How To Make USB or External Hard Drive perform faster

Make USB or External Hard Drive perform faster

 

Plug in your USB or external hard drive to your Windows computer. Open This PC folder, right-click on the device and select Properties.
Next select the Hardware tab. Here, select the storage media which you want to make faster, and then click on Properties button

USB Quick removal vs. Better performance

A new box will open. Click on Policies tab. Here you will see two options in the USB Device Properties box:

1. Quick removal (default)
2. Better performance

The default is Quick Removal. When this option is selected, it disable write caching on the device and in Windows. You can disconnect the device safely, without having to use the Safely Remove Hardware option.
If you want better performance from your USB device, you can select the Better performance option. When this is selected, it enables write caching in Windows, but you have to use the Safely Remove Hardware option from the notification area, to disconnect the device safely, else it may result in data corruption.
When you eject a device using this setting, Windows will flush the write cache to the disk. It will ensure that the operation is completed and once it is done, it will inform you that is Safe To Remove Hardware.
As we mentioned earlier, the performance improvement may or may not be noticeable at all. You will have to see how it works for your external media.