Do you remember Teracopy? This utility software was quite famous during the Windows 7 era and offered a better way to move files between the locations that Windows Explorer. You might be surprised to know that the tool still exists; In fact, I always prefer it to what we have in Windows 11.
Faster than File Explorer (but only in some cases)
Most people would only go from the default file transfer mechanism to Windows 11 to Teracopy if it offers better transfer speeds. Fortunately, Teracopy lives up to this expectation. However, you will not notice a speed difference when transferring a small number of files. In fact, in my tests, I noticed that the Windows 11 file transfer system and Teracopy offered an average speed of 35 MB / SEC when transferring 3 GB of files from one location to another.
But I started to notice the difference when I try to move large files. While moving a 100 GB folder, which was the installation folder of Borderlands 3, I observed that Teracopy maintained a constant speed of around 45 MB / sec, while the speed of the Windows file transfer system culminated at 43 MB / sec. In addition, the transfer speed sometimes fell at around 5 MB / s. Although the same slowdown has sometimes occurred with Teracopy, this occurred more frequently with the Windows file transfer mechanism than with Teracopy.
Although the difference between Teracopy’s speeds and the Windows file copy system is only 2 MB / sec, this small difference can have a big impact when you zoom and look at the overall time that each takes to finish the copy process.
Let’s say that I get a constant transfer speed of 45 MB / Sec with Teracopy. In this situation, it will take approximately 38 minutes to transfer the 100 GB folder. On the other hand, the Windows file copy system will take around 40 minutes to copy the same folder at a constant speed of 43 MB / sec. If you make an even more important transfer, such as the whole copy, these differences can be added, sometimes at times.
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Teracopy protects you from user errors
If you have been using Windows for a long time, you have probably encountered situations where Windows automatically cancels the copy process when it meets an error, such as when the external player, you copy files to disconnect. Unlike the Windows copy system, Teracopy acknowledges that the target player may have been accidentally disconnected and break the process instead of completely canceling it.
As soon as you reconnect the target device, you can click on the CV button to continue the file copy process from the point where it was interrupted.
Another situation you could connect is to accidentally drag files from one place to another. But with Teracopy as a default file co-collection tool, you don’t have to worry about this mess. Whenever you copy and paste or drag and place a file or folder from one location to another, Teracopy requests confirmation before running the process.
While for some, it may seem an additional step, for me, it is a small additional safety mechanism to avoid accidental transfers. However, if you do not want to meet this additional confirmation prompt, the next time you copy files using Teracopy, click on the equipment icon and uncheck the “Show next time” option.
You can make the air of transfers
Windows allows you to simultaneously copy files to several locations. Although it may seem the best approach, unfortunately, this is not the case. Although you do not notice a major difference when copying a handful of small files with several locations at a time, things get complicated when you do this with dozens of large files.
When Windows tries to copy huge files on several locations simultaneously, it puts a lot of constraint on your system processor and your storage player. Consequently, you may feel a slowdown in the overall performance of the system. The situation will be even worse if you have a device with a small amount of RAM, like 8 GB.
However, with Teracopy, you don’t have to worry about a slowdown in the system, because instead of moving files to several locations simultaneously, it creates a queue based on the order in which you have moved the files. For example, if you move four files to different locations using Teracopy, the tool will start by moving the first file and will not touch the second file until the transfer of the first file is completed.
The only drawback of this approach occurs when you need to copy a handful of small files to different locations. In such cases, the copy simultaneously of all files would be faster than copying them one by one. However, when you need to move several large files, the Teracopy queue approach can be very effective.
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Maintains file transfer history
A unique feature of Teracopy is that it maintains a journal of all the transfers you have made. You can check this by opening the Teracopy app and clicking on the “Journal” option.
You will find every detail on file transfers, including source and target files, the date on which the transfer was executed and if errors were encountered during the transfer process. In addition, there is an automatic scrolling function which guarantees that Teracopy automatically jumps all the corrupt files that it encounters during the transfer process and maintains the transfer in progress.
At the end of the transfer, you will be asked what you want to do on files that have not been copied during the process. I rely on this feature when I have to transfer bulky files overnight. I just start the copy process and fall asleep. Even if Teracopy encounters a problem in copying a particular file, he just jumps it and goes to the following file, instead of waiting for my confirmation before continuing.
Is everything perfect with Teracopy?
It is almost impossible to find an application without any drawbacks, and Teracopy is no exception. In terms of features, I must say that it is much better than the Windows copy mechanism by default. However, the interace can be confusing. Since I’ve been using Teracopy for almost a decade now, I’m completely used, but a newcomer can find its slightly overwhelming interface.
If you wish to copy a file or a folder using the Teracopy application, you must first select the source folder, then choose the target folder. All this may seem a lot of work for someone who has just started using the application.
In addition, there are many advanced options, such as test and verification, which read target and source files, create sums of control and compare them. The application also allows you to manually choose the error detection standard. Although all these features can look like a dream that has become reality for a power user, an average user who downloaded the application just to copy files could find them a little intimidating.
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Teracopy also offers a premium plan that costs $ 29.95. Should you consider buying it? Maybe not.
First of all, there is no ready -to -use feature in the pro plan that would justify the purchase for most people.
Second, it really has no sense to spend money on an application whose only function is to copy and stick files from one location to another if you do not use any of the professional features, such as advanced filter options.
