Subscribe to our Best Free File Copy Utility
|
In a Hurry?
|
 Go straight to the Quick Selection Guide |
|
Introduction
|
| Recently I had to transfer several hundred megabytes of media files from one large external drive to another. With Windows Copy the job just kept crashing at one particular point. There are often large copy jobs we ask our modern computers to do and it is frustrating when they fail. Typically there no information is given to tell us what went wrong other than the standard system error. The following programs not only help us get around these copying problems, but add a number of great features as well. |
|
Discussion
|
|
A program I've been using for awhile, TeraCopy, now holds the number one spot in this category. For general use, it has been extremely stable and amazingly fast. Subscriber Vikas Mishra (who initially suggested it to me) says the following: "It is very fast. I have copied 25GB of data from my portable hard drive to my laptop hard drive in under 30 minutes." When I took a look at it, what impressed me most was its ease of use. This program is truely a "set it and forget it" type of program because it can be set up to be the default copy handler, replacing the Windows copy handler. This means that a simple drag and drop in Explorer now gives you the feature set and stability that TeraCopy provides without having to learn the separate interface of a different program. An added bonus is the ability to seamlessly integrate with Total Commander and Directory Opus. Another great feature of TeraCopy is that if a file won't copy, it will give you a meaningful message as to why it would not copy. For those files that that simply won't copy due to problems such as bad sectors and scratches on the disk, Unstoppable Copier is still the best at getting around these specific types of problems. This amazing program attempt to recover every readable piece of a file and put the pieces together. Using this method most types of files can be made usable even if some parts were not recoverable in the end. The program will attempt to recover every readable piece of a file and put the pieces together. Using this method most types of files can be made usable even if some parts were not recoverable in the end. It is just the program for recovering partly corrupted files as well as well as getting your information off scratched CDs and DVDs, aging floppies and failing hard drives. Don't expect it to perform miracles though; some disks are just too physically damaged to allow data recovery. Thanks to subscriber George Rakocsi for suggesting this product. Another general purpose file copy utility is XXCopy. It is a great command line program that will take you back to the old glory days of MS-DOS. In fact it works just like the old DOS "Copy" command and its beefed up cousin, "XCopy". Just place it in your "C:\WINDOWS\system32" folder and it will be available from any command prompt. XXCopy is not just another file copy program but also a file removal, search and list utility. If you are a command line sort of person, XXCopy is just the program for you.
|
|
Related Products and Links
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
2.0.1 
Private Freeware (not free for commercial use) 
Windows 98 - Vista
Portable version available
This software category is maintained by volunteer editor Joe Bennett. Registered site visitors can contact Joe by clicking here.
Delicious
Digg
StumbleUpon
Please rate this article
Has anyone tested a program called 'Talent Copy'? The author claims it "uses advanced algorithm to limit empty HDD head moves, HDD waste, noise and power on file copying and increase file copy speed dramaticaly."
Sounds too good to be true so I'm a bit wary of it.
Some alternatives to consider:
CopyHandler
FastCopy
FF Copy
===============
Don't forget ExtremeCopy which is an excellent free file copy utility too
I think super copier is a also a good product........
XXCopy has no portable version (I didn't find it). If you install it on USB and run on another PC, then you have to install it again.
Another one worth looking at is WinMend FileCopy from winmend.com
Anupam Shriwatri
If you are looking for the fastest than try FastCopy.
"Just place it in your "C:\WINDOWS\system32" folder and it will be available from any command prompt." Thanks Joe for the good note.
This is another file copy utility for copying files from folders and subfolders to one flat folder, try Level on DOS or Copy All To One on Windows.
Wow, TeraCopy is fantastic. Exactly the kind of copying program I have been looking for. This is what Windows' copy should be. Thanks for the tip Vikas.
Some alternatives to consider:
CopyHandler
FastCopy
FF Copy
SuperCopier (seems not maintened)
Very nice copier, with pause, speed management, overwriting rules ......
CopyCat Data Recovery 2008
i have found another program called CopyCat Data Recovery 2008
http://copycatdatarecovery.blogspot.com/
CopyCat Data Recovery 2008 is a free software that helps you recover corrupted files and folders form scratched or defective cds and dvds. Normally windows refuse to copy any defective files. Copycat 2008 allows you to bypass defective areas and regain every healthy bit of your files.
i am looking for something that bypasses the standard windows routines and copies directly to device, i.e., it bypasses Pointsec Media Encryption - any suggestions?
I tested Teracopy trying to copy from my internal HD to my external HD and 20 gig took 2 hours. I found another utility called KillCopy that did the job in 40 minutes. It works just like Teracopy.
Post new comment