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What is faster cutting or copying a file?

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Mar 15, 202646344 views
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To get large file from one place to another what is faster cutting or copying a file ? What factors can influence the result? I've heard it matters if they are on the same drive and the speed of the drive, but don't know for sure.

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It depends on some factors. If you're moving the file on the same drive and partition it will be faster to cut/paste than to copy since it's not actually moving the data. If it's across partition or drive boundries it will always be a copy or copy+eā€¦

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