Coping software

DEL 707 · 17 Mar 2010 at 16:21

Need a bit of help tracking down some software.

At work we do a lot of coping of data, from 1 hard drive to another and at the moment we're using a free program called "Unstoppable Copier".
While it seems to do the job, we're a few worrying cases we're it's skipped some data without giving a fault report.

Can any1 recommend me a replacement software?
We don't need clone software, because it most cases we're not coping the entire drive, just sections of it.

SiriusB · 17 Mar 2010 at 16:26

If you have Vista/7 just use robocopy.

You can also download it for XP [bledd. has a link!]

EDIT: Here we go:

bledd. said:
http://bleddyn.co.uk/creations/ROBOCOPY.EXE -chuck that EXE into C:\Windows\system32\

Snakedoctor · 17 Mar 2010 at 16:29

I am unaware of any software which helps you cope. Maybe try the Samaritans?

SiriusB · 17 Mar 2010 at 16:29

I knew someone wouldn't contain themselves!

theheyes · 17 Mar 2010 at 16:59

For those who use Robocopy, is there any reason why you don't use RichCopy instead? (the supposed replacement)

SiriusB · 17 Mar 2010 at 17:04

I was under the assumption RichCopy was just a GUI for Robocopy?

Paul11 · 17 Mar 2010 at 17:07

Snakedoctor said:
I am unaware of any software which helps you cope. Maybe try the Samaritans?

lol, was just going to post that

theheyes · 17 Mar 2010 at 17:08

You're probably right, I thought maybe the underlying copy process had been improved but if it remains the same that's probably why people don't seem to bother with it!

SiriusB · 17 Mar 2010 at 17:16

RichCopy apparantly lacks a few of the features found in Robocopy. These may well have been addressed [been a while since I looked into RichCopy]. In any case they weren't anything vital!

bledd · 17 Mar 2010 at 17:25

theheyes said:
For those who use Robocopy, is there any reason why you don't use RichCopy instead? (the supposed replacement)

Personally

I only use the very basic features of robocopy (I only use the /e command, and sometimes I use the log feature)

I use it because it's easier than faffing with xcopy with multiple commands, and I like the report it gives at the end.

So I see no real point in download something extra when 7 can do it straight away and I have my link handy to add it to any XP installs I use.

Stubborness makes me stick with robocopy

Lee · 17 Mar 2010 at 20:23

I use Allway Sync. Not free, but works a treat.