Question about attached USB drives

You may find it helpful to search on the sub-forum first before posting - a lot of common questions have already been asked and some may have been answered.

This over a year old post might be helpful  →   http://community.wd.com/t5/My-Cloud-EX2/Very-slow-transfer-speeds-even-when-external-drive-is-connected/m-p/770671#M868