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In my experience there are two major reasons for drives to slow down considerably.
Being full, and growing bad sectors.
Make sure you have a backup.
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Get a utility like CrystalDiskInfo to check the drive health stats.
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Try to read the SMART status (not all USB drives - resp. the internally used bridge - pass through SMART commands). You can use the smartmontools[^] to do that. See also USB – smartmontools[^].
If that does not work you can remove the HDD from the USB case and connect it to a SATA port of a any system to read the SMART status.
How to interpret the data depends on the HDD manufacturer. A general starting point might be S.M.A.R.T. - Wikipedia[^].
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With USB 3 drives I've noticed that the drive cables can be super-dicey, and will 100% impact the speed delivered by the drive. The easiest check is to swap out the cable and see what you get.
"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics."
- Benjamin Disraeli
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My youngest, Hannah, is a sea cadet. On Sunday, she took part in the divisional kayaking competition (one division covers three counties). She was only supposed to do two races but ended up doing three instead (stepping in to do a doubles 2K time trial at the last minute). Three races, three gold medals for her. She has done so well that she is now going to represent the division in the area event. That covers what they class as the north; basically every unit from Leeds up to Aberdeen. If she does well there, she's off to represent the area in the national events. I couldn't be prouder of her if I tried - not because she won, but because she took part. I'm proud of all the cadets who took part, they gave up their Sunday to do the competition. They really do show that there is so much potential in the youth of today.
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote: they gave up their Sunday to do the competition
M.D.V. 
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Awesome. Hope she wins it all.
Sometimes the true reward for completing a task is not the money, but instead the satisfaction of a job well done. But it's usually the money.
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Amazing, well done Hannah.
Everyone has a photographic memory; some just don't have film. Steven Wright
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote: That covers what they class as the north...
Is that close to Oop Norf?
Pete O'Hanlon wrote: Three races, three gold medals
Athletically she takes after her mother? Well done to Hanna.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Has Anyone Seen Mike Hunt wrote: Athletically she takes after her mother?
Obviously. If it were the national Couch potato competition, I'd be in with a serious shout.
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Is the competition at the kayak park used for the London Olympics?
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote: not because she won
Oh yeah, pull the other one!
(my daughter is off the world cup ballet competition in Sitges in June, even to get in is a big deal, the standard is very high, also proud  )
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Munchies_Matt wrote: my daughter is off the world cup ballet competition in Sitges in June, even to get in is a big deal, the standard is very high, also proud
Good luck to your daughter. That's an amazing achievement.
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Well done Hannah! Kayak was destiny for you (both palindromic).
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Congratulations, Papa !
«... thank the gods that they have made you superior to those events which they have not placed within your own control, rendered you accountable for that only which is within you own control For what, then, have they made you responsible? For that which is alone in your own power—a right use of things as they appear.» Discourses of Epictetus Book I:12
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Apart forma short break and 4 hours sleep, I've been here (along with some others) since 0700 yesterday. We are running on caffeine and fumes. I swore I'd never do this again but, in a very strange way, I'm sort of enjoying it. I'll collapse later!
Don't worry, I can hear myself rambling.
Keep your friends close. Keep Kill your enemies closer.
The End
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Sounds like something went horribly wrong, or someone has trouble planning ahead
Which one was it?
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If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Neither.
Keep your friends close. Keep Kill your enemies closer.
The End
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Is that work you are up to ?
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Yup. I'll be here until 3pm-ish.
Keep your friends close. Keep Kill your enemies closer.
The End
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I think he's involved in a science fiction movies marathon 
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He tries to turn himself into a humanoid robot...
"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge". Stephen Hawking, 1942- 2018
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