minus-squareApita2000OPBtoTech Support@poweruser.forum•If I transfer files between two external hard drives using a computer, are the files copied to the computer first? Or do the files just do directly from hard drive to hard drive?linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoBecause I heard SSDs have a finite read/write cycle so I preferably don’t want to copy a bunch of files to my computer’s SSD just to have it go to another hard drive. linkfedilink
Apita2000B to Laptops@hardware.watchEnglish · 2 years agoIf I transfer files between two external hard drives using my laptop, are the files copied to the laptop first? Or do the files just do directly from hard drive to hard drive?message-squaremessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareIf I transfer files between two external hard drives using my laptop, are the files copied to the laptop first? Or do the files just do directly from hard drive to hard drive?Apita2000B to Laptops@hardware.watchEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square1linkfedilink
Apita2000B to Tech Support@poweruser.forumEnglish · 2 years agoIf I transfer files between two external hard drives using a computer, are the files copied to the computer first? Or do the files just do directly from hard drive to hard drive?plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareIf I transfer files between two external hard drives using a computer, are the files copied to the computer first? Or do the files just do directly from hard drive to hard drive?plus-squareApita2000B to Tech Support@poweruser.forumEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square8linkfedilink
Because I heard SSDs have a finite read/write cycle so I preferably don’t want to copy a bunch of files to my computer’s SSD just to have it go to another hard drive.