22 hours for comparisson?

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gibson58

Hello, I tried to sync 2 folders 1TB each with photos and videos on 2 different hard drives. When I started the comparison it showed that it would take about 22 hours just to compare. Is this normal?
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therube

Doesn't sound like it.

What type of comparison & sync are you running?
Anything peculiar with the HDD's?
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gibson58

There is nothing strange about them, they are new. Comparison is by "file content", the sync is "mirror".
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therube

Did you actually let the sync run?
And does it seem like it will in fact take 22 hours (might as well just call it a day ;-)?

(I actually misread your "1TB", so actually in doing a content compare, 22 hours might not be out of the realm of possibility.)


Comparing contents takes days


(Interesting read, jdupes.)
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gibson58

i synced them but it took a long time :)