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 ==== Measuring Transfer Speeds Between Your MacBook and Thumb Drives ==== ==== Measuring Transfer Speeds Between Your MacBook and Thumb Drives ====
 +//This information provided by ChatGPT 11/12/2024//
  
 To measure transfer speeds between your MacBook and various thumb drives, you can use benchmarking tools that provide detailed read and write speeds. Here are some effective methods and tools: To measure transfer speeds between your MacBook and various thumb drives, you can use benchmarking tools that provide detailed read and write speeds. Here are some effective methods and tools:
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     - Click “Start” to begin the test, which will show both read and write speeds.     - Click “Start” to begin the test, which will show both read and write speeds.
   * **Advantages**: Simple and quick to use, with a clear display of read and write speeds. Good for comparison across different drives.   * **Advantages**: Simple and quick to use, with a clear display of read and write speeds. Good for comparison across different drives.
 +  * **20241112: this is not working for thumb drives on my MacBook Pro. I selected a thumb drive and clicked Start; nothing happened.**
  
 === 2. AJA System Test Lite === === 2. AJA System Test Lite ===
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   * **About**: If you prefer a command-line approach, you can use the `dd` command in Terminal to measure read and write speeds.   * **About**: If you prefer a command-line approach, you can use the `dd` command in Terminal to measure read and write speeds.
   * **How to Use**:   * **How to Use**:
-    - **Write Speed**: Open Terminal and enter: +    - **Write Speed**: Open Terminal and enter:\\ ''time dd if=/dev/zero of=/Volumes/YourDriveName/testfile bs=1024k count=1024''\\ //Replace //''YourDriveName''// with the name of your thumb drive.// 
-      ``` +    - **Read Speed**: After creating the test file, enter:\\ ''time dd if=/Volumes/YourDriveName/testfile of=/dev/null bs=1024k''
-      time dd if=/dev/zero of=/Volumes/YourDriveName/testfile bs=1024k count=1024 +
-      ``` +
-      Replace `YourDriveName` with the name of your thumb drive. +
-    - **Read Speed**: After creating the test file, enter: +
-      ``` +
-      time dd if=/Volumes/YourDriveName/testfile of=/dev/null bs=1024k +
-      ```+
     - **Interpretation**: The time reported at the end shows how long the data transfer took, from which you can calculate the speed.     - **Interpretation**: The time reported at the end shows how long the data transfer took, from which you can calculate the speed.
   * **Advantages**: Flexible and works without any additional software.   * **Advantages**: Flexible and works without any additional software.
memorycards.1731450905.txt.gz · Last modified: 2024.11.12 14:35 by Steve Isenberg