# File:// destinations - lot of unnecessary (?) IO load **URL:** \ **Category:** Features\ **Created:** [April 12, 2019, 7:26am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/file-destinations-lot-of-unnecessary-io-load/6804 "2019-04-12T07:26:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![Onurtag](https://forum.duplicati.com/user_avatar/forum.duplicati.com/onurtag/32/3195_2.png) [@Onurtag](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/Onurtag)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2019, 9:58pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/file-destinations-lot-of-unnecessary-io-load/6804/2 "2019-04-14T21:58:11Z")
This is probably why it is suggested to use --use-move-for-put, --disable-streaming-transfers and --tempdir options for local backups. > [@How can I speed up local backups?](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/how-can-i-speed-up-local-backups/763): > > I am creating a backup from a WD Black to a WD green hard disk. I.e. both on SATA - and the backup feels like it is not faster than uploading to Google Drive. 120 GBytes have been created already, but it has taken hours. Currently I continued it for the n-th time… (computer is not always-on) - it probably is comparing right now, since no new files appear at target. But the comparing process also takes… at least an hour it seems. It is saying "[Local] Backupname: 28367 files left (87.23 GB)" a… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/file-destinations-lot-of-unnecessary-io-load/6804)._