Is it possible to speed up file copy in Windows file explorer?

Solution 1:

You can use TeraCopy for copying a bunch of files faster. I also use it for fast copy/paste operations. Even you can also compress the files using zip format. But I recommend 7z files (using 7-zip) for a balance between compression ratio and speed.

Solution 2:

Probably not an answer you're looking for, but still ...

If you're fond of command line, you can use robocopy on windows. It's much faster.

In general, you'll get more performance out of your disk when using larger allocation unit sizes (64K instead of 4K for example) for larger files. While OS disks are okay with 4K allocation size, a disk for videos/media/games can benefit a lot from a bigger allocation unit size. Keep in mind that this will increase the disk space used, particularly if you have a lot of small files on the disk as well.