[EXTERNAL] Re: Renaming (with 'mv') very large files is SLOW

[Lavrentiev, Anton (NIH/NLM/NCBI) [C]]

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> In my case the directory (where I renamed the file) is on my C-drive.
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If the file is currently open for access, the move can turn out to be a copy, actually.

Check open files to make sure whatever you are moving is not being opened / accessed from any other program.

Anton Lavrentiev
Contractor NIH/NLM/NCBI