Anthony, I meant a large amount of files. In some cases we copy over 1 to 2 million files in one recovery for a clients. Usually if the file count gets over 200,000 we copy the data in parts. Multiple copying is where Windows 8 excels at, at times we have 3 to 5 copy processes running at he same time and it runs well with no errors.
Regards, On July 6, 2013 at 9:50 AM "Anthony Q. Martin" <amar...@charter.net> wrote: > Is the problem in Windows the number of files or the size of the copy? > I regularly "move: 30+ GB files with no problem. I also "move" 10s of > files each in the 2GB range, too. > > On..this is Win8. Sorry, silly me. :) > > On 7/6/2013 12:09 PM, Tim Lider wrote: > > Also, when copying a large amount of data it is a good idea to break the > > copy > > down into smaller amounts. What I mean by this is the number of files. > > This > > was also true in earlier versions of Windows as well. I copy vast amounts of > > data everyday so it's a little tip there :) > > > > On July 6, 2013 at 5:34 AM Al Anger <li...@alanger.net> wrote: > > > >> I keep telling people, don't use the right click - move. If it dies, you > >> in a world of hurt trying to figure what got moved. Only use the copy > >> and then delete after the copy is successful. > >> > >> al > >> > >> On Fri, 05 Jul 2013 21:57:21 -0400 > >> tmse...@rlrnews.com wrote: > >> > >>> Well, points for style, it appears MS has tried to really improve this. > >>> But, in copying over a large amount of files today, I realize this > >>> thing can get VERY confused.. I get to the end of a 4Tb copy, and it > >>> says "your target already has 868 of these files.." Oh.. Hmm. > >>> Interesting. So, I let it show me where the target has these files.. I > >>> see them. I try to open them (any of them) they do not open (period). > >>> > >>> Since this was a fresh copy onto blank drives, I don't know how they > >>> could "be there originally" anyway, but still interesting. > >> > > Tim Lider > > Sr. Data Recovery Specialist > > Advanced Data Solutions, LLC > > http://www.adv-data.com > > timli...@adv-data.com > > > Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com timli...@adv-data.com
