Preview files to be copied in Windows, before actually copying them, using a Robocopy alternative replacement tool

We like to have a preview of our documents and images before sharing or printing them or even saving the edits made. Then why not have a preview of the list of files that will be copied on your system?

You could easily exclude or include certain files forgotten or those not required. This not only saves your time and efforts but also a lot of space on your system. You can also filter them according to their date, size, etc.

This post will tell you how to preview the list of files that will be copied, before actually copying them.

In this article we will show you how this is possible using the Windows Robocopy tool and an alternative software Copywhiz, which does the same thing in a much user friendly manner.

What is Copywhiz?

Copywhiz enhances your file-copy experience by letting you to have more flexibility & control over the file copying and backup process.

Here is how Copywhiz makes file copying a breeze:

Copy only new or modified files
Easily pick files by name, extension, folder etc from bunch of folders
Automatically organize files based on file attributes and metadata
Copy files to multiple folders/computers
Copy files from multiple folders and paste them at once
Sync files between source and destination
Pick files from multiple folders and compress in single .zip file
Schedule file backups
Verify copied files for data integrity
Retain security attributes of files & folders (ownership/user access)
Several more hidden nuggets designed to make your file-copy task easier.

Steps to generate a file Preview

Using Robocopy

Robocopy Source [Destination] /L command displays a list of files that are to be copied.

For Ex: To display a list of files that are to be copied from the folder “projects” to “backup”, the following command line will be used:

Robocopy C:\projects d:\backup /L

You can do this using Xcopy commands too. Check out this article

However, these Robocopy commands are not straightforward. System administrators may be able to use it. But Robocopy may be quite confusing for ordinary users. Instead, let me show you a more comfortable and faster method.

Using Copywhiz

1. Select files using Windows Explorer, right-click on them and choose Copywhiz->Copy from the menu as shown below :

2. Go to the destination folder, right-click inside the folder and select Copywhiz–>Paste Advanced. The Advanced settings dialogue box will open.

3. Click on the “Preview” button located below in the right corner. The Preview Window will open

Here is how the Copywhiz Preview Window will look like:

All the files you selected will be listed down before you proceed with your file copy.

Conclusion

Copywhiz is an alternative that allows you to preview files before copying them and ensure that the right files are copied. This avoids mistakes and any incorrect files from being copied to make sure only the important files are copied. You can also use this feature to view the list of new & modified files in a folder.

Thus you stay safe and confident.

The biggest advantage of using Copywhiz is that you can take automatic backups of your files and folders! Read more about it here.

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Continue file-copying even if an error occurs in Windows using a Robocopy alternative replacement tool

When copying a large number of files, we often see a window pop up telling that an error occurred while copying. Isn’t this very annoying? Wouldn’t it be great if instead of attending to every error message, you could skip that particular type of error and continue copying?

This article will show you how this is possible with the Windows Robocopy tool and also an alternative software , Copywhiz.

What is Copywhiz?

Copywhiz enhances your file-copy experience by letting you to have more flexibility & control over the file copying and backup process.

Here is how Copywhiz makes file copying a breeze:

Copy only new or modified files
Easily pick files by name, extension, folder etc from bunch of folders
Automatically organize files based on file attributes and metadata
Copy files to multiple folders/computers
Copy files from multiple folders and paste them at once
Sync files between source and destination
Pick files from multiple folders and compress in single .zip file
Schedule file backups
Verify copied files for data integrity
Retain security attributes of files & folders (ownership/user access)
Several more hidden nuggets designed to make your file-copy task easier.

An image showing one of the features of Copywhiz

Steps to continue file copy on error

Using Robocopy

Robocopy source destination [file [file]…] /r:n w:n command lets us to continue file-copying even if error occurs.
‘R’ is the retries on failed copies, and ‘W’ is the waiting time between those retries. Also, n=the number of times of retry and waiting.

For Ex: To copy contents of ‘C:\project’ to the folder ‘D:\Backup’, while continuing to copy on errors, the following command line will be used:

Robocopy C:\project D:\Backup /R:0 W:0

You can do this using Xcopy too. Here is the article.

However, Robocopy commands are not straightforward. System administrators may be able to use it. But, Robocopy is quite confusing for ordinary users.

Using Copywhiz

Watch a short video that perfectly depicts this feature:

When copying files, Copywhiz does not stop on an error. Instead it lets you retry or skip that particular file and proceed.

See the image below for more clarity:

Also, if a file is locked (like a file-in-use), Copywhiz will wait until you unlock the file. In fact, Copywhiz will show you which program is currently using the file so that you can close the program in order to continue with your file copy.

