Copying or moving files to flashdrives

anyone have any ideas about how to speed this up?

iMac 27″, macOS 15.5

Posted on Jul 17, 2025 7:04 AM

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Jul 17, 2025 7:47 AM in response to mummygoth

The "speed" at which you can copy or move files from your Mac to a flashdrive will be based of a number of factors:

  • The "quality" of the flashdrive that you use.
  • The data rate supported by the drive.
  • The data rate supported by your Mac.


You have provided very little information in your post. All we know is that you have some 27" iMac model that is running macOS Sequoia 15.5, and that you use flashdrives. Not a lot of information for us to go on to assist you with this.

Copying or moving files to flashdrives

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