Short version of what I'm trying to do is sync my Outlook files from local hard drive to my network drive at work, and I want to try and use robocopy (and a Scheduled Task) to do this nightly. At work ...

I'm trying to figure out how to speed up my Robocopy file copies. My network is two Windows 10 PCs with Gigabit network cards, connected via a Gigabit switch. I've run the tests (A., B., C.) below.

Windows is a bundle of both CLI and GUI tools. We use the GUI ones more because they serve a broader use case and are convenient to use. For file copying and moving, I hadn't ventured much outside the ...

If you’re looking for a little extra peace of mind, double down on your data backups. This simple Robocopy script leverages a few useful switches to make the task convenient and efficient. Windows 10 ...

In previous posts I’ve mentioned some ways in which this new SMB protocol may speed file copies over the network. But here’s a surprising benefit: it has permitted one of our old friends, Robocopy, to ...

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 ...