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<blockquote data-quote="mac57" data-source="post: 521095" data-attributes="member: 17052"><p>Also, I bet that the drive is formatted for FAT32. I have discovered through trial and error that Mac OS X takes FOREVER to write large files to a FAT32 volume, but can do it in the blink of an eye if you reformat the same volume for Mac native HFS+. I have proven this on both Zip disks and USB memory sticks.</p><p></p><p>I am not sure if this is Apple's not-so-subtle way of ensuring you use their Mac format vs. FAT32 (which is a horrible file system anyway) or whether Apple just has a really lousy FAT32 driver.</p><p></p><p>No matter what it is, try again with the volume formatted for HFS+ and I bet you see a HUGE difference.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mac57, post: 521095, member: 17052"] Also, I bet that the drive is formatted for FAT32. I have discovered through trial and error that Mac OS X takes FOREVER to write large files to a FAT32 volume, but can do it in the blink of an eye if you reformat the same volume for Mac native HFS+. I have proven this on both Zip disks and USB memory sticks. I am not sure if this is Apple's not-so-subtle way of ensuring you use their Mac format vs. FAT32 (which is a horrible file system anyway) or whether Apple just has a really lousy FAT32 driver. No matter what it is, try again with the volume formatted for HFS+ and I bet you see a HUGE difference. [/QUOTE]
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