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Version 2 is finally released. Don’t forget about 50% discount for TeraCopy at Bits du Jour today (June 23, 2009). http://www.bitsdujour.com/software/teracopy/

Version 2.01:

• Click on the star or on the empty space to add a favorite folder.
  

Bits du Jour will be offering TeraCopy 2 on June 23, 2009 at 50% discount. Direct Folders sale planned in July. http://www.bitsdujour.com/software/teracopy/

Not much time left, so please take your part in testing latest beta and submit bugs and ideas to our bug tracker. It also has a simple voting system, let us know which features you need the most.

Dec 26:

• Changed: When moving, source files are deleted immediately (after comparing size).
• Changed: Buffer for small files increased.
• Fixed: Sizes in TB not displayed correctly.

Dec 27:

• Fixed: TeraCopy now keep folders’ timestamp when copying.

Dec 28:

• Changed: Files added to the end of queue if target folder is the same.

Jan 14:

• Added: Manager that allows you pause/resume/switch to other TeraCopy windows.

Jan 31:

• Fixed: Files added to the end of queue if target folder and operation is the same.

Feb 12:

• Added: Favorite target folders [Pro].
• Added: Auto-switch to Admin mode for UAC-protected folders.
• Added: Warning about FAT32 4gb file size limit.
• Fixed: Waiting processes now starting in correct order.
• Fixed: Same/different drives detection under Vista.

May 31:

• Added: Progress indicator in Windows 7 Taskbar.
• Added: Auto-hiding waiting TeraCopy windows.
• Added: Clearing read-only attribute when copying from optical drives.
• Fixed: Problem with 7-Zip.
• Fixed: Trim file errors.

June 10:

• Added: Support for Total Commander 7.5b4, Windows 7 Explorer.
• Added: SetFileValidData function to avoid file fragmentation.
• Added: /Close switch.

June 16:

• Added: CheckFreeSpace option in options.ini file.
• Added: handling long file paths (>256 characters).
• Added: ini file settings: MaxPathLimit, NoClose.

June 18:

• Added: “TeraCopy…” entry in the 64-bit Explorer context menu.

June 21:

• Added: Additional check if Admin mode required to write files to the root folder.
• Added: TeraCopy Links helper app:
  

• Added: Register copy handler from TeraCopy Preferences window.
• Added: New Browse for folder dialog with ‘Make New Folder’ button.
• Added: Optionally delete incomplete files if transfer canceled by user.
• Fixed: Problems with duplicating Windows Explorer File menu items.
• Fixed: Moving files between remote UNC paths now faster.
• Added: “Run in Admin mode” button.
• Fixed: Setting as default copy handler under Vista Standard accounts.

Added in beta 4a:

• Fixed: Error when copying entire drive.
• Changed: Test result displayed as ‘N files match, N errors’.
• Changed: Rename files by appending _(number).
• Added: ‘WaitBeforeClose=N’ option (ini file). Set to 1000 for 1 second.

Download:

• http://www.codesector.com/files/teracopy2b4.exe (US)
• http://www.teracopy.com/files/teracopy2b4.exe (Europe)

If TeraCopy doesn’t work as default copy handler on 64 bit system, try to install these packages:

• Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Package(x64)
• Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (x64)

2 solutions to disable UAC for TeraCopy only:
Disable UAC for certain applications
Why wait for Windows 7? Get a better UAC now

This version of TeraCopy can be set as default copy handler in Vista x64.

Download: http://www.codesector.com/files/teracopy2b364.exe

• Fixed: Access violation error when calculating CRC.
• Fixed: Hanging on same drive copy on single core CPU systems.
• Changed: Sound is off by default.
• Added: Progress bar color settings.
• Added: ‘TestAlways’ option in the ini file

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• Changed: Small files are processed much faster.
• Added: Start new copy in a separate thread.
• Added: sfv and md5 files support.
• Added: Entry in the Explorer context menu.
• Added: Reorder file list. [Pro]
• Added: Open destination folder in Explorer. [Pro]
• Added: Show shell menu for any file in the file list. [Pro]
• Added: Play sound when operation is complete (>10 sec).
• Added: “Always on top” option in the TeraCopy system menu.
• Added: “Test”, “Shutdown” and “Do not close window” options.
• Added: Drag destination folder to the “Copy” or “Move” buttons.
• Added: Directory Opus support.
• Fixed: Free space detection.
• Fixed: Folder attributes are now copied.
• Fixed: Estimated time left are now displayed correctly on 12h systems.

Beta 2 (December, 2):

• Fixed: High CPU usage.
• Fixed: Large fonts display problem.
• Added: Adding files in a separate thread.
• Added: Sound related settings in the ini file.
• Added: Number of retries in the ini file.

http://www.codesector.com/files/teracopy2b2.exe

Vista x64 support will be added later.

After rewriting TC’s engine I figured out that it needs more informative progress bars. It will now display the amount of both read and written data.

This version is still in development, any suggestions are welcomed.

Update: v2.0 beta is released

• 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

• Added Unicode support.
• Added 10 sec timer to auto-close confirmation dialogs.
• Added option to run Unlocker if destination file is used by another process.
• Added buffer size settings to ini file.
• Added 1 sec delay before showing TeraCopy window.

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