Developer(s) | Microsoft |
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Stable release | |
Operating system | Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003 |
License | Proprietary |
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RichCopy is a discontinued file copy utility program developed by Ken Tamaru of Microsoft Corporation. It is multi-threaded, and may thus under some circumstances copy files faster than some other utilities available for the Windowsoperating system. Additionally, while having some similarities (like multithreaded copying) with the Microsoft utility, Robocopy, it provides a complete graphical user interface (GUI), whereas Robocopy is a command-line utility,[1] although there are GUI interfaces for Robocopy.
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Features[edit]
- Can copy several files simultaneously ('multi-threaded'), which under certain network conditions, may reduce the time required for file transfers.
- Can be invoked either as a command-line utility or via a graphical user interface (GUI).
- If used with the GUI, can generate the command line to carry out the action specified for the GUI.[2]
Criticisms[edit]
- Bugs not fixed before support was discontinued remain. RichCopy is best utilized by experienced users who know how to verify that copy operations have completed successfully without errors.[3]
- RichCopy is not supported by Microsoft.[1] The program has not been updated since approximately June 2009, despite numerous users requesting bug fixes.[4]
- Duplicates Robocopy functionality.
Defects[edit]
RichCopy will not copy files that are opened with certain combinations of file sharing attributes. Any process may open files for exclusive read access by withholding the FILE_SHARE_READ[5] Another company created non-free GS RichCopy 360, which can copy open files and has been developed further.[6]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ abhttps://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2009.04.utilityspotlight.aspx Free Utility: RichCopy, an Advanced Alternative To Robocopy. Retrieved 2010-12-04
- ^https://blogs.technet.com/b/ken/archive/2009/05/20/richcopy-command-options.aspx rich copy command line
- ^http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Microsoft-RichCopy-Review-107778.shtml Retrieved 2010-12-04.
- ^http://blogs.technet.com/b/ken/ Retrieved 2010-12-04.
- ^https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa363858.aspx.
- ^http://www.gurusquad.com/GSRICHCOPY360
External links[edit]
- Official sources
- Other
- TechNet Blog of Keith Combs describes advantages of using RichCopy and WinRAR to transfer multiple large files simultaneously.
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