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TeraCopy 1.25 beta

September 14th, 2007 Leave a comment Go to comments
  • Added: Option to run CRC test when file transfer is complete.
  • Added: Option to save report and shutdown system after file transfer.
  • Added: Support for 64 bit systems (beta).

Download: http://www.codesector.com/files/teracopy125beta.exe

  1. September 15th, 2007 at 15:11 | #1

    Cooll, Thanks a million Jeff…

  2. Michael
    September 17th, 2007 at 19:00 | #2

    Thank you so much for making TeraCopy!!

    I just found out about it today and I love it. This is how Microsoft should have done it in the first place! Works great in Vista :)

    Looking forward to more updates!

  3. greg
    September 17th, 2007 at 21:27 | #3

    absolutely the 2nd most important app for replacing windows built in functionality! …the 1st is firefox :)

  4. Zero3K
    September 18th, 2007 at 01:16 | #4

    I think that you should split the TeraCopy context menu item into two (TeraCopy To and TeraMove To) and make them be menus that offer directories to copy/move to with the option of adding them to those lists.

  5. Jeff
    September 18th, 2007 at 02:47 | #5

    Good idea, this is exactly what I planned to do.

  6. September 18th, 2007 at 04:18 | #6

    Thanks, it’s really a good stuff.

    Why not add Multilanguage support to it?
    So other ppl can translate it into many languages.
    If so, I can take the translation for Simplified and Traditional Chinese.

  7. September 18th, 2007 at 04:22 | #7

    CRC check is a good option
    however, checking large file absolutly takes much time.

    Another suggestion
    adding a option for not using TC with smaller files.
    because it will taks more time to copy smaller files than TC.

  8. Michael
    September 18th, 2007 at 20:01 | #8

    Hi jeff can you please add an option to use a 12 hour clock to display in the TeraCopy interface. I don’t like the 24 hour clock.

    I would rather see 1:00 PM instead of 13:00

    Thanks again

  9. Michael
    September 18th, 2007 at 20:07 | #9

    Hi again Jeff I had another idea :)

    Can you add an option for a user to use a Wav,Mp3 sound play for when a copy to or move to is complete? That would be cool.

    Thanks

  10. Coopers
    September 18th, 2007 at 22:40 | #10

    Can anyone tell me how to integrate this teracopy with Total commander? I am currently using total copy with the total commander and it works good.
    I just like to do a comparison.

  11. Jeff
    September 23rd, 2007 at 04:02 | #11

    Hi jeff can you please add an option to use a 12 hour clock to display in the TeraCopy interface. I don’t like the 24 hour clock.

    Fixed this, it will depend on Windows Regional options in the next version. Working now on improving small files transfer rate.

  12. Michael
    September 24th, 2007 at 01:59 | #12

    I am having a big problem with TeraCopy 2.2.

    When right clicking and dragging a file TeraCopy and TeraMove only work on the main user account on Windows Vista. It does not work on other user accounts. Even if they are set to Administrator. I sure hope this can and will be fixed. I just paid for TeraCopy the other day and would hate if this can not be fixed.

    Thanks again :)

  13. Jeff
    September 25th, 2007 at 14:33 | #13

    Just install TeraCopy in the other user accounts as well. The installer needs to update current user Registry entries.

  14. Michael
    September 25th, 2007 at 18:54 | #14

    Hi Jeff :)

    Thank you for your help. It works on all user accounts now. You just need to also restart the PC after install for each account. And after that it works great!

  15. volcano
    September 25th, 2007 at 21:10 | #15

    jeff,

    first of all, teracopy is a good software. must be replaced over the default windows copy handler. i suggest that make the teracopy to be simple and clean interface. i guess the most important function of teracopy is all about the copying speed. of course extra features will be just nice. but i hope that all the extra features add on in future can let user to choose. make an option list to enable or to disable it. such as clock, estimating copy time, intergrate context menu etc.

    last but not least, i would like to say thank you for spending time to read my comment.

  16. September 26th, 2007 at 17:41 | #16

    About the file replacement dialog, could you please make it more Windows-ish(Target file on upper)? It will confuse users because the position is different from windows original one IMO.

  17. Michael
    September 26th, 2007 at 22:08 | #17

    Hi Jeff :)

    Not sure if this is a bug but it sure is a problem.

    When I try to copy or move a file to a folder that needs “administrator permission” Teracopy will not copy or move the file. When using windows built in copy or move a window pops up saying “You’ll need to provide administrator permission to copy to this folder” Then you would need to click “Continue, Skip or Cancel” And there is also a check box do do it for all items.

    Can this be fixed?

    Thanks
    Michael

  18. Michael
    September 26th, 2007 at 22:39 | #18

    Hi Jeff :)

    Can you also add an option to display the “estimated time left” for a file transfer?

  19. Jeff
    September 27th, 2007 at 01:18 | #19

    Sure, it’s in my to-do list.

