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Needed: an application that copies files

  • 01-02-2009 5:19pm
    #1
    the_syco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,316 ✭✭✭✭


    Lo all,
    Have been using Supercopier2 (beta 1.9) for the past while, but more often than not, it doesn't automatically kick in. I have a 64bit XP, and as it doesn't fully support the 64bit XP, I think that may be the problem.

    Thus, I need some application that will copy files, that replaces the normal copy/move Windows thing. I've tried Teracopy, but I don't like it. Also, not Total Commander: dislike the GUI it has.

    Also, would be nice if I can add/removes files to/from the "copy list" at whim.

    Once it's not too pricey, I'll give it a try. The Windows one takes ages, and often comes up with stupid errors halfway though and stops (SuperCopier would just ask if I wanted to skip, or I could set a rule for it to skip automatically.


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  • #2
    PaddyTheNth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 605 ✭✭✭PaddyTheNth


    Don't know about replacing the native c&p, but as an alternative you could have something like Robocopy (free from MS), which is command-line but has a (****e) GUI which can be added on.

    It's massively powerful and reliable...I use it as a simple automated backup tool, and it has never once crapped out due to a silly error message.

    Synctoy is a more friendly alternative to the above. I've never used it but I've heard very good things about it.

    Again, not the exact things you're looking for, but take a look at them, you might find that you can use one/them.


  • #3
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,591 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    yeah ignore the GUI for robocopy

    its short for robust copy and you can tell it how long to wait between files or how many retries to do

    for a list of files you could something like

    For /F %a in ( filelist.txt ) do xcopy "X:\%a" Y:


  • #4
    the_syco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,316 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    the_syco wrote: »
    as it doesn't fully support the 64bit XP, I think that may be the problem
    Looking at http://supercopier.sfxteam.org version 2.2 beta has been released, with support for 64bit XP, and Vista. And from trying it just now on Windows 7, Inkow it works on that also :)


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