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Introduction

Hard drives are becoming larger with each advance made in the hardware industry. With the increase in storage size available the amount of files the average user keeps on their computer has also greatly expanded. But when you want to backup those files safely to either another partition or an external hard drive you need a copy utility that will not run into problems. I used my own music collection at 21.7GB and used several free copy utility programs to see which of them was the fastest, most reliable and easy to use.

Rated Products

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UltraCopier [4] [5]

A visually attractive copier runs on multi-platforms

Our Rating:
5
License: Free (Open source)
Start and resume the copy process | Speed limitation | Search through the copy list | Cross-platforms.
n/a
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FastCopy [10] [11]

The fastest copy, delete and sync software on Windows

Our Rating:
4.5
License: Free (Open source)
Fastest of all utilities tested | Light on system resources | Auto-selects settings for copying | Works without installation
Must be uninstalled from original installer | Manual shell integration | Does not override Windows Copier
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Unstoppable Copier [13] [14]

The most reliable file copier

Our Rating:
4
License: Free
Good transfer speeds | Recovery of damaged files | Can rebuild files even if not completely copied from source
Lacks Windows integration | Not recommended for single file transfer
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TeraCopy [16] [17]

Designed to copy and move files at the maximum possible speed

Our Rating:
4
License: Free (Private/Educational use)
Seamless Windows integration | Easy install and usage | Simple and elegant GUI and design
Transfer speeds | Resource usage
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Other File Copiers

Besides the recommended file copy utilities, I'd also mention SuperCopier [19] and KillCopy [20] since both are stable and reliable. Both are faster than the built-in Windows copier.

They run from the system tray and are light on resources. KillCopy is quite a bit faster on transfers and has a plethora of options for the advanced user. It gets a hard time for its looks but it has many skins available on its webpage if you do decide to go that route. None that make it as attractive as UltraCopier, in my opinion, but it does help.

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