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Re: Slow searches in ext. USB3 2.5" HDDs' encrypted APFS TM?

From Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net>
Newsgroups uk.comp.sys.mac, comp.sys.mac.system, comp.sys.mac.systems
Subject Re: Slow searches in ext. USB3 2.5" HDDs' encrypted APFS TM?
Date 2026-05-07 06:00 +0200
Organization Camembert Normand au Lait Cru
Message-ID <10th2pj$91ff$1@solani.org> (permalink)
References <10tgo0b$1kepj$1@dont-email.me>

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On 07.05.26 02:56, Ant wrote:
> With macOS? Finder, I was trying to find a specific decade old file in
> the old back up since 2025! It was connected to an 13" Intel MBP with
> its macOS Sequoia v15.7.5. HDD is connected through Apple?s USB-C
> Digital AV Multiport Adapter. Searching was slow in 2 5 TB HDDs with
> almost 100 GB free. :(
> 
> Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)

I'm not really surprised. HDDs are super slow and did you ever index the 
HDDs? If not it can take hours. A HDD or SSD is technically full when it 
reaches 3/4.

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Slow searches in ext. USB3 2.5" HDDs' encrypted APFS TM? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2026-05-07 00:56 +0000
  Re: Slow searches in ext. USB3 2.5" HDDs' encrypted APFS TM? Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2026-05-07 06:00 +0200
  Re: Slow searches in ext. USB3 2.5" HDDs' encrypted APFS TM? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2026-05-07 18:00 +0000
    Re: Slow searches in ext. USB3 2.5" HDDs' encrypted APFS TM? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2026-05-07 22:09 +0000

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