If you need to copy many small files over a network, it can take a long time even with multi-thread copying. This guide will show you how to add an entry to the TeraCopy drag-and-drop confirmation dialog for a batch file that will:
- Launch 7-Zip to compress and split files into 10 GB volumes.
- Use TeraCopy to copy the archive(s) to the target folder.
Save this code to the 7zipCopy.bat file:
@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
REM Check if the correct number of arguments is provided
if "%~1"=="" (
echo Usage: 7zipCopy.bat input_file.txt temp_folder target
echo 1. 7-Zip will pack files listed in 'input_file.txt' to 'temp_folder'.
echo 2. TeraCopy will copy 'temp_folder' to 'target'.
exit /b 1
)
REM Set variables
set input_file=%~1
set outputDir=%~2
set target_path=%~3
set output_file=output_paths.txt
set zip_prefix=archive
REM Check if the input file exists
if not exist "%input_file%" (
echo Input file not found: %input_file%
exit /b 1
)
REM Check if the temp folder exists
if not exist "%outputDir%" (
echo Temp folder not found: %outputDir%
exit /b 1
)
REM Ask user whether to clear the temp folder
echo Temp folder: %outputDir%
set /p clear_temp=Delete all files in this folder (Y/N)?
if /i "!clear_temp!"=="Y" (
echo Clearing temp folder...
del /q "%outputDir%\*"
if %errorlevel% neq 0 (
echo Failed to clear the folder.
exit /b 1
)
echo Temp folder cleared.
) else (
echo Temp folder not cleared.
)
REM Initialize the zip file name
set zipFileName=%outputDir%\%zip_prefix%.zip
REM Store files with no compression (-mx0) in 10 GB volumes (-v10g)
"C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe" a -tzip -mx0 -v10g "%zipFileName%" "@%input_file%" -bb
if errorlevel 1 (
echo Compression failed.
pause
exit /b 1
)
"C:\Program Files\TeraCopy\TeraCopy.exe" copy "%outputDir%" "%target_path%"Press Win+R, type %APPDATA%\TeraCopy and press Enter.
Add this text to the end of PasteMenu.ini file:
[5]
title=7zip + Copy
path=cmd.exe
parameters=/K C:\Your\Path\7zipCopy.bat "{list}" "C:\Temp\Archive" "{target}"Replace C:\Temp\Archive with any existing empty folder.
After the copy, you can unpack the archive(s) on the destination machine.