XDA Developers on MSN

Windows already has a file sync tool, and it's been hiding in the command line for over 20 years

I combined a light script with Robocopy, and it now watches essential folders and mirrors changes.
Hosted on MSN

Robocopy is built into Windows, and it's the best file copier imaginable

I seldom pay attention to basic file explorer actions, such as copying and moving files or folders. As long as the transfer completes without errors, I'm content with the results. Back in 2013, I used ...
XDA Developers

I stopped using third-party file transfer tools after discovering Robocopy

Korbin is a Linux system administrator who spends most of his time in a terminal figuring out how things actually work. Over the last decade he's written hundreds of articles about Linux configuration ...
XDA Developers

Robocopy is still the fastest way to copy thousands of files on Windows, and I wasted years not using it

He has loved computers since he got the Lenovo G570 in 2012. Abhishek holds a master's degree in computer applications and began his writing career in 2018. He loves writing how-to articles, listicles ...
Ars Technica

Robocopy not detecting changed files?

I'm experimenting the use of Robocopy (the XP version, from the Windows XP Resource Kit) to backup a server. Robocopy is running on the local PC, making a local copy of a tree of user files from the ...