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A solution to slow Macrium mirror creations
I changed the SATA connections randomly.
Full mirror backup with verification of the 31Gb system drive took five minutes and 5 seconds. The compressed file is 20Gb. Previously, it took 18+ minutes for the same operation.
Some helpful details.
* Write down the devices' boot order in the BIOS/UEFI
* I am using the free Macrium version.
* Always full backups.
* Source disk is a 120Gb SSD.
* Target partition is a Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm.
This was a chance discovery. There are five connected SATA devices to the MB and had to disconnect them to get to the sixth. Then, reconnected them randomly.
Last edited by ineuw; 12 Mar 2021 at 21:47. Reason: minor rewording to better clarify