RichCopy
{{Short description|File copy utility}}
{{Infobox software
|name = RichCopy
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|developer = Microsoft
|operating_system = Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003
|latest release version = 4.0.217
|license = Proprietary
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RichCopy is a file copying utility program for Windows developed by Ken Tamaru of Microsoft Corporation; discontinued in 2010.{{Cite web |title=A Comprehensive List of All 11 Discontinued Microsoft Utilities - Version Museum |author= |website=Version Museum |date=17 December 2019 |url= https://www.versionmuseum.com/history-of/discontinued-microsoft-utilities}} It is multi-threaded and graphical user interface (GUI) in contrast to many competing tools that are single-threaded and/or command-line interface (CLI),.{{Cite magazine |last=Hoffman |first=Joshua |date=April 2009 |title=Free Utility: RichCopy, an Advanced Alternative to RoboCopy |url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/technet-magazine/dd547088(v=msdn.10) |magazine=TechNet Magazine |publisher=Microsoft}}
Features
- Supports multiple, simultaneous file transfers (via multi-threaded implementation), which may reduce the time required for to transfer a set of files
- Provides both CLI and GUI
- Via GUI, can generate CLI commands to repeat the actions performed in the GUI.{{Cite web |last=Tamaru |first=Ken |date=20 May 2009 |title=Command option update |url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/archive/blogs/ken/command-option-update |website=Ken (Kenzaburo) Tamaru's Blog |publisher=Microsoft |via=Archived MSDN and TechNet Blogs}}
Criticisms
- Bugs not fixed before support was discontinued remain; the utility is best utilized by experienced users who know how to verify that copy operations have completed successfully without errors{{cite web |last=Ilascu |first=Ionut |date=March 25, 2009 |title=Microsoft's Multithread Copy Solution |url=http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Microsoft-RichCopy-Review-107778.shtml |access-date=2010-12-04 |website=softpedia.com |publisher=SoftNews NET SRL}}
- The utility is not supported by Microsoft. The program has not been updated since 2009, despite numerous users requesting bug fixes
- Duplicates Robocopy functionality
Limitations
The utility will not copy open files.{{cite web | url=https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa363858.aspx | title=CreateFileA function (Fileapi.h) - Win32 apps | date=9 February 2023 }} A competing tool, GS RichCopy 360, can copy open files.{{Cite web|url=http://www.gurusquad.com/GSRICHCOPY360|title = Gurusquad - GS RichCopy 360 – file copy tool | copy files over network}}
See also
References
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External links
- Official sources
- [https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2009.04.utilityspotlight.aspx Microsoft TechNet Magazine -- Free Utility: RichCopy, an Advanced Alternative To Robocopy]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20190906053014/http://download.microsoft.com/download/f/d/0/fd05def7-68a1-4f71-8546-25c359cc0842/hoffmanutilityspotlight2009_04.exe direct binary link from Web.archive]
- [http://blogs.technet.com/b/ken/ TechNet Blog of RichCopy developer Ken Tamaru]
- [https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc733145(WS.10).aspx TechNet - Command-line Reference - ROBOCOPY]
- Other
- [http://blogs.technet.com/b/keithcombs/archive/2009/03/22/richcopy-bulk-file-copy-tool-released-get-it-here.aspx TechNet Blog of Keith Combs] describes advantages of using RichCopy and WinRAR to transfer multiple large files simultaneously.
- [http://www.etcwiki.org/wiki/RichCopy_Guide RichCopy How-To Guide]
- [http://lifehacker.com/5280976/five-best-alternative-file-copiers Five Best Alternative File Copiers]
Category:Discontinued Microsoft software