FastCopy

For most of us, copying files from one folder to another from time to time is a simple and straightforward task. However, the same cannot be said if your job implies constantly having to move files and folders around. In fact, this is the point when you might stumble across the limitations of the tools embedded with Windows.

FastCopy is a lightweight application that can assist you with transferring all sorts of data as well as verify its integrity.

In all fairness, the program doesn’t come in the sleekest packing and it may seem rather simplistic at first sight. Don’t let looks deceive you, as it compensate with its numerous powerful features.

For starters, it ensures a high transfer speed, which can be a welcome change if you have been dealing with a slow or unreliable copying process for some time. For example, you can configure the speed and even set it to ‘Full’, if you have a lot of data to transfer. At the same time, you can adjust the buffer size, filters and overwriting confirmations to ensure everything goes smoothly.

In addition to ensuring a fast copying operation, the tool includes a feature that allows you to continue the transfer when encountering errors. The error tolerance feature will skip over those corrupted files and proceed to the next ones, so you can deal with the latter later on.

Some projects may have specific requirements, and this is why you want to make sure that the transferred files are identical. The app includes various verification features that can make sure of the accuracy of the transferred data. The simplest way to achieve this is via the hash comparison between the source and destination file. If the hashes don’t match, then the app provides an alert so that you can look into it.

Lastly, it is worth mentioning that FastCopy can handle file names and paths with Unicode characters, supports compression and decompression and can move files while preserving file and directory permissions.