XDA Developers on MSN

Windows already has a file sync tool, and it's been hiding in the command line for over 20 years

I combined a light script with Robocopy, and it now watches essential folders and mirrors changes.
Hosted on MSN

Robocopy is still the fastest way to copy thousands of files on Windows, and I wasted years not using it

Windows is a bundle of both CLI and GUI tools. We use the GUI ones more because they serve a broader use case and are convenient to use. For file copying and moving, I hadn't ventured much outside the ...
Ars Technica

Robocopy Server Side Copy mojo

I'm normally on the mac side, so i'm still learning all the foibles of Windows and Robocopy. Anyway... Background: There is a Nasuni appliance (custom linux server running SAMBA 4.3 I think) at work ...
Ars Technica

Would robocopy copy a single large file faster than regular copy?

I know robocopy is faster than the normal copy command for transferring many files over a network because of its multithreading. But for transferring a single file such as a multi-GB video, would ...
MCPmag

Using Robocopy To Transfer Files

The GUI is fine if you're only moving a few files, but for larger and more complex migrations, this built-in Windows utility is the way to go. There are many ways to get a file from Point A to Point B ...
Network World

SMB 2.1 and Multithreaded Robocopy

But here’s a surprising benefit: it has permitted one of our old friends, Robocopy, to work significantly faster in cases where you’re copying a lot of files. The reason is that Robocopy has always ...

Robocopy: Anleitung zu dem Windows-Tool und GUIs – Dateien schnell kopieren

In Windows Vista und höher ist mit Robocopy ein Programm enthalten, mit dem Sie Dateien professionell kopieren und ...