I'm using Portable Everything with Teracopy.
I frequently copy file(s) over (either with paste into folders, or using the parent folders option in the context menu)to multiple locations with Teracopy, by highlighting the file(s) or folder(s) in Everything.
Sometimes, but not all the time, not all the files are copied over on the first attempt. I have to repeat the process 2 or 3 times to ensure that everything is copied.
This tends to happen more with smaller files.
Problem copying files to multiple locations
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peterreyn11
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void
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Re: Problem copying files to multiple locations
By default, Everything will perform the paste with the system IFileOperation.
I don't have a good explanation for some files not copying.
Could you please capture a verbose debug log:
Pasting with IFileOperation can be disabled with the advanced paste_file_operation setting.
When disabled, Everything will fall back to using the paste verb.
To disable pasting with IFileOperation:
I don't have a good explanation for some files not copying.
Could you please capture a verbose debug log:
- In Everything, from the Tools menu, under the Debug submenu, check Verbose.
- From the Tools menu, under the Debug submenu, click Start Debug Logging.
- Perform a paste to multiple folders.
--repeat until a file is not copied. - From the Tools menu, under the Debug submenu, click Stop Debug Logging.
--This will open your %TEMP%\Everything Debug Log.txt - Please upload this log in a bug report.
Pasting with IFileOperation can be disabled with the advanced paste_file_operation setting.
When disabled, Everything will fall back to using the paste verb.
To disable pasting with IFileOperation:
- In Everything 1.5, from the Tools menu, click Options.
- Click the Advanced tab on the left.
- To the right of Show settings containing, search for:
paste - Select: paste_file_operation
- Set the value to: false
- Click OK.