Really slow file trans from mac pro to wd my studio 2 firewire 800

[steveOooo]

Im currently transferring 387GB of data from Documents to WD My studio 2 via FW800.

I did the same back up yesterday using a WD USB3 2TB Essentials and it did it in within 4 hours (USB 2).

Why is it taking so long? Is this a sign of a dead hdd?

I made a back up of my documents and want a second as im doing a fresh install....

EDIT! it now says 9 days!

 

[ActionableMango]

Cancel copy, reboot, and try again. FW800 should be much faster than USB2, but I'm sure you know that already.

 

[Macsonic]

Im currently transferring 387GB of data from Documents to WD My studio 2 via FW800.

I did the same back up yesterday using a WD USB3 2TB Essentials and it did it in within 4 hours (USB 2).

Why is it taking so long? Is this a sign of a dead hdd?

I made a back up of my documents and want a second as im doing a fresh install....

EDIT! it now says 9 days!

Try to wait for a few more minutes and see if the progress bar completion time becomes shorter as the copying goes on. Like the days will become hours as the copying progresses.

 

[steveOooo]

Alas, it was a faulty WD my studio drive - I had two fail in one week! Both out of warranty so bought a inatek USB bay to put the failed drives in - one was completely dead, the other has been ok

Inatek USB 3.0 docking station - http://youtu.be/n30pDVWTof8

Oh and amazon just sent me another WD my studio with no exterior packaging!
http://youtu.be/LaOyHJLUzIo