[RESOLVED] transfer files from one USB key to another...

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I've got about 20 Gigs of mostly music files on one USB thumb drive I want to transfer to another larger thumb drive. Both USB 2.0 so it's not fast LOL.

I can do it a limited number of files at a time (3-400megs) no problem but it's aggravatingly labor intensive. When I try to do much more than a half gig at once my computer just bogs down and stops transfering. I'd really just like to click "go" and come back in a few hours or so and have it done.

Is there any free software or perhaps CMD prompt I can use to do it in one swell foop?

I have tried using my True Image cloning utility but the thumb drives are greyed out.

Win 7 pro.

tnks

[jdc2000]

You could use Microsoft's SyncToy or SyncBack free version from 2brightsparks, or a simple copy or xcopy command.

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or a simple copy or xcopy command.

That's what I was wondering. Is it reliable to do it that way? Does it report any errors? Does it stop on an error?

[Midknyte]

It sounds like you are doing multiple selects and copies. Try Teracopy. The free version should be good enough. I don't set it as my default copy handler; I just right-click and choose Teracopy. If you do multiple select/copies, it'll queue them instead of running simultaneously.

http://codesector.com/downloads

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I recall seeing Teracopy in the past. I'll give that a go.

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That worked perfectly plus the auto CRC file check was a bonus.

tnks

[Midknyte]

Cool. The default Win7/8 copy handler speed is fine for single jobs. For queued copies from multiple sources, I use Teracopy.