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cybmole · 07-28-2014, 04:09 AM

I wanted to try a large video file on my KIndle HDX. As the file was in a shared folder on my PC ,I found it with ES explorer & began the copy process.
Seeiing that the data transfer rate was ~900kbs & that it was going to take 20 mins for a 1 Gb file, I started doing other stuff on Kindle, assuming it would continue to copy over in background.

Well it did, sort-off, but when I came back to use the copied file, it seemed a little smaller than it should have been and no video apps would open it. So after downloading a couple of other video apps which did not work either, I tried simply viewing it as a streamed file in its original PC location & it worked fine! So the copy was corrupt.

Questions arising:

what is the best/quickest way to wireless copy a large ( 1GB) file, or is that 1.always going to be problematic.
2.Should copy work in background even if you are using silk or other connected apps in foreground ?
3.IF you have to leave a copy to un for 20 minutes how do you force the tablet to stay awake for that while unattended ?

4. How fast would the same file transfer be over USB ?
5. and what speeds can be achieved over wireless with the right gear & setup i.e. can KF handle a 300mbs link , or will it always max out at 150mbs?

07-28-2014, 04:09 AM	#1
cybmole Wizard Posts: 3,720 Karma: 1759970 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: none	copying large video ( MP4) files to KF HDX, speed & reliability I wanted to try a large video file on my KIndle HDX. As the file was in a shared folder on my PC ,I found it with ES explorer & began the copy process. Seeiing that the data transfer rate was ~900kbs & that it was going to take 20 mins for a 1 Gb file, I started doing other stuff on Kindle, assuming it would continue to copy over in background. Well it did, sort-off, but when I came back to use the copied file, it seemed a little smaller than it should have been and no video apps would open it. So after downloading a couple of other video apps which did not work either, I tried simply viewing it as a streamed file in its original PC location & it worked fine! So the copy was corrupt. Questions arising: what is the best/quickest way to wireless copy a large ( 1GB) file, or is that 1.always going to be problematic. 2.Should copy work in background even if you are using silk or other connected apps in foreground ? 3.IF you have to leave a copy to un for 20 minutes how do you force the tablet to stay awake for that while unattended ? 4. How fast would the same file transfer be over USB ? 5. and what speeds can be achieved over wireless with the right gear & setup i.e. can KF handle a 300mbs link , or will it always max out at 150mbs?