If the disk is full, Copywhiz will show you how much space you need to free in order to complete the operation successfully as shown below:

The most significant advantage of using Copywhiz is that you can take automatic backups of your files and folders! Read more about it here:

Automatically copy files & folders in background at specific time in Windows

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Organize sticky notes on Windows desktop inside memoboards (folders)

Too many sticky notes on Windows desktop can be cluttery. That’s why many users avoid using a sticky notes app. But you can keep your desktop clean if you are using Notezilla sticky notes app for Windows.

Notezilla lets you to keep only selected sticky notes on the desktop and place the others (that you don’t need all the time) in separate folders called Memoboards.

What is Notezilla?

Notezilla is a professional, elegant & highly rated sticky notes app for Windows & Phones (Android, iOS, iPhone, iPad etc). You can also access your sticky notes from a Mac.

Notezilla helps you organize various tiny bits of information you would need through out your life. It keeps all your notes, tasks & reminders handy where ever you are. With sticky notes, you hardly have to put effort to take notes, set reminders, etc. Quickly jot down & move on with your task at hand.

Here are some features of Notezilla:

Sticky notes with reminders
Attach sticky notes to websites, documents, folders & apps
Organize sticky notes inside folders to keep your Windows desktop clean.
Pin sticky notes on top of other apps
Sync sticky notes between Windows, Android, iPhone, iPad
Add pictures inside sticky notes
Checklist sticky notes
Lock sticky notes (password protect)
Markdown support
Send notes over local network (LAN) or across the globe
Tag sticky notes
Fully transparent sticky notes
Dark mode

What is a Memoboard?

A memo board is a folder inside which sticky notes can be placed. They are like containers for sticky notes. The stickies are neatly arranged in each memo board, just like a storyboard.

Why use Memo Boards?

You can simultaneously view the contents of multiple sticky notes. Memo boards appear within the Notes Browser, a feature that lets you view, sort, and filter all of your notes at once. The Notes Browser enables you to keep virtually unlimited sticky notes inside memo boards.

Memo Boards can help you do a lot more.

Watch this short video for more clarity:

For more tutorial videos, check out this page

You can arrange notes into memo boards, which in turn can be organized in a hierarchical tree structure. In Notezilla, you can choose to automatically arrange notes whenever the memo board loads for the first time. It even lets you change the background color of the memo board.

Notezilla lets you organize sticky notes simply by dragging & dropping them between memo boards.

Access your most used memo boards easily either by marking it as favorite or by activating it using a unique key combination (hotkey). Once you set a hotkey for a memo board, you can easily activate that particular memo board from any program.

The best part of Notezilla is that it can sync sticky notes between your mobile and PC or laptop! Therefore, you have the exact notes at both places! Try the sync feature today! You will surely love it.

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Show error log after copying files in Windows

This post will tell you how to view error logs for your file copying process using Copywhiz.

The need for an error log

We all often encounter errors when copying our files in Windows. We, at times, don’t understand where the error is or what exactly is the error. An error log (record of critical errors) is therefore necessary for such situations. This lists all your errors so that you can track down the cause.

Just use Copywhiz to do this.

What is Copywhiz?

Copywhiz enhances your file-copy experience by letting you to have more flexibility & control over the file copying and backup process.

Here is how Copywhiz makes file copying a breeze:

Copy only new or modified files
Easily pick files by name, extension, folder etc from bunch of folders
Automatically organize files based on file attributes and metadata
Copy files to multiple folders/computers
Copy files from multiple folders and paste them at once
Sync files between source and destination
Pick files from multiple folders and compress in single .zip file
Schedule file backups
Verify copied files for data integrity
Retain security attributes of files & folders (ownership/user access)
Several more hidden nuggets designed to make your file-copy task easier.

Steps to show error log

Watch a short video depicting this feature:

Go to Advanced Settings after selecting your files in Copywhiz.

Click on the “General” Tab which is next to the Filter Tab.
By selecting the “Show log” option, all the errors will be instantly logged, i.e., shown as a list.

Click on ‘OK’ and Paste Now.

Copywhiz helps you solve one more problem you frequently encounter: disk full. It will show you how much space is to be set free to continue your file copying without any worries.

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Automatically rename source file on file name conflict when copying files in Windows

This post will brief you on how to directly rename the file being copied when a file with the same name already exists in the destination folder. This can be magically done using the tool Copywhiz.

Getting an error pop up telling, “A file with the same name already exists” is common in your daily file copying process. Manually changing the name is OK when there are limited files. It is, however, not practical with a large number of files.

