Is copying or moving faster?

NeoN068 · 11-02-02, 11:38 PM

Is it faster to move or copy files? It would be on the same hd but different partition. I always seemed to get different speeds when doing both. Maybe it's just me.

Spec_Ops2087 · 11-02-02, 11:42 PM

moving is faster becasue it just picks the data up and moves it...where in copying it has to COPY it THEN move it while keeping the orgional so I would think it would be slower...but hardly noticable

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alpha_gamer · 11-02-02, 11:45 PM

oh man, always move, opening the extra window to drag it over can save alot of time with big files, copying can take a long time if you're moving an iso or something like that

NeoN068 · 11-02-02, 11:47 PM

ok cool

NeoN068 · 11-02-02, 11:47 PM

but would i really see any difference?

Spec_Ops2087 · 11-02-02, 11:58 PM

depends on the file size....small files nah you really wouldn't...large files you will see the difference

Spec

NeoN068 · 11-03-02, 12:02 AM

Cool thanks all

engjohn · 11-03-02, 02:07 AM

actually the way it works is, a copy copies the data. A move copies the data then deletes the data. It is always better/safer to copy the data and the delete it yourself.

NeoN068 · 11-03-02, 02:14 AM

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FTC · 11-03-02, 03:07 PM

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actually the way it works is, a copy copies the data. A move copies the data then deletes the data. It is always better/safer to copy the data and the delete it yourself.

I would say.... true UNLESS moving within the same partition. In this later case, move does JUST move the pointers to the real data file (the directory entry)... thus being an almost immediate operation regardless of the file size.

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FTC

ThePerfectCore · 11-03-02, 06:47 PM

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actually the way it works is, a copy copies the data. A move copies the data then deletes the data. It is always better/safer to copy the data and the delete it yourself.

Damn, beat me to it.

NeoN068 · 11-04-02, 09:41 AM

well obviously it's faster if you move it in the same partition

shunx · 11-06-02, 12:21 AM

my memory is kind of vague but I sort of recall that in the Windows 3.1 era, moving files within the same partition would be slow like copying?

11-02-02, 11:38 PM	Thread Starter #1
NeoN068 Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	Is copying or moving faster? Is it faster to move or copy files? It would be on the same hd but different partition. I always seemed to get different speeds when doing both. Maybe it's just me.
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Spec_Ops2087 Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: NJ	moving is faster becasue it just picks the data up and moves it...where in copying it has to COPY it THEN move it while keeping the orgional so I would think it would be slower...but hardly noticable Spec __________________ Rutgers University School of Engineering Class of 2009 Alumni NAVY
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11-02-02, 11:45 PM	#3
alpha_gamer Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Canadia	oh man, always move, opening the extra window to drag it over can save alot of time with big files, copying can take a long time if you're moving an iso or something like that
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11-02-02, 11:47 PM	Thread Starter #4
NeoN068 Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	ok cool
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11-02-02, 11:47 PM	Thread Starter #5
NeoN068 Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	but would i really see any difference?
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11-02-02, 11:58 PM	#6
Spec_Ops2087 Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: NJ	depends on the file size....small files nah you really wouldn't...large files you will see the difference Spec __________________ Rutgers University School of Engineering Class of 2009 Alumni NAVY
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11-03-02, 12:02 AM	Thread Starter #7
NeoN068 Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	Cool thanks all
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engjohn Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: SoCal	actually the way it works is, a copy copies the data. A move copies the data then deletes the data. It is always better/safer to copy the data and the delete it yourself. __________________ <--- Dave and My Girlfriend in Atlanta, Ga at the Ritz Carlton!!! Yahoo!! (I took the PIC!!) und KEINE EIER!!! My Heatware
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11-03-02, 02:14 AM	Thread Starter #9
NeoN068 Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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11-04-02, 09:41 AM	Thread Starter #12
NeoN068 Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	well obviously it's faster if you move it in the same partition
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11-06-02, 12:21 AM	#13
shunx Member Join Date: Sep 2002	my memory is kind of vague but I sort of recall that in the Windows 3.1 era, moving files within the same partition would be slow like copying?
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