How can I copy the entire video file to another disk without causing any problems?
I have a video folder with 231 items per folder. 5 large files in a series. It takes two days regardless of whether I try to copy the entire folder at once or open the folder and move each file over individually. When I copy multiple files at once, the copying time increases, or the files get deleted, or the PC freezes. I need to back up the entire file to another disk or stick. Is it better to open the video folder and select all the folders at once and copy, or is that the same as copying the entire file?
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This is a very difficult thing.
Above all, make sure that those formattings also allow to copy these files. Some have a limit of 4 GB.
Particular attention is also given to error control. Windows has the peculiarity that it writes “files have been copied” and then the file with 0 byte is unfortunately empty.
I recommend looking for a program with buffer, test report and error control.
Probably the Backup Tool Personal Backup is suitable for this (Freeware). Whether or not, this depends on more factors than I can list here.
Fat 32 Limit –> 4GB
NTFS –> Unlimited.
Ext 3 or 4 –> Unlimited.
I don’t know how fit you are in dealing with CMD and Powershell but if I want to copy a larger amount of data, I like to go back to a Windows function called “robocopy”:
https://learn.microsoft.com/de-de/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/robocopy
Otherwise, there are also third-party software that are intended for such things.
After short research, for example, the following has been encountered:
https://www.computerbild.de/download/TeraCopy-4427802.html
If I have to secure so much, I will secure the whole folder with content. Mostly overnight. Because it often takes a long time. But copy. Because if something goes wrong, you have the original data.
Get to Linux. It’ll be easier.
I don’t know about Linux, but for me that’s nothing
Try to get to know it. I never want Windoofs again.