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Copy from HD to USB stick with few memory

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Hi all, I often copy files from my HD to an USB stick. But I only have 256 MB RAM and the files are sometimes 100 or 150 MB, which consumes my RAM.

I would like to copy with the least possible RAM, what do I have to specify in the Copy section of the TC configuration ?
I run XP SP2 on a very old PC (AMD K6/400).

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Use the "big file copy mode" with a buffer of e.g. 1 MByte when copying between two disks. In this mode, TC bypasses the Windows disk cache when the file is larger than the specified size.
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Post by *pgriffet »

Thanks Christian, I will try it.
Do I have to check the "USB Stick" check box ?
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No, otherwise the buffered method is used again. But make sure the buffer is large enough, otherwise it will be VERY slow.
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