I set my D: drive to compress some time ago, and everything seemed fine until I tried to move a 100GB+ zip file (with pictures and videos). The transfer speed was frustratingly slow, around 8mbps. I used different copying tools, but the results didn't change. Is this slow transfer a sign that my D: drive is failing, or is it due to the compression affecting the copying process?
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Hey! Yes, compressing your drive can slow down file transfers. When your computer tries to move files that are compressed, it has to decompress them first, which uses up CPU resources. This can create a bottleneck, especially when dealing with large files. If your CPU gets busy managing everything, it can slow down the transfer speed significantly, especially when you're moving files to an uncompressed drive.
That makes total sense! I noticed transferring uncompressed files is way faster. Should I consider uncompressing the drive to speed things up, or just leave it as is?