Best alternative to TeraCopy?
So, for more than a year in my estimate, I never really had an issue with TeraCopy as far as copying or moving files from one location to another. That is, until earlier today when I had two instances of my supposed moving of files suddenly becoming cases of losing said files in the process and only a fraction contents moved to the intended destination. I'm not really sure what's causing this as the latest version of the app, version 3.6.0.4, has been working perfectly fine for me for sometime now since making the update from an older iteration.
Right now, I'm really keen in making a switch to something else that does not cause a similar problem. As such, I am open for ideas of which makes for the best alternative to TeraCopy. Can anyone recommend anything?
Also, to add to the question, does anybody knows the reason why TeraCopy has been acting erratically when I "move" (drag-and-drop) files from one folder to the next, when it used to work fine previously?
https://freefilesync.org/ does file copies with a configurable number of threads and lets you validate that all the data was copied correctly. It's my go-to for any bulk file moves.
Will this replace the interface that's default with Windows 10 when transfering files?
You don't want to do that. That sounds like a bad idea. Leave the APIs and OS hooks the way they are.
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I just tried FastCopy. While I think it does its job as intended, its interface and method look dated. I'm actually looking for something like TeraCopy that replaces Windows 10's default interface when copying/moving files. I also especially liked TeraCopy over Windows' for its ability to maximise the data transfer speed consistently.
I use total commander normally. It has a verify feature. I can't understand why people drag and drop files or copy and paste. That seems like a disaster waiting to happen.
How so?
That has always been a practice of mine, with relatively no issue. It's only earlier today that I encountered major problem with it, but mainly due to TeraCopy.
To me I like it all in one "app" -- I'd rather not open up two instances of File Explorer and drag and drop or copy/cut and then have to look at two windows to verify it happened. The dual folder view of Total Commander always made more sense to me. There are other similar apps like it. P.S. I just uninstalled TeraCopy in case there are some new bugs so thanks.
Unstoppablecopy is there if you have need for it, but it's sort of a last resort for things that won't work otherwise. Windows copy works fine in my experience, I've never needed anything more tbh. Though I've also used ultracopy and it's worked pretty well.
You mean, Unstoppable Copier?
Yeah, my bad. Haven't used it in a while.
similar case? https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/ml0ker/data_loss_while_moving_with_teracopy/
Mine's different.
https://ultracopier.herman-brule.com/
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Terrible idea. If the copy is local, there's no need to involve the network stack. There's better ways to manage completedness and resume.
I'd say Robocopy is good. And it's a Microsoft app, so I trust it (for the specific case of copying files).
So, apparently, Windows has a built-in feature to it called RoboCopy which makes for an efficient way of transferring files, but requires a command line interface.
Then, I also learned that there's a GUI skin for RoboCopy called RoboCop that makes the entire process less dependent on CLI, but has quite a learning curve to it for beginners. I'm trying to familiarise myself with the GUI as I type this.
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Why never move only copy?
I think for most copies and moves, the Windows explorer GUI works well. It does a good job of alerting the user to issues. Usually, if it doesn't work it'll crash or stop and report an error or whatever.
The only issue is with BIG copies, where a little report and confirmation is nice.
But honestly for true paranoia, I think the only thing to do is create checksums, copy, and then reboot and then confirm, just to make sure the OS isn't reading back from RAM instead of the disk copy you just made. Haha
Because move is just copy and then automatic delete. You can simply copy a file, and after completion manually delete it.Just a tiny bit more effor but a major lifesaver in case something goes wrong. Only scenario when you have to move and not copy-delete is with same drive moves, if you move to the same drive but somewhere else it is an instant task but if you copy it then it takes a while as it has to read and write to the same drive instead of simply changing the path to folder/files in some index.
Yeah, it kinda feels like the latter in that the files being copied becomes too volatile.
Moving files is already a habit of mine for organization purposes, which is something I kind of developed by always having an external storage connected to the laptop/desktop.