How to Speed Up Your USB 2.0 File Transfer in Windows XP

Comparing with USB 1.1, USB 2.0 is much faster in data transfer between devices; USB 2.0 can support both USB 1.1 technology and USB 2.0 technology but the USB 1.1 only can support USB 1.1 technology. Today most computers configure with USB 2.0 ports. In Windows Device Manager, you can find the USB capabilities and whether your device is 2.0-capable. Here I will talk about how to speed up your USB 2.0 file transfer in Windows XP.

How can you know if it is a USB 2.0 port?

Step 1 Click Start and select Control Panel.

Step 2 In this list of icons for Windows settings, double-click System and then click Hardware in the new box.

Step 3 Click Device Manager and expand Universal Serial Bus controllers.

Step 4 Locate the devices under the USB icon. If this device has “enhanced” in the description, which means it is the newer 2.0 version.

What if your USB 2.0 file transfer is very slow and how you can speed up your USB 2.0 file transfer?

To optimize your USB drive for performance:

Step 1 Right click your drive and select Properties.

Step 2 Select the Hardware tab.

Step 3 Under All Disk Drives, highlight your USB drive and select Properties.

Step 4 Select Policies and select Optimize for performance.

Step 5 Press OK twice, and your transfer speeds should increase dramatically.

Note that after your drive is optimized you must use the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the taskbar to eject the drive, or you’ll risk corrupting your data by just removing the drive from the port.

Besides, if your USB driver is corrupted or inappropriate, it also would make your file transfer slow, well then the best solution is to download a driver tool to help you locate your USB driver problem, uninstall the old driver, identify, install or update the perfect driver automatically and quickly just with several clicks.

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