Why does copying the same amount of data take longer if spread across many separate files?
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I noticed that copying 24Mb worth of data from one folder to another took about 30 seconds because (I'm assuming this is the reason) it was over 1,000 separate files. Copying 24Mb shouldn't take so long. Why does the number of files make a different? I'm running Windows 7 on a MacBook (4GB ram, Int…
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Why does the number of files make a different? Apparently you are focusing solely on the "copy the data" aspect of "copy a file". A file is more than just the data; it is an entity in a filesystem. A file has a name and attributes and permissions. A…
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