Saving files is slow....

Hey everyone; don't know if this is a SL issue or not because I just purchased this 1tb external drive; I now have three EXT drives hooked up to my intel MACBOOK and whenever I save a file (almost universally to my desktop, I know have to wait for my EXT drive to wake up- Is there a setting where I can prevent the ext drives from waking UNLESS I write to them?
Thanks in advance...
Ger

Gerry Lazzareschi wrote:
I know have to wait for my EXT drive to wake up- Is there a setting where I can >prevent the ext drives from waking UNLESS I write to them?
There is no obvious setting to do so. Perhaps someone could use Terminal for a fix, but I can't. I have seen several with sleep, and don't sleep, issues related to externals, but I have not yet seem much in the way of related fixes. Still, you could try updating the firmware on all your externals.

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Check your printers. this error is related to the default printer and print service. If you have an offline or unconnected printer, this is most likely your issue.
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Take a look at this and see if it helps:
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At this time, I suggest trying to start Excel in safe mode. Then, open the Excel file or create a new Excel file, and save the file to the network again.
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Check if there are any add-ins, clear the checkbox to disable them.
Close the Office program and restart it.
Add one check back each time to the list of Add-In, restart the Office program, and repeat the above procedure. Once the issue reappears again, we can determine which add-in causes this problem and then disable it.
Please take your time to try the suggestions and let me know the results at your earliest convenience. If anything is unclear or if there is anything I can do for you, please feel free to let me know.
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Is the performance also slow when you trying to save the Excel file to other network path?
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Let’s disable all startup items and third party services when booting. This method will help us determine if this issue is caused by a loading program or service. Please perform the following steps:
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