

Typically, this is because copying is a resource-intensive process.

Sometimes Windows freezes up during the copying process when you try to copy a large number of files in Windows. Dealing with Windows Freezing During Copying While the built-in compression tool in Windows works well enough for text files, it doesn’t always offer optimal compression for images and videos.

It takes a few minutes to compress your files, leaving you with one large file which copies very quickly. This can work when moving many small files by archiving them with WinRAR or 7zip for better compression ratio.
