An external drive is slow when it is plugged into a USB 2 port and clearly faster in the USB 3 port on the same desktop. Which port should the drive use?
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Short Explanation
The same drive woke up when it was moved to the faster USB port. You leave it on the USB 3 port. The older USB port, a video connector, and a telephone jack are not where this drive belongs.
Full Explanation
USB 3 is the faster USB generation on the outline, and this drive demonstrated that by running faster in the USB 3 port than in the USB 2 port. The drive should stay on USB 3. Calling the USB 2 port the faster one contradicts the test the desktop just showed. VGA is a video connector. It does not attach storage. RJ11 is a telephone plug. It does not feed an external drive. Exam caveat: the cable and the drive's enclosure also have to support USB 3. A drive plugged into a USB 3 port with a USB 2 cable may stay slow. Operational check: use the USB 3 port and a matching cable, copy a large folder, and confirm it stays faster than the USB 2 test. Note which physical port was faster so the next person does not move the drive back.