Here's one of those "Windows really ticks me off" things

You are copying several, or several hundred, files when one of those files fails to copy. Windows gives you the message that the file cannot be copied and terminates the copying of the rest of the files.

Is there any way to fix this? I am copying several thousand files and it keeps stopping.

Thanks,

j

 

There is the not so elegant xcopy command; xcopy source destination /C from the command window. Or, how about Unstoppable Copier?

 

jimpeel,
Where are you trying to copy these files from, and to?
Try copying a smaller amount of files from the source to the destination. If they are large files then do an even smaller number of files to transfer.

 

That is why there are some many 3rd party copiers out there
The best IMHO is http://majorgeeks.com/TeraCopy_d5674.html
They show you the file progress.

There is SuperCopier.. well here is a rundown
http://lifehacker.com/5280976/five-best-alternative-file-copiers Look at Rich Copy for a Robocopy alternative from MSTechNet.

They next tool you may need a sync program for when Windows fails and you don't know how much copied.
FolderMatch is tops & for free there is http://freefilesync.sourceforge.net/

 

Does it always stop on the same file? If so, then deal with that file and get it out of the folder containing all the other files you're trying to transfer.

 

It stops on a file, whatever that file may be, and then stops the copy completely. It doesn't simply ignore the offending file and continue with the rest of the selection. It also does not tell me where the file is at in the folders. It merely tells me the name of the file.

I am transferring several thousand files from one drive to another to free up the "from" drive for other purposes.

From the answers I have gotten so far, and thank you very much to all of you, I need to use an external program to do this rather than Windows. I was simply wondering if this is something in Windows which can be resolved. As usual with Windows, it is not.

Thanks to all.

j

 

As plastidust has already posted, the xcopy Windows batch command (not an external program) can be used to overcome the problem.

I know, drag-and-drop is so much easier, but I have many times in the past run into exactly the same problem - one failed file will stop the entire process!

 

Xcopy. <sigh> Brings back memories. Just as I became proficient with DOS Bill Gates threw me a curve by inventing Windows.

Downloaded TeraCopy and holy moly it is my dream come true. Fantastic program, although it needs a bit more intuitive input. It doesn't tell you that you need to drag-n-drop the "from" files using Windows Explorer but it was easy enough to figure out by experimentation.

Thanks again everyone.

Problem solved.

 

Actually TeraCopy can be set to be intergrated, so when you copy & paste it comes up automatically, instead of the cool flying papers. You don't need to launch it as a standalone, unless you want to get to the Menu & make changes.

 

I noticed that. I had to turn it off to get some files to copy as they were too long. Great program. I do like that function and will likely turn it back on.

Thanks,

j

 

Anyone who's been around for a while and has a few whiskers with MS OS's has suffered from that frustrating glitch in file copying.

Two things I've done in the past, to assure that the process will work without stopping, is to run chkdsk on that drive first, to make sure there are no errors, and then to use the ATTRIB command to remove all the read-only and hidden attributes on the files I want to copy. Then use XCOPY with the appropriate switches to accomplish the data copy.

I've used the above technique to copy an entire storage drive with over 50gigs of data, to another drive. It's slower than crap, but it works!!!

Cheers mates!
The Shadow :cool

 

I have now found, through some research at Lenovo, that the unit has a shadow partition which restores the unit to "as new" condition. The problem is that my daughter works at IBM and she bought the unit from IBM used. When I tried to use the system restore function it states that the function has been disabled and she will have to have the administrator turn it back on. I'm going to have her take it to work and see if her administrator can undo what they did before they sold it to her.

If she can do that her problems are over.

Thanks,

j

 

toucan works well

 

I found TerraCopy to be excellent for large transfers, but the native windows copy is a bit faster for the smaller files.