copy files from an hd to another hd

Hi
which is the more safe skill and program to copy files(big and small files) from one hard disk to another different hard disk


is total commander safer like xcopy?


thanks

 

Hello,
Safe in what way?
Mrk

 

safe meaning accurate copies ?

copy and pate command should be fine But if you want to check then take a look at http://www.scootersoftware.com/

 

File copy program that I particularly like Karen's Replicator Has been working flawlessly for several months now.

 

thanks
so total commander is not enough?


well by the way , to know if a file is corrupted what can i use ? cdcheck http://www.kvipu.com/CDCheck/

 

thanks for the link
but is not able to detect if the source files are corrupted !
for example i move a movie or some mp3 ,maybe the file could be corrupted , which program is able to detect ?
i tried cdcheck

 

Ive used Windows Explorer to copy files between drives and not had problems.

If you want you can use a program like TeraCopy.

 

Use checksums. Compute the checksums of your files before and after copying and compare the outputs.

 

yeah but if the source is corrupted and destination is corrupted too
so the problem is how can i know if the source is corrupted (i can't open and run every files)

 

ViceVersa Pro 2 has never left me down going both directions.

 

Well, if the source is corrupted you've got bigger problems than merely copying files. Depending on the filetype, a specific tool might be able to asses if a file is corrupted somehow.

 

Presumably you are still referring to the a faulty hard disk with bad sectors(thread under FDISR).
If this is still the case,it was suggested that you run the disk diagnostic for your make of drive,which can also repair bad sectors,if the disk is salvageable,but probably not corrupt files.
Otherwise you can try Spinrite,or optimally restore your FDISR image,to a new disk.
Cant understand what you are trying to achieve-if the source may be corrupted and also the destination-a sure recipe for a complete waste of time.
If this refers to the new disks,you have a serious hardware problem.
Correrct your basic problem first.

 

@mantra
All those options mentioned are good tools
If you already have TC : nice: the full pro version is a very powerful app.

If you somehow want to verify each file of each type mp3, wmv, avi, ogg, doc etc etc before copy: there is afaik no app that will do that

Like Hairy says if your drive is good...trust to the magic
Check out all the restoring that goes on here
You would doubtlessly be shifting files around on your HD: noticed any issues?.

You;ll just have to check and compare.
There might be some app somewhere that will generate a checksum before copy/move and check again after ??

 

Longboard,unfortunately his problem seems to be suspected faulty/corrupt HDDs,judging by his previous thread,although the info. he gives is very hard to make heads or tails out of,so none of the ordinary copiers are relevant

 

one good tip don't use Vista to do it haha.

i would try running chkdsk you migh have abit hard drive corruption or wipe the partition. check the files are worrking too.

i use xplorer2 is great it really just a better explorer but light and speedy

http://www.zabkat.com/

if you want a good program to synchronise files or back them up.

http://www.centered.com/