Hi all
had the same issue. chkdsk /r took way too long for me (probably days), so i never completed it. I updated the firmware, ran the WD diagnositics software (short version only because the extensive test would take days).
Tried all of the stuff i found on the web, including switching the policy to “better performance”, nothing helped.
HOWEVER i have good news:
here is how i fixed the issue: I started the windows device manager and clicked on “properties” of my WD external HD. Then i went to the driver settings and UNINSTALLED the device. Unplugged it, rebooted the PC and plugged the WD external hard drive back into the USB 3 port. Now i have transfer rates of up to 100Mb/S
I assume some of you really might have hardware problems, however, for me, it was a simple driver issue…
btw: Win 10
