to the drive contents without having to sync/copy anything over.

    Links below for examples of USB switches
    https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-Sharing-Computers-Peripherals/dp/B083JKDNRJ/
    https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-Computers-Peripherals-Indicators-USB-SW30/dp/B074TYDJK2/

  • emalvick@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    1 Tb shouldn’t be too bad. You could try an external HD, but that becomes a double operation (1 copy to the drive, 1 copy off) or use your home network.

    Create a share of the folder(s) you want to copy and then access from the new PC to copy and paste to. Speed will depend on your network speed AND drive speeds.