Speed Up Your USB Drive
Posted on April 10th, 2008 by simon
Most USB devices used for Windows are configured to prevent data loss due to unsafe removal of the USB drive. In techie talk, this is called “disabling write caching”. By enabling write caching, you can dramatically increase the performance on your USB drive, likewise for external hard drives.
To enable write caching, right click one of your drive letters, select “Properties”, select the “Hardware” tab, select your external USB drive, select the “Properties” tab, and ensure the “Optimize for performance” is selected.
If you opt for this setting, ensure that you safely remove the USB drive in Windows to prevent any data loss.
This video also walks you through the steps: VIDEO
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