Why is my SSD slower than HDD when copying large files? Forums › Forums › Laptops & Computers › Why is my SSD slower than HDD when copying large files? Tagged: copy speed, HDD, slow performance, SSD This topic has 0 replies, 1 voice, and was last updated 1 month, 2 weeks ago by Ashurohilla. Viewing 0 reply threads Author Posts July 11, 2025 at 5:22 pm #459 AshurohillaParticipant My new SSD laptop takes longer to transfer big video files than my old HDD laptop. Isn’t SSD supposed to be faster? Could it be thermal throttling? Author Posts Viewing 0 reply threads You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In