How to improve file copying speed on Windows 7 ?

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I know at times you may have wondered the slowness of file copying using windows file explorer..

Its time to switch to TeraCopy...!!!

TeraCopy for Microsoft Windows - Code Sector

Just try it out .. i have had 30 % increase in file copying speed when i copy files from hard disk to usb drive.. and i even got max speed of 30MB/s using Sony SD cards (its max speed is 30 MB/s).

FYI, I'm using the free version and perfectly happy with it..

You've came late to Teracopy.

Use teracopy it is best for data transferring....

Gearbox said:
You've came late to Teracopy.

Yeah like a decade late

But it's still the best one

Maybe this will help some of the newbies

Just sparking.
Is there any alternative to teracopy, as it is 5 yr old?

Terracopy is not good.Fast copy is the fastest,search for reviews

Gearbox said:
Just sparking.
Is there any alternative to teracopy, as it is 5 yr old?

try UltraCopier.

Don't these Fast-Copying applications cause certain level of physical damage to the storage device ???
I find my WIndows 8 file copying mechanism good enough.

Read this:12 File Copy Software Tested for Fastest Transfer Speed

Nanducob said:
Read this:12 File Copy Software Tested for Fastest Transfer Speed

Thanks NanduCob. That's an interesting article.
Will give a try on Fastcopy.

FastCopy 2.08 (57 seconds)
ExtremeCopy Pro 1.5.1 (57 seconds)
TeraCopy 2.12 (65 seconds)
QCopy 1.0.2 (409 seconds)

Seriously, why anyone would want a software-copier that can copy ultra-slower than all other copiers? :evil:

All this file copier uses a mechanism for copying speed...which default windows copy doesn't.

like if u cancel copying in windows it will cancel all the file copied..but in case of Teracopy chunk of file remains...

also copying speed also depends on Hardware...like we see in SSD

Gearbox said:
Thanks NanduCob. That's an interesting article.
Will give a try on Fastcopy.

ah..that was easy

Fast copy utilises the full potential during transfers from pc to my classless(lol) Sdmmc,whereas the windows default copy lags and gets stucks alot.

^^ Thanks for the link - I'll try out extreme copy.

Gearbox said:
Just sparking.
Is there any alternative to teracopy, as it is 5 yr old?

super copier or try windows 8

kiranbhat said:
super copier or try windows 8

Supercopier at the bottom, in the list shared by Nanducob.

FastCopy 2.08 (57 seconds)
ExtremeCopy Pro 1.5.1 (57 seconds) *
TeraCopy 2.12 (65 seconds) *
RichCopy 4.0.217 (66 seconds) *
KillCopy 2.85 (74 seconds)
Ultracopier 0.2.0.15 (75 seconds)
PerigeeCopy 1.2 (75 seconds) *
Robocopy (75 seconds)
Windows 7 (76 seconds)
Copy Handler 1.32.276 (77 seconds) *
MiniCopier 0.5 (79 seconds)
Copywhiz 4.0 Build 3 (82 seconds)
SuperCopier 2.2 (86 seconds) *
Roadkil’s Unstoppable Copier 5.2 (86 seconds)
QCopy 1.0.2 (409 seconds)

kiranbhat said:
try windows 8

For better copying speed Switch to Win 8

pratyush997 said:
For better copying speed Switch to Win 8

kiranbhat said:
super copier or try windows 8

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However teracopy may not be suitable for copying many small sized files!

^^ my experience is exactly the opposite .. have you tried the latest beta version ( 2.3 ) ?

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topgear said:
^^ my experience is exactly the opposite .. have you tried the latest beta version ( 2.3 ) ?

No. I've been using an older version!
let me try the new beta you've suggested! Thanks!

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Thank you for your answer

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If are really serious about increasing your file transfer speed then I would suggest you try GS Richcopy 360. It provides 100% multi threaded file transfer and even lets you automate your file transfer. There are many features in it that the listed software here doesn't provide. Give it a try, hope it helps!

For all of the file copying softwares I've tried none of them are a lot better than windows copying speed as it greatly depends upon hardware limitation.

The only reason file copying softwares are useful to me is for the feature of pausing and resuming an active transfer.

topgear said:
For all of the file copying softwares I've tried none of them are a lot better than windows copying speed as it greatly depends upon hardware limitation.

The only reason file copying softwares are useful to me is for the feature of pausing and resuming an active transfer.

Same with all the people trying to increase internet speeds lol... change the plan first

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More than speed I wanted software that can copy files & folders with exactly same time stamps(created date,modified date etc) & turned out it is much harder to do compared to finding free copying software with pause/resume etc.Even now the only 2 free tools I found worth using were made years ago but the plus side is that both are based on MS own tool.

Flash said:
Supercopier at the bottom, in the list shared by Nanducob.

FastCopy 2.08 (57 seconds)
ExtremeCopy Pro 1.5.1 (57 seconds) *
TeraCopy 2.12 (65 seconds) *
RichCopy 4.0.217 (66 seconds) *
KillCopy 2.85 (74 seconds)
Ultracopier 0.2.0.15 (75 seconds)
PerigeeCopy 1.2 (75 seconds) *
Robocopy (75 seconds)
Windows 7 (76 seconds)
Copy Handler 1.32.276 (77 seconds) *
MiniCopier 0.5 (79 seconds)
Copywhiz 4.0 Build 3 (82 seconds)
SuperCopier 2.2 (86 seconds) *
Roadkil’s Unstoppable Copier 5.2 (86 seconds)
QCopy 1.0.2 (409 seconds)

Any 3rd party tool can be used but minimum 8GB RAM is needed for such software to accomplish its purpose. Less RAM means slow copy speeds which ever tool you use.

i do not think any software can increase your copy speed if you have hardware limitations with LOW CACHE. .... what i have done ... owned a 250gb SSD....installed PRIMOCACHE and configured that SSD as a CACHE .... my copy drastically increases to near 200MB/sec from a meagre 30MB/sec.. But for any copy method smaller files will be copied with low speed and large chunks with high speed.