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Networking and servers • Large file transfer from Windows to Pi hangs for several minutes before normalizing.

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Hello all.

I set up a Samba share with my Pi at home. Two external drives, one HDD and one SSD plugged into a powered hub, the Pi is plugged into ethernet.

Both drives are exfat, which I understand is slower. I get solid 30MB/s transfer speeds, and I'm OK with that for now, saving for a new drive where I can transfer everything over and format as ext4.

My issue right now though, is when initiating a file transfer on Windows, the dialog just sits at 0% for a proportionally long time depending on the file size. For instance, a 1GB video file takes maybe 30 seconds before actually showing a transfer. And a 10GB file, several minutes.

Is there something I can do about that initial hangup? Or is the Pi doing something while initiating the transfer? I'm pretty new to any commands that may help diagnose this. I appreciate any advice, thanks.

Statistics: Posted by BenKenobi42 — Mon Feb 24, 2025 3:03 am — Replies 0 — Views 32



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