About this tag
Discussions about copy speed on WindowsForum.com cover real-world performance bottlenecks when transferring files between different storage devices. Users report issues such as Windows pausing one copy operation when another is started, slower-than-expected speeds even with high-spec SSDs and USB ports, and dramatic speed drops when moving data between FAT32 and NTFS drives. Common themes include USB generation mismatches, RAID configurations, and file system limitations. The tag copy speed is used for troubleshooting slow transfers, understanding why advertised speeds are not achieved, and seeking ways to optimize multi-file copying on Windows systems.
  1. S

    Copying multiple sets of files at once

    Is it just me, or have Microsoft removed their brilliant feature of copying two sets of files at once? I copy a big set of files. It's taking ages. I tell it to copy another set. The first set pauses! Why? I want the quickest to end first, so something is achieved earlier!
    • Sunny Rio
    • Thread
    • copy speed copyperformance copyqueue copyscheduling file management file transfer filecopyoptimization filecopypausing windows features windowscopy
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  2. robin saini

    WHAT IS CAUSING BOTTEL NECK here ?

    Considering how larger data size has become these days, So i upgraded my entire system so I can save time while copying data but ran into below probelm. Can anyone make me understand? *Scenario one* Copying data from Samsung T7 2TB ssd, Up to 1,050MB/s USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) specs...
    • robin saini
    • Thread
    • angelbird bottleneck camera files canon card reader configuration copy speed data transfer nikon pc specs performance problem raid samsung t7 sandisk ssd threadripper type type-c usb 3.0
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
  3. M

    Facing totally confused problem

    First note these point: * I have Windows XP installed on my desktop computer & due to some reason or virus my 5 drive partitions of windows got merged. * Somehow I was able to get the data out of these merged drives & transferred it in a portable harddrive. * That harddrive was of FAT32 format...
    • maninder2177721
    • Thread
    • computer issues copy speed data loss data recovery external drive fat32 file system format issues gaming hard drive installation issues linux merge partitions ntfs partition tech support user confusion windows 7 windows xp
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: General Computing