Data Transfer to 1tb Samsung Story – 168 GB, 3hrs+

So I’m transferring 66,947 items (168 GB) of data, some things dating back to 2004, from my 320 GB HDD on the desktop to the 1TB Samsung Story I bought last month. Looking to free some space on this drive to create another partition for Data, so that I can have Windows XP, Windows 7, and Data on the same drive.

It’s just past the 3hr mark, and I think I have about 30 mins left to go. Update: The complete transfer took a bit over 3hrs. My issues is that Windows 7 does not indicate an estimate of how long it should take and how many files are left to be transferred.

If you’re moving large data try using RichCopy: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2009.04.utilityspotlight.aspx?pr=blog

… I most certainly will try it next time for speed, data security, and customizability.