transfering between external drives

berkeleydp · berkeleydp #1 (**permalink**)

07-15-2011, 12:42 AM

I need to be able to transfer video files between external drives. The source drive is an ssd on a sled that has fw800, usb3 & esata connections. If I connect that to a G Technology esata/fw800/usb drive via an esata cable and connect the G Tech drive to a MBP via the fw800 does the data go through the computer thus only would transfer data at fw800 speed? Will the computer act as a controller and the data goes only between the drives through the esata cable at esata speed? Will this work at all? Do I need to wait for a thunderbolt to esata adapter and accept that fw800 is the best I can do for now? Any other options I'm missing?

Thanks!

zarathu · zarathu #2 (**permalink**)

07-17-2011, 08:42 PM

If the connections give drive icons that show up on your desk top and you can open them: then you can simply drag contents of one into the other. Done it more times than I can count.

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Member Since: Jan 04, 2010 Location: PA Posts: 59 Mac Specs: Apple since 1982, now: iMac 2.5 ghz, 500 HD, sandy bridge	07-17-2011, 08:42 PM If the connections give drive icons that show up on your desk top and you can open them: then you can simply drag contents of one into the other. Done it more times than I can count. "I've always wanted to own and control the primary technology in everything we do." -- Steve Jobs, BusinessWeek Online, Oct. 12, 2004
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berkeleydp #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 15, 2011 Posts: 1	07-15-2011, 12:42 AM I need to be able to transfer video files between external drives. The source drive is an ssd on a sled that has fw800, usb3 & esata connections. If I connect that to a G Technology esata/fw800/usb drive via an esata cable and connect the G Tech drive to a MBP via the fw800 does the data go through the computer thus only would transfer data at fw800 speed? Will the computer act as a controller and the data goes only between the drives through the esata cable at esata speed? Will this work at all? Do I need to wait for a thunderbolt to esata adapter and accept that fw800 is the best I can do for now? Any other options I'm missing? Thanks!
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