Do you think setting teracopy as the default copy paste tool is a smart idea? Even if it is not for large file transfers?
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That’s how I use it. The only recurring annoyance is that it causes Windows Explorer to crash regularly.
Yeah, I switched a while ago prefer it.
Absolutely, just make sure you enable the ‘always verify’ option. When you cut/paste or move files, teracopy will make sure the files are identical (via checksum verification) before deleting them from the original location. Extremely useful.
I also disabled ‘always on top’ because I just find that annoying.
I see a “always test after copy” in misc. settings not “always verify” could that be it?
Yes that’s it
It’s fine if it works for you. I use Windows built-in Robocopy if I have any serious amount of files to transfer.
Yep, I went from using Teracopy to using Robocopy for everything. I like its error handling and reporting. Robomirror is a handy GUI front end if you frequently do the same sort of operations.
It’s all I use
Definitely. I’ve been using it almost exclusively for years for multi-TB transfers. The only time I use Windows Explorer is when I have small file transfers that I don’t really care about.
Whatever you choose to use, be sure you verify and ideally keep a HASH of your transfers for a control.
Always Copy, Never Move! There are those who say moving is okay within the same folder/drive, but odd things can happen even doing that!
Always Copy, Never Move! There are those who say moving is okay within the same folder/drive, but odd things can happen even doing that!
One example being incomplete copies. Now you have two folders neither of which is definitive and that can lead to problems if you’re not careful. You also can’t compare the two folders afterward to make sure you got a perfect xfer.