Very slow transfer from TC to external drive (on ethernet)

Hi all,
I just bought a Lacie external 1TB drive which I connected via Ethernet to the TC. Started moving around 100GB of files from the TC to the drive and it seems it will take 35 hours! I don't think this is normal...does anyone know how to increase the transfer speed?
Many thanks!

Paolo da ROma wrote:
Thank you Pondini. Unfortunately, this seems not to work. I have eliminated the spotlight thing, disconnected the cordless, but no change: 19 hours for 43 giga, and whats is worst is that after a while i get a disconnection from the timecapsule and I have to start from scratch again.
That sounds to me like you're having WIFI problems. That's a bit out of my area, but you might try changing the setting of +*Use interference robustness+ in Airport Utility > Wireless > Wireless Options. Unfortunately, I think changing that requires the network to shut down and restart, so don't try it while the copy is actually running.
You mentioned iPhoto Libraries; do you mean you have more than one? If so, can you do one at a time?
I was wondering if there was a way to do sort of a clone to the TC without going via the file manger.
If you mean from the TC to a USB drive, then there is, sort of, but I don't think it's going to work any better. See the green box in #Q6 of the Using TIME MACHINE with a TIME CAPSULE *User Tip,* also at the top of this forum.

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