How much faster is copying files though TeraCopy vs. Windows 7 native copy function?

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[+2] [2] Franck Dernoncourt

[2013-12-24 22:23:59]

[ windows-7 teracopy ]

[ https://superuser.com/questions/692775/how-much-faster-is-copying-files-though-teracopy-vs-windows-7-native-copy-funct ]

Teracopy's official page ^[1] says "TeraCopy uses dynamically adjusted buffers to reduce the seek times.".

Wikipedia points to ^[2] some tests:

In a test conducted in 2008 by lifehacker, Fastcopy was several times faster than it's rival Teracopy, a program with similar functionality. However, both programs have been updated since then. A more extensive comparison was performed between TeraCopy v2.07beta, KillCopy v2.85, FastCopy v1.99r4, SuperCopier v2.2bet and published on a forum in 2009.

I'm looking for more recent speed tests on Windows 7.

[1] http://codesector.com/teracopy
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FastCopy

(1) How about testing it yourself? - gronostaj

(1) @gronostaj Thank you I haven't thought of that. Also I totally disagree the closure of the question: my question is not about recommendation... - Franck Dernoncourt

[+6] [2013-12-25 00:01:24] Raystafarian [

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With lots of small files, robocopy ^[1] (native) works just as well as teracopy.

Teracopy can handle larger files a little bit better according to this ^[2].

Here is another unverified benchmarking ^[3] with pictures!

I use robocopy and it's fine.

[1] http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc733145.aspx
[2] http://www.howtogeek.com/73887/battle-of-the-file-copiers-windows-teracopy-and-supercopier/
[3] http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=1337937&#r4

[+1] [2013-12-24 22:45:19] user284416

Have been using TC for two years now, on Win7 x64. Never had any "real" troubles with it. It's faster, yet I don't have exact information.

There's a bug in there somewhere, sporadically shutting down the process before it even starts, fixable by restarting TC a few (insert random number) times, till it works. It never quits in the middle, only when a Paste-command is made.

For the harder times, I've enabled the Scroll-Lock feature, to toggle between Windows' service, and TC.