Unless your file system is very fragmented or is very close to full, this would make no difference in performance.
An internal hard drive will generally be faster than an external one.
external serial ATA is six times faster
External serial ATA (eSATA) hard drives is up to six times faster than USB or FireWire.
External SATA (eSATA) is up to six times faster than USB or Fire Wire
External serial ATA known as eSATA is up to six times faster than USB or Firewire.
Yes, there is a difference between saving photos on an external hard drive and a USB flash drive. An external hard drive typically has a larger storage capacity and is designed for long-term storage of large files like photos. A USB flash drive is more portable and convenient for transferring smaller amounts of data between devices. Additionally, external hard drives are generally more durable and reliable for long-term storage compared to USB flash drives.
The fastest type of external hard drive would be a external 3.0 USB hard drive.
esata is faster, running upto 3GB/s where as FireWire400 (G1) can only run speeds of theoretical 400Mb/s and FireWire800 (G2) theoretical speeds of 800Mb/s
You get another memory storage device, such as an external hard drive, and you copy everything on your hard drive onto the external hard drive, and keep it safe. That way, if your hard drive crashes, then you can take it out, and plug your external hard drive in, and work from that.
50-85 Mbps for eSATA vs 25 - 45 Mbps firewire 400 not sure what 800 goes to but eSATA will still be faster it's just like an internal drive. eSATA is up to 6 times faster than external firewire according to the fabulous Guide to managing and maintaining your PC by Jean Andrews
You can completely clear your external hard drive by formatting it.
---- # go to "my computer" # browse to your external hard drive # then open another "my computer" window # drag and drop the file(s) you want to the window displaying the external hard drive. ----