Copy takes ALOT of time !

[Olivier]

Hello,

I have 2 SATA-2 disks. One is used fo backup.

When I copy about 5 GB and 12 000 files on each other, it takes about 3
minutes under XP 64 bits.

Same process can take 12 minutes under Vista 64 bits, with no AV.

I tried to update SIL drivers, but not possible.

More on that, Vista freeze sometime for 2 seconds, and everything is
locked...

PC is
ASUS P5LDW2 - Deluxe
2 GB RAM
P4 3200 Dual
NVIDIA 6600 (Driver updated)

Any idea is welcome ;>))

Olivier



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[Beck]

Hello,

I have 2 SATA-2 disks. One is used fo backup.

When I copy about 5 GB and 12 000 files on each other, it takes about 3
minutes under XP 64 bits.

Same process can take 12 minutes under Vista 64 bits, with no AV.

I tried to update SIL drivers, but not possible.

More on that, Vista freeze sometime for 2 seconds, and everything is
locked...

PC is
ASUS P5LDW2 - Deluxe
2 GB RAM
P4 3200 Dual
NVIDIA 6600 (Driver updated)

Any idea is welcome ;>))

There have been a number of complaints over the months of how Vista handles
file copy/moving processes and that it is very slow. Took me two minutes
one time to copy a 1mb file. I doubt it is anything to do with your setup,
but more of Vista dealing with files can be slow and cumbersome.

 

[MICHAEL]

There have been a number of complaints over the months of how Vista handles
file copy/moving processes and that it is very slow. Took me two minutes
one time to copy a 1mb file. I doubt it is anything to do with your setup,
but more of Vista dealing with files can be slow and cumbersome.

Yes, this has been a constant throughout my use of Vista. For me, it's
even slower moving/copying files on my network. I hope they address this
issue with SP1.


-Michael

 

[Beck]

Yes, this has been a constant throughout my use of Vista. For me, it's
even slower moving/copying files on my network. I hope they address this
issue with SP1.

I really think they ought to address the issue quicker than SP1, It might
not be a security issue but for sure its a usability issue.

 

[MICHAEL]

I really think they ought to address the issue quicker than SP1, It might
not be a security issue but for sure its a usability issue.

Oh, I agree. I just wouldn't bet on it. :-/


-Michael

 

[Jack R]

Many people have complained about this..the only workaround I know of is to
use a command line for file operations.

 

[notspecified]

I really think they ought to address the issue quicker than SP1, It might
not be a security issue but for sure its a usability issue.

Give them some time. They have only had 5-years to work on this complicated
task of copying files from one disk to another. I have heard that the next
version of windows will actually copy files nearly as fast as windows 95!

 

[Guest]

You are absolutely experiencing something that is problamatic with Vista.

I actually read on another forum where running virtual xp inside of vista
actually copies files 3x faster.

What a disgrace. This does need to be addressed quickly.

My work around is to shell to a cmd window and do copies through command
lines. It goes back 20 years, but it is faster than waiting for Vista to do
it.

 

[Phil Wilson]

I've heard reports that Windows Defender might have something to do with
this, but that's complete hearsay - I haven't tested it, but if it behaves
like an AV product and scans files it sounds plausible.

 

[Jesse MacDonough]

I've found the same thing. I wonder why this wasn't addressed during beta
testing or by the programmers themselves. They must have done these kinds
of tests and found the same thing.

 

[Steve Jain]

You might want to check and see if the "advanced performance" options
are enabled for your hard drives.

Go to Computer--Properties-->Device Manager, expand Disk Drives,
right-click your hard drive, and select Properties. Click on the
Polices tab, and make sure that "Optimize for performance" is checked,
as well as the 2 sub-options, "enable write caching on disk" and
"enable advanced performance"