You should therefore try Copywhiz that lets you automatically rename the file being copied or the destination file. You can do this while the files are being copied or pre-configure it so that you are not interrupted.

What is Copywhiz?

Copywhiz enhances your file-copy experience by letting you to have more flexibility & control over the file copying and backup process.

Here is how Copywhiz makes file copying a breeze:

Copy only new or modified files
Easily pick files by name, extension, folder etc from bunch of folders
Automatically organize files based on file attributes and metadata
Copy files to multiple folders/computers
Copy files from multiple folders and paste them at once
Sync files between source and destination
Pick files from multiple folders and compress in single .zip file
Schedule file backups
Verify copied files for data integrity
Retain security attributes of files & folders (ownership/user access)
Several more hidden nuggets designed to make your file-copy task easier.

Steps to rename source file during file name conflict

When an error message pops up, click on the Advanced Settings option of Copywhiz.

Click on the ‘General’ Tab which is next to the Filter Tab.
Under the File Replace options, select ‘Rename Source file’.

Click on OK and Paste Now.

This feature is a time saver and also very easy. File copying is no longer tiring all thanks to Copywhiz.

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Add sticky notes to Metatrader or MT on different time-frames when trading

Often, traders like to check different time-frames before taking position according to their favorite time-frame as it is very typical that the daily time-frame might show an up-trend, while the hourly time-frame can be showing a down-trend. Making notes on charts enables you to summarize vital information, focus your thoughts, and finally helps in taking the call regarding your trading transactions.

Most of the trading platforms do not allow the making of notes on the charts, even if they do, (in the form of annotations) long notes are not supported, for Ex: Metatrader 4 or MT5. Also, if you add a note to a chart, once you change the time-frames of the charts, the note disappears as it sticks to that particular Window itself. To access the note all the time-frames, we need to have several monitors or laptops or keep changing time-frames to & fro. Isn’t it very frustrating? How about accessing a single sticky note on all different time-frames.

Yes, with Notezilla, you can add a sticky note to a chart and access it even when you change the time-frames of the charts. This is an indispensable feature that makes Notezilla so good and so useful for trading. In Notezilla, the sticky notes are always shown based on the title of the website. So, if you wish to stick a note on different time-frames, you would need to use the ‘wildcard’ method.

To match only a part of the window title, double click on any window title that is listed and prefix or suffix the title with the * wildcard. As per this, the sticky note will appear on all the different time-frames of the chart. This feature is handy as it helps you to get access to the right information at the right time automatically without any effort from your side.

What is Notezilla?

Notezilla is a professional, elegant & highly rated sticky notes app for Windows & Phones (Android, iOS, iPhone, iPad etc). You can also access your sticky notes from a Mac.

Here are some features of Notezilla:

Sticky notes with reminders
Attach sticky notes to websites, documents, folders & apps
Organize sticky notes inside folders to keep your Windows desktop clean.
Pin sticky notes on top of other apps
Sync sticky notes between Windows, Android, iPhone, iPad
Add pictures inside sticky notes
Checklist sticky notes
Lock sticky notes (password protect)
Markdown support
Send notes over local network (LAN) or across the globe
Tag sticky notes
Fully transparent sticky notes
Dark mode

See the image below for more clarity:

Here is a short video on how to attach notes to websites, documents, apps & folders on Windows PCs using Notezilla click here.

That’s it. For more tutorial videos, check out this page.

Learn more about Notezilla sticky notes app for Windows, iPhones, Android etc. Download free trial.

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Using Copywhiz to copy files to phone or tablet devices

This post will tell you how to copy files to your phone or tablet devices using Copywhiz.

Many of our Copywhiz users frequently ask us how to use Copywhiz to copy files to phone or tablet devices. Well, currently, phone or tablet devices are not directly supported by Copywhiz.

But we have an easy fix for this too. The trick here is to first copy all the required files in a temporary folder on a local hard drive and then move the temporary folder to your phone/tablet using regular copy paste. Why are we using Copywhiz? So that you can avail of its advanced filter features like copying by file type, file name, file size, or file date. Example: You may want to copy only the music files to your phone. So you would filter by .mp3.

What is Copywhiz?

Copywhiz enhances your file-copy experience by letting you to have more flexibility & control over the file copying and backup process.

Here is how Copywhiz makes file copying a breeze:

Copy only new or modified files
Easily pick files by name, extension, folder etc from bunch of folders
Automatically organize files based on file attributes and metadata
Copy files to multiple folders/computers
Copy files from multiple folders and paste them at once
Sync files between source and destination
Pick files from multiple folders and compress in single .zip file
Schedule file backups
Verify copied files for data integrity
Retain security attributes of files & folders (ownership/user access)
Several more hidden nuggets designed to make your file-copy task easier.

