When I try to copy a single file (for example: size of 1 GB) drive hard to any what external memory device via the USB port, the copy process takes several hours to complete

I use a DELL Studio 15 laptop computer. When I try to copy a single file (for example: size of 1 GB) hard drive to any external memory device (for example: USB key or external hard drive) via the port USB, the copy process takes several hours to complete. I have checked the viruses using McAfee Antivirus, but could not find. Can someone suggest me a solution?

Hello

·          Were there any changes made to your computer before this problem?

Step 1: Format the external device to the NTFS format and check if the problem persists.

See: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Convert-a-hard-disk-or-partition-to-NTFS-format

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