Solved File transfer speeds

Ok I have a jailbroken iPod touch, and I like to put tv show episodes on it, but iTunes frankly sucks. So I use a nifty little program called iPhone Folders to transfer the converted videos directly onto the filesystem of my device. I then use a separate video app to watch them. (Mobile Theater; it's a jailbreak app. I know this isn't an iPod forum so just trust me that this whole process works fine.)
iPhone Folders basically just lets me use my iPod as a removable storage device (like a flash drive) and I can just drag and drop, or copy/paste them right onto it, and it gives me the default Windows Vista copying manager or whatever. See the pic, it's just a generic one off the internet so you know what I'm talking about. Not mine.

So here's the issue: I can't get consistent transfer speeds. On average, it starts transferring at about 5 meg/sec (usually seven-ish files, 500-600 meg total; it varies) and ends up pushing 1 meg/sec. I had several theories as to why this happens: as I approach the limit of the capacity of my iPod (I just pick enough files to fill up the rest of my free space) it slows down due to some weird write process, it slows after x number of files it transfers, or that my system resources aren't sufficient (CPU, RAM, etc.). But yesterday these all got blown away. I transferred some files like usual, while doing a complete scan with McAfee Anti-Virus. And got speeds in excess of 15 meg/sec throughout the entire transfer. So basically, my question is if there's any way I can ensure consistent (HIGH) transfer speeds. Anyone got a tutorial or something? I've got TeraCopy, but it doesn't use it for these transfers for some reason. I think if there's a way to max them out for normal copying etc. on my hard drive it should apply to this situation as well.

Thanks for any ideas!

Transfer speeds vary between each device for example HDD, SSD and Flash Drive etc

There is no way in keeping you at a Constant High speed but you can Optimize the Drive to perform as much optimal speeds as you can

See http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/59886-hard-drive-speed-boosts.html

This can also work on SSD's and some Flash drives

Will not work on DVD/CD's

Hope This Helps,
Josh

Ok I'll check it out. So my speeds will basically be hit and run, with no way to tell when they will be fast or slow? I just find it odd that I usually have crawling speeds, but in the middle of a resource-intensive scan it's blazing fast.

Just had a similar thread, Adam. Maybe I can help two for the price of one.
http://www.vistax64.com/general-discussion/290605-some-networking-problem-d.html
If the answer cannot be found in the above, try a clean boot to see if problem persists
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135

Thanks Rich, not quite my problem but I still liked the HD speed boost part. Definitely looking into that.

It can also vary depending on your Current Hardware Your Processor is good but to increase better transfer Speeds you may want to add more RAM

Hope This Helps,
Josh

Oh ok. Good to know. But I think 4 gig will be sufficient for a while I'd buy a bigger HD or better video card before upgrading my RAM. I can live with intermittent speeds. Thanks for all of your guys' help!

It was just a tip in the future when Upgrading your System

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