Tech Support Forum - View Single Post - why is one partition slower than the other ?

**jnob** · 10-14-2006, 02:43 PM

I've noticed with WinRar that when you extract a file to anywhere but the root drive it first extracts it to the root drive then copies it to the final destination. Try it with a large file and you'll see the copying dialog box after the file has been extracted.

10-14-2006, 02:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
jnob TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CA Valley Posts: 692 OS: XP Pro, SP2 My System	I've noticed with WinRar that when you extract a file to anywhere but the root drive it first extracts it to the root drive then copies it to the final destination. Try it with a large file and you'll see the copying dialog box after the file has been extracted. __________________ Everest Memtest86 Last edited by jnob; 10-14-2006 at 02:45 PM.