JohnnyGrey
Dabbler
- Joined
- Jul 1, 2017
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I understand the most efficient way to copy files between datasets is through SSH using mv or send/recv commands, but nothing beats the pure convenience of drag and drop in Windows (subjective opinion!), which brings me to a general question:
Why are moves happening so fast via Windows? I was under the impression that copying and moving files between datasets on the same FreeNAS machine via a Windows rig would cut my theoretical transfer speeds in half. What I mean is I figured the data would be traveling to the Windows machine, then back to the new dataset on the FreeNAS box. My specific use case: transferring (moving, not copying) a finished torrent from /mnt/Tank/Torrents/Finished/ to /mnt/Tank/Media/Movies (The parent folders on each of these datasets are separate Samba shares.) I'm getting about 132-160mb/s transfer speeds dragging and dropping, which is actually beyond gigabit. I was expecting 30-40 mb/s. Is it Windows 10 or the SMB service on FreeNAS that's being "smart" about this transfer? Or am I thinking about this all wrong?
This is just something that sparked my curiosity!
Why are moves happening so fast via Windows? I was under the impression that copying and moving files between datasets on the same FreeNAS machine via a Windows rig would cut my theoretical transfer speeds in half. What I mean is I figured the data would be traveling to the Windows machine, then back to the new dataset on the FreeNAS box. My specific use case: transferring (moving, not copying) a finished torrent from /mnt/Tank/Torrents/Finished/ to /mnt/Tank/Media/Movies (The parent folders on each of these datasets are separate Samba shares.) I'm getting about 132-160mb/s transfer speeds dragging and dropping, which is actually beyond gigabit. I was expecting 30-40 mb/s. Is it Windows 10 or the SMB service on FreeNAS that's being "smart" about this transfer? Or am I thinking about this all wrong?
This is just something that sparked my curiosity!