Copied video file larger than original

OneJuan

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As far as I understand files that are being copied should remain the same "size" while "size on disk" may change.

I have copied a video from one external NTFS disk to another, that was around 20gb and the copied video was 4mb larger than the original. I am able to play both of the videos without a problem.

Why is the copied file larger if it is supposed to be the same file as the original?
 

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If you’re asking why are there two listing for file size:

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