Is there a COPY command built into Windows 10, that you can use from the command prompt, that will show you the progress of the file copy?

I have some large files that need copying around at work. I am not able to install anything on my own PC, which is why it needs to be built in. Using explorer seems to cause issues with the files never completely getting
copied. I think it loses connection with the file share or something after
a while, and the files can be quite large.

I am trying COPY from a command prompt, thinking that might help, but
cannot really keep track of what is going on in the mean time. :)

Thanks!


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On 09 Oct 2021, Mike Powell said the following...

Is there a COPY command built into Windows 10, that you can use from the command prompt, that will show you the progress of the file copy?

robocopy would be your friend here.

Usage :: ROBOCOPY source destination [file [file]...] [options]

robocopy c:\source \\server\destination ubuntu-21.04-desktop-amd64.iso

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ROBOCOPY :: Robust File Copy for Windows -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Started : October 9, 2021 11:49:29 AM
Source : C:\source\
Dest : \\server\destination

Files : ubuntu-21.04-desktop-amd64.iso

Options : /DCOPY:DA /COPY:DAT /R:1000000 /W:30

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1 C:\source
9.8% New File 2.6 g ubuntu-21.04-desktop-amd64.iso



A simpler program if you didn't need a progress meter would be xcopy:

xcopy /?

Copies files and directory trees.

XCOPY source [destination]

/V Verifies the size of each new file.
/Z Copies networked files in restartable mode.


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Is there a COPY command built into Windows 10, that you can use from the command prompt, that will show you the progress of the file copy?

robocopy would be your friend here.

I will have to see if that one is installed.

A simpler program if you didn't need a progress meter would be xcopy:

Does xcopy resume the transfer if there is a connection issue, or does it
start over?

I have learned that I can keep the connection "more persistent" than it has been by opening a Teams meeting. The VPN might still drop (I think they
kick everyone off after a certain time in the evening), but otherwise the network adaptor does not get turned off by any "oganizationally forced"
power saving settings.

Mike


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On 10 Oct 2021, Mike Powell said the following...

A simpler program if you didn't need a progress meter would be xcopy:

Does xcopy resume the transfer if there is a connection issue, or does it start over?

It's supposed to if you use /Z flag, though I haven't actually tested that.


Jay

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A simpler program if you didn't need a progress meter would be xcopy:

Does xcopy resume the transfer if there is a connection issue, or does it
start over?

It's supposed to if you use /Z flag, though I haven't actually tested that.

I will have to try that. ROBOCOPY thinks I don't have access to a
destination location that COPY and File Explorer have no problems with. I think it is a lost cause on a network I don't own.

Mike

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