cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/32606497

why is unzipping on android so slow compared to Windows? I’ve tried ZipXtract, MaterialFile… All took 10+minutes to unizip a zip file that only took 30 seconds to unzip on Windows.

Why is this the case and i s there any way to speed it up?

Thanks a lot

EDIT:

I am using google pixel 9a so this issue looks like it might not be the issue of storage speed

Windows is not running in a virtual machine, just a normal laptop

Typo in the post fixed

EDIT AGAIN:

Solved!

yes it the archive does contains thousands of small files! I think that could be the reason of low performance on android mobile!

thanks a lot @Brett@feddit.org

  • limerod@reddthat.comMEnglish
    1·
    8 days ago

    Can you share a test file so we can compare the results and rule out a bottleneck with your device?

      • limerod@reddthat.comMEnglish
        1·
        8 days ago

        Check the difference on other phones. Try different file manager apps to see which can do the task faster. Try turning on battery saver mode – sometimes background processes can slow foreground apps.

        To be consistent test 3 times in flight mode. Also, when your phone is warn/hot it can slow down drastically compared to when its cold to the touch.