Remember teracopy? This utility software was quite famous in the Windows 7 era and introduced a better way to transfer files between places compared to Windows Explorer. You may be surprised to know that the device still exists; In fact, I still like it what we have in Windows 11.
Rapid compared to file explorer (but only in a few cases)
Most people will only switch from default file transfer mechanism in Windows 11 Tercopy If it provides better transfer speed. Fortunately, terracopy remains for this expectation. However, when transferring a small number of files you will not notice the speed difference. In fact, in my test, I found that both Windows 11 file transfer system and terracopy offered an average speed of 35 MB/Sec while transferring 3 GB files from one place to another.
But I started looking at the difference while trying to move big files. While transferring a 100 GB folder, which was the installation folder of Borderlands 3, I saw that terracopy maintained a continuous speed of about 45 MB/second, while the Windows file transfer system had a speed at 43 MB/Sec. In addition, the speed of transfer sometimes falls for about 5 MB/second. Although the same recession sometimes occurs with terracopy, it occurred more often with Windows File Transfer Mechanism compared to terracopy.
While the difference between the speed of the terracopy and the Windows file copy system is just 2 MB/second, this small difference can have a large effect when you zoom out and look at each overall time to complete the copy process.
Suppose I get a continuous transfer speed of 45 MB/second with terracopy. In that case, it will take about 38 minutes to move a 100 GB folder. In contrast, the Windows file copy system will take about 40 minutes to copy the same folder at a constant speed of 43 MB/second. If you are making another big transfer, such as mimicking an entire drive, can add those differences – sometimes for hours.
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Teracopy protects you from user errors
If you have been using Windows for a long time, you have probably faced situations where Windows automatically cancels the copy process when it faces an error, such as when external drives you are copying files, disconnects. Unlike the Windows copy system, terracopy assumes that the target drive may have been accidentally disconnected and prevents the process rather than completely canceled.
As soon as you add the target device again, you can click on the again starting button to continue the file copy process from the point where it was stopped.
Another position from which you can relate, accidentally pull the folder from one place to another. But with terracopy as your default file-copy tool, you do not have to worry about this dirt. Whenever you copy-paste or draw and drop a file or folder from one place to another, the terracopy process asks for confirmation before executing the process.
While it may look like an additional step for some, for me it is a small additional safety mechanism to avoid casual transfers. However, if you do not want to face this additional confirmation prompt, the next time you are mimicking files using terracopy, click on the gear icon and uncheck the “next time the show” option.
You can queue transfer
Windows allows you to copy files at several places simultaneously. Although it may look like the best approach, unfortunately, it is not. Although you cannot see a big difference when you do this with tens of tens of files when you mimic a handful of files in many places at once, things will become complicated.
When Windows tries to copy spacious files at several places simultaneously, it puts a lot of stress on your system processor and your storage drive. As a result, you may experience recession in overall system performance. If you have a device with small amounts of RAM, such as 8GB.
However, with terracopy you do not have to worry about the slowdown of the system, as rather than transferred files to several places simultaneously, it creates a queue based on the order in which you transfer files. For example, if you move four files to different places using teracopy, the tool will start by moving the first file and the second file will not touch until the transfer of the first file is completed.
The only negative side of this approach arises when you need to copy a handful of small files at different places. In such cases, copying all the files simultaneously will be faster than copying them one by one. However, when you need to transfer multiple large files, the queue approach to terracopy may be highly effective.
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File transfer maintains history
A unique feature of terracopy is that it maintains a log of all the transfers you have made. You can see it by opening the terracopy app and clicking on the “log” option.
You will find every detail about the file transfer, including the source and the target folders, the date on which the transfer was executed, and whether there was any error during the transfer process. In addition, there is an auto scroll feature that ensures that terracopy automatically reveals any corrupt file during the transfer process, and keeps the transfer operational.
At the end of the transfer, you will be asked what you want to do about the files that were not copied during the procedure. I trust this facility a lot when I have to transfer large files overnight. I just start the copy process and fall asleep. Even if the terracopy faces the problem in mimicking a particular file, it simply leaves it and goes to the next file instead of waiting for me before proceeding.
Is everything correct with teracopy?
Finding an application without any downside is almost impossible, and terracopy is no exception. In terms of features, I must say that this default is much better than Windows copy mechanism. However, I can be the difference misleading. Since I have been using terracopy for almost a decade now, I have been using it completely, but a newcomer can find his interface a little heavy.
If you want to copy a file or folder using the terracopy app, you first need to select the source folder and then choose the target folder. All this can look like a lot of work for someone who has just started using the app.
In addition, there are many advanced options, such as testing and verification, which read the target and source files, create a check form, and compare them. The app allows you to manually choose the standard of detection of error. While all these features can be true like a dream for a power user, an average user who has only downloaded the app to copy files, can find a little scare.
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Teracopy also offers a premium scheme that costs $ 29.95. Should you consider buying it? Probably not.
First of all, there is no out-of-the-box feature in the Pro Plan that will make the purchase right for most people.
Second, it does not really understand to spend money on an app, whose only function is to copy and paste files from one place to another if you will not use any pro features, such as advanced filtering options.