  20. Russell
    October 1st, 2007 at 01:23 | #20

    Is TeraCopy scriptable? Or is it only a GUI?

  21. Adam
    October 2nd, 2007 at 06:26 | #21

    A mate put me on to this, (had been using TotalCopy) love yours.

    Is it possible to set the “default” buffer size.

    Every time it restarts, it seems to revert to the 256k buffer.
    With a fair bit of ram available in the system I would like it to default to at least 1Mb buffer.

  22. Jeff
    October 2nd, 2007 at 13:22 | #22

    You can change default buffer size in the TeraCopy ini file:
    C:\Documents and Settings\%User%\Application Data\TeraCopy\Options.ini

  23. October 2nd, 2007 at 20:35 | #23

    Hi Jeff,

    Thank you for a really awesome program!

    As a developer I know if more than one person ask for the same feature, you might prioritize it for your next version. Michael asked this already as well. I would greatly appreciate it if you can add a sound option to TeraCopy after a copy or move is complete.

    Thanx in advance!

    Magnus

  24. Placoboy
    October 4th, 2007 at 02:12 | #24

    Just a suggestion, could you test if target available space is ok (before a file is copied over) because when it is not, you get a confusing message saying “source file not available” which has nothing to do with the issue :-)
    Other than that, still very useful!

  25. bigmarket
    October 7th, 2007 at 05:43 | #25

    please include preserve timestamp (for folders, directory too)
    well some robocopy (microsoft) but with advanced caching for speed

  26. Rich
    October 7th, 2007 at 23:50 | #26

    Would it be possible to separate out the copying enqueueing functionality into its own context menu option;

    Cut
    Copy
    Enqueue

    At the moment TeraCopy effectively enqueues everything and turns my PC from a multitasking copying system into a batch one. I quite like to be able to copy over a small file without waiting for everything else to finish that has been queued.

    If it had this functionality I’d probably buy the Pro version.

  27. Gustavo Parrini
    October 8th, 2007 at 22:16 | #27

    Hi,

    First of all, congratulations for the wonderful piece of software. Today, I can’t live without it.

    Second, I´m having a small problem copying hidden files, especially the Desktop.ini inside each folder. I use folder personalization a lot for organization purposes but when I copy them using TeraCopy the result is a plain vanilla folder. When I copy using the Windows built in copy command, the hidden files are copied normally. This is by design or there is something that can be done?

    Thanks alot !!

  28. Jeff
    October 9th, 2007 at 15:09 | #28

    I’m rewriting a lot of code to speed up small files copying right now. After that I’ll try to add all requested features (very useful indeed).

  29. teedog
    October 14th, 2007 at 07:11 | #29

    Just wanted to add my thanks. TeraCopy is a wonderful application!

    When you get the chance, could you write up some documentation (for layman) on how TeraCopy speeds up file copying? What guideline or method should we use to choose the ideal buffer size? Does TeraCopy have any negative impact whatsoever on system resources? Does TeraCopy run in the background or only when we initiate a file copying operation?

  30. Jeff
    October 16th, 2007 at 05:40 | #30

    CRC check is a good option
    however, checking large file absolutly takes much time.

    CRC calculating is now implemented in assembler, ~4ms/MB on my 2.8 GHz system. So calculating checksum will take only 4 seconds more while copying a 1 GB file.

    Another suggestion
    adding a option for not using TC with smaller files.
    because it will taks more time to copy smaller files than TC.

    TC handles small files much faster now. When the copy process goes between drives on the same physical HDD, TeraCopy will read a bunch of small files until buffer is filled, and then write all these files to the target location. The same thing current version does for big files.

    I’m still working on this new version, please wait a few days till the new beta is out.

  31. Jeff
    October 16th, 2007 at 05:56 | #31

    Does TeraCopy run in the background or only when we initiate a file copying operation?

    TeraCopy.dll is executed every time you copy/move files, initiating a menu that you can see while dragging files with a right mouse button. If the option “Use TC as default copy handler” is set or you choose “TeraCopy here” from the menu, TeraCopy launches and the file transfer begins.

  32. Ryan
    October 26th, 2007 at 03:13 | #32

    Can TeraCopy be used without running the installer? If so, what files are required from the Program Files\TeraCopy directory? Thanks.

  33. Jeff
    October 30th, 2007 at 01:58 | #33

    Only TeraCopy.exe. But the installer has to write some entries to the Registry so TC can be used as a default copy handler.

    If you want to make TeraCopy portable, e.g. to use it with Total Commander, you need to create an empty file named ‘portable’ in its folder. This way TeraCopy will store settings on a portable device and not in the Documents and Settings\%User%Application Data folder.

  34. Greg
    November 7th, 2007 at 09:36 | #34

    Hey, Jeff:

    Many thanks for writing TeraCopy! I found out about TC from Lifehacker (I think?) some months ago, and now I’ve evangelized a bunch of guys at work (for use at home, I should point out; we all wish we could use it at work), my parents, and my brother. Very useful!

