RichCopy
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Stable release
4.0.217
| RichCopy | |
|---|---|
| Developer | Microsoft |
| Stable release | 4.0.217
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| Operating system | Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003 |
| License | Proprietary |
RichCopy is a file copying utility program for Windows developed by Ken Tamaru of Microsoft Corporation that was discontinued in 2010.[1] It is multi-threaded uses a graphical user interface (GUI), in contrast to many competing tools that are single-threaded and/or use a command-line interface (CLI).[2]
- 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.[3]
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[4]
- The utility is not supported by Microsoft.[2] The program has not been updated since 2009, despite numerous users requesting bug fixes
- Duplicates Robocopy functionality