is this usual when backing up media to an external hard drive

i'm backing up one of my main media folders at the moment, a folder containing all picture files- jpgs, PNGs etc, which contains ; 120, 402 pictures or files, i'm copying the contents of that folder to a folder on my ext drive....but so far, the process has taken about 8 hours.... with still 2hrs left remaining?

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djjohnson · 41-45, M

What kind of cable is your ext drive using?

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djjohnson · 41-45, M

@durinsBane1983 yah even USB-C will take a while with that much. Is this an SSD or regular hard drive disk?

durinsBane1983 · 46-50, M

@djjohnson that's what i was trying to find out, whether it was a normal thing and not something wrong, thanks for clarifying.

djjohnson · 41-45, M

@durinsBane1983 it can be very normal. Cable, drive type, file size, port type are the biggest factors.

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