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Quick-fire questions
How fast can files transfer to an external SSD?
> Thunderbolt and USB 4 SSDs are considerably faster than internal storage in devices, so you won’t see anything like the performance of a Mac. A typical write speed to device internal storage is 600MB/sec, rising to around 2GB/ sec when reading from it to an external SSD.
How to clean out my iPhone’s Lightning port?
> Avoid inserting anything into a port that could push lint or dirt deeper into it, or blowing it further in with a blast of canned air. If you can’t hook out debris easily using a soft toothpick with care, take it to a service provider, rather than risk causing damage. The ports are expensive and fiddly to replace.