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Last active March 9, 2023 03:40 — forked from 2E0PGS/linux-usb-file-copy-fix.md
Fix Ubuntu and other Linux slow/hanging file copying via USB.

If your running a x64 bit Ubuntu or other Linux and find USB transfers hang at the end apply this fix:

echo $((16*1024*1024)) | sudo tee /proc/sys/vm/dirty_background_bytes
echo $((48*1024*1024)) | sudo tee /proc/sys/vm/dirty_bytes

To revert the changes enter this in console