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Is a file move that big of an IO operation?
by WayToDoor 6y ago
Is a file move that big of an IO operation?
- vore 6y agoI run into the issue sometimes cross-volume, where the file gets extracted into a temporary directory then has to be copied to the actual destination, into e.g. a network volume or second hard disk.
- theandrewbailey 6y agoBack when I used Winzip/7zip, they didn't move files: they copied files. When you're working with files measured in gigabytes, the speedup is quite noticeable.
- iMerNibor 6y agoIf it's moving it to a different drive/partition it'll have to copy it again Moving many (small) files can also be quite slow
- sumtechguy 6y agodepends on the move operation. 1 file you would not notice it. Thousands it would add up. Across 2 physical drives you may also notice it if the file is big enough.