Why is size on disk different on a flash drive when I copy a large amount of files?

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Hi, I've noticed that when I copy a large amount of files to a flash drive, the size on disk on the flash drive is different from my actual hard drive. Why is this?If it helps, my hard drive is an internal SSD and both drives are formatted in NTFS. I have Windows 11.Here's a screenshot of the properties of both folders on my hard drive and flash drive for comparison.

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