very slow if I am copying files into it

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Western Digital My Passport Ultra

The Western Digital My Passport Ultra is a USB 3.0 portable storage device with capacities from 500 GB up to 5 TB.

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I tried to copy files into my external hard drive but it is very slow and it will copy half way and stop.

what could be wrong with if as I just formatted it?

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Can you tell us what your system is as well as the interface you are using (USB2 or USB3, FireWire, eSATA, or Thunderbolt).

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my system is Dell latitude/D620 and I am using USB2

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Can you tell us what your system is as well as the interface you are using (USB2 or USB3, FireWire, eSATA, or Thunderbolt). — Dan

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