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im trying to look through files contain few MB sizes and lots of KB sizes and trying to extract them take me 2 mins breh wouldve be like a sec because i got SSD and HDD speed is over KB speed and is it because not proper compatible hardware?
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Bao,
It's good to hear that switching to WinRAR has improved your extraction speed. When extracting files, if you're not about the drive they are coming from, you can check the location where you saved or downloaded them. Files saved on your HDD generally extract slower than those on your SSD or NVMe drive due to the difference in read/write speeds.
If you're experiencing improved speeds with WinRAR, that's definitely a positive outcome.
Best regards,
Gunasekar N
Hello Bao,
Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Community and I'll be glad to assist you today.
Yes, as said SSDs are much faster than HDDs, especially for read/write operations. When extracting files, the size of individual files makes a difference. Extracting many small files (in the KB range) can take longer due to opening and closing each file, while larger files (in the MB range) will be extracted faster.
Also, the software you use for extraction also matters here. Built-in Windows tools like File Explorer might be slower compared to third-party tools like 7-Zip or WinRAR. Additionally, extracting files from an HDD to an SSD could slow down the process.
As long as the hardware (SSD) is compatible, you shouldn't experience any issues. Try extracting a different .zip file inside the SSD and see if it is faster. If there are any compatibility issues, you might encounter a BSOD or other errors during bootup. However, there's no need to worry about hardware compatibility.
I hope this information helps. If you have any questions, please let me know and I will be happy to help you further.
Best regards,
Gunasekar N
How one tell you extracting/downloading from a HDD or a SSD and my boot drive is a nvme drive and HDD as a storage for my pc and I just decide to WinRar because it was safer pick vs 7zip because ransomware controversy topic that 7zip was in and after download WinRar the speed went 📈📈📈📈📈
Hello Bao,
Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Community and I'll be glad to assist you today.
Yes, as said SSDs are much faster than HDDs, especially for read/write operations. When extracting files, the size of individual files makes a difference. Extracting many small files (in the KB range) can take longer due to opening and closing each file, while larger files (in the MB range) will be extracted faster.
Also, the software you use for extraction also matters here. Built-in Windows tools like File Explorer might be slower compared to third-party tools like 7-Zip or WinRAR. Additionally, extracting files from an HDD to an SSD could slow down the process.
As long as the hardware (SSD) is compatible, you shouldn't experience any issues. Try extracting a different .zip file inside the SSD and see if it is faster. If there are any compatibility issues, you might encounter a BSOD or other errors during bootup. However, there's no need to worry about hardware compatibility.
I hope this information helps. If you have any questions, please let me know and I will be happy to help you further.
Best regards,
Gunasekar N