    Like Rich (#26), I’d like to be able to prioritize small files I add while a big batch is already running. Found myself copying 200+ GB yesterday, and then wanted to copy just a tiny 300 MB file right away, and I couldn’t! It would be super-cool to have some selectable options like “Copy/Move Smallest Files First” or “Prioritize Files Smaller Than [user number] [kB/MB/GB]“.

    It would also be very nice to be able to re-order a transfer list arbitrarily, by using drag’n'drop. Like a playlist editor, say. So one could drag a file higher in the queue. Or, one could right-click on a file in the queue and choose “Copy/Move File Now”, and said file would shoot to the top of the queue.

    Just some ideas which I’m sure you’ve thought of yourself…

    Thanks!

  35. Jeff
    November 7th, 2007 at 12:36 | #35

    Yes, it’s in the development stage, see here:
    http://blog.codesector.com/2007/10/27/new-teracopy-design/

  36. ape
    November 8th, 2007 at 09:11 | #36

    I’m using Vista 64bit

    Not sure if this is a know issue or not, but I cant get TC to replace the normal windows copy&paste commands in explorer. Is there a way to make this work? I also tried installing TC as admininstrator, didnt help.

    It works if I start the 32bit explorer with “C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe /separate, /root, c:”, but I like to use win+e to start explorer :)

  37. Scott
    November 15th, 2007 at 09:25 | #37

    This is a test, please ignore. I just lost a relatively long post and was accused of being a spammer, for unknown reasons.

  38. Scott
    November 15th, 2007 at 09:29 | #38

    OK I guess I’ll just have to wonder why my previous post didn’t work. JavaScript is enabled on my end, and I am most definitely not a spammer. I’ll try to remember what I wrote. (And to think, I thought to Ctrl+A/Ctrl+C, then thought “Nah… I won’t need to do that!”)

    I’m using TeraCopy 1.22 with WinXP Pro. Earlier, I was copying several large files across the LAN to my laptop. My wife unwittingly turned the laptop off, which of course interrupted the file copy.

    I thought that after turning the laptop back on, I would be able to simply resume the file copy. However, there was no Start or Resume function available. I was also not able to manually Pause and restart the copy, since the Pause button would not work.

    My only option seemed to be to either cancel the entire copy operation, or Skip the interrupted file and then add the interrupted file back into the copy queue.

    Am I missing something?

  39. Chris
    November 18th, 2007 at 13:12 | #39

    hi,
    i use vista 64 and teracopy not replace the original copy, not the same vista 32 or XP ???
    i can turn on particular option ?

  40. Channie
    November 27th, 2007 at 01:52 | #40

    The same happens with WinXP 64bits FYI.

  41. steveg
    January 1st, 2008 at 20:33 | #41

    hi jeff

    just downloaded 2.2 beta and used it – very nice

    but when i installed it, there were no options for which context menu handlers were installed – for instance, when i right click on the desktop or any folder, even with nothing selected, i get a context menu for teracopy – and menu doesn’t do anything (nor would i expect it if nothing is selected) – i don’t know what the purpose of having it always in the context menu is, but i’d prefer to not have it there – and the only way i see to now to change that is with some registry editing, which might break other functionality – so maybe a detailed “custom” context menu association option on install, and the removal of non-functioning options like in the unselected right click menu

    also, teracopy sets itself up as my default left click draganddrop operation – i would prefer to have control over when teracopy is invoked and if and when i choose it to be the default function

    thanks for a cool program

  42. steveg
    January 7th, 2008 at 07:57 | #42

    had to uninstall teracopy for the reasons i listed above – as the default left click draganddrop copier, it just didn’t work for me always copying small files – i could probably have lived with the superfluous context menu items, but both issues together catalyzed the uninstall – if i have a big copy job, i’ll re-install then uninstall afterward, and will check back in sometime to see if these issues have been addressed in a future version

    best wishes
    steveg

  43. Mike
    January 16th, 2008 at 15:56 | #43

    Great program! May I suggest that there be an option to enable automatic checksum calculation and comparison for all copied files?
    Thanks!

  44. Lancelot
    April 15th, 2008 at 12:35 | #44

    Great program, thanks.
    XP 64 shell integration dont work with
    teracopy125beta.exe

    but works with teracopy2b364.exe, with another problem of mine. I put comments for teracopy2b364.exe.

  45. Lee
    January 6th, 2009 at 04:18 | #45

    I really like teracopy also. But I would like an answer to one of the questions teedog asked in item #29 in the above list:

    >What guideline or method should we use to choose the ideal buffer size?

  46. April 1st, 2009 at 06:37 | #46

    Congratulations Jeff,
    One of the best programm ever.

    Scripting? Its just an idea

    Regards,

  47. April 1st, 2009 at 06:37 | #47

    Programms…

  48. January 26th, 2010 at 03:08 | #48

    sup yha this is the best doc

  49. January 26th, 2010 at 03:08 | #49

    @Daniel M. Salazar
    no not really