About this tag
The windowscopy tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about file copying in Windows, including the limitations of the built-in File Explorer copy for large-scale transfers. Users and IT pros share practical alternatives such as Robocopy, TeraCopy, FastCopy, and FreeFileSync to improve reliability and speed. Topics also include multi-file copy workflows, where users note that Windows may pause one copy operation when another starts, and strategies to run copies concurrently for efficiency. The tag focuses on real-world troubleshooting and optimization of Windows file copy tasks.
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    Reliable Large-Scale Windows File Transfers: Robocopy, Compression & Tools

    Windows’ built‑in copy (File Explorer) is fine for moving a handful of screenshots or a few documents, but when the job turns into hundreds of gigabytes, thousands of files, or multi‑GB single files the familiar drag‑and‑drop becomes a liability: slow, flaky, and often opaque about what actually...
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    Copying multiple sets of files at once

    Is it just me, or have Microsoft removed their brilliant feature of copying two sets of files at once? I copy a big set of files. It's taking ages. I tell it to copy another set. The first set pauses! Why? I want the quickest to end first, so something is achieved earlier!
    • Sunny Rio
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    • copy speed copyperformance copyqueue copyscheduling file management file transfer filecopyoptimization filecopypausing windows features windowscopy
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support