Steps to follow:

Go to Windows File Explorer, select the files from the source folder, right-click and choose Copywhiz–>Copy as shown below:

Go to a local folder (temporary folder on your hard drive), click Copywhiz–> Paste Advanced. The Advanced Settings dialogue box will open. This can be done to configure the Advanced Settings options before pasting the files since you may want to filter out some files. Click “OK” when you are done.

Now, click on Paste Now button from Copywhiz window or Go to the local temporary folder and select em>Copywhiz–>Paste as shown below:
You now only have to move this local folder to your phone’s hard drive using the regular Windows File Explorer.
And ta-da! All the files you wanted are now in your phone or tablet.

It is really easy and comfortable. All this will be done in just a few steps. All thanks to Copywhiz.

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Navigate from one sticky note to another on Windows desktop using the keyboard.

You may have created a lot of sticky notes on your desktop. If you want to look for something in one of the sticky notes or edit the sticky note, you cannot click on each sticky note with the cursor to search for your sticky note. It will consume a lot of time and effort. Also, the sticky notes might all be cluttered and overlapped on each other. Using your keyboard to navigate between notes is thus the best option.

This post will tell you how you can easily navigate from one Notezilla sticky note to another in Windows using the keyboard.

What is Notezilla?

Notezilla is a professional, elegant & highly rated sticky notes app for Windows & Phones (Android, iOS, iPhone, iPad etc). You can also access your sticky notes from a Mac.

Here are some features of Notezilla:

Sticky notes with reminders
Attach sticky notes to websites, documents, folders & apps
Organize sticky notes inside folders to keep your Windows desktop clean.
Pin sticky notes on top of other apps
Sync sticky notes between Windows, Android, iPhone, iPad
Add pictures inside sticky notes
Checklist sticky notes
Lock sticky notes (password protect)
Markdown support
Send notes over local network (LAN) or across the globe
Tag sticky notes
Fully transparent sticky notes
Dark mode

Navigating between multiple sticky notes

Press the “Ctrl+Tab” key and the sticky note will be selected. Keep pressing it, and the bar will keep moving to the next sticky note. This way, you can quickly jump from one sticky note to another until you find your required sticky note. You can do the same in your Notes Browser too.

TIP: Since the notes might all be cluttered, you can first arrange the notes and then navigate. Right-click on the Notezilla icon. Select “Desktop notes -> Arrange notes…” .
The notes are instantly arranged in an orderly manner.

For more tutorial videos, check out this page.

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Copying files from multiple different folders to a single destination in Windows

This post will tell you on how to copy files from various different locations and paste them in a single folder using Copywhiz.

When copying lots of files, you always have to copy, then paste, again copy and paste and keep going on. It gets so tiring, boring, and not to forget too time-consuming. With Copywhiz, keep copying files (selecting files) and paste them all at once. You can copy, copy, copy, and paste altogether.

This option is the best when all your files are scattered in different places.

What is Copywhiz?

Copywhiz enhances your file-copy experience by letting you to have more flexibility & control over the file copying and backup process.

Here is how Copywhiz makes file copying a breeze:

Copy only new or modified files
Easily pick files by name, extension, folder etc from bunch of folders
Automatically organize files based on file attributes and metadata
Copy files to multiple folders/computers
Copy files from multiple folders and paste them at once
Sync files between source and destination
Pick files from multiple folders and compress in single .zip file
Schedule file backups
Verify copied files for data integrity
Retain security attributes of files & folders (ownership/user access)
Several more hidden nuggets designed to make your file-copy task easier.

Steps to copy from multiple destinations and paste in a single destination

Watch a short video telling more about this feature :

1. Go to Windows File Explorer, select the files from the source folder, right-click and choose Copywhiz–>Copy as shown below:

2. Keep adding files from different folders by clicking on “Copy (Add to queue).” You can see the total number of files copied so far in the “show items” menu.

3. Right-click inside the destination folder where you wish to copy the files and select Copywhiz–>Paste . You could even use ctrl+shift+v.

4. All the files copied will be pasted in the destination folder all at once.

Once you get used to copying files this way using Copywhiz, the usual lengthy process you used to do will feel so ridiculous.

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Automatically skip identical (same) files when copying files in Windows

When copying files in Windows, it can save a lot of time if you can skip identical files. When both source and destination files are the same. This can be done using a powerful file copy/backup tool for Windows called Copywhiz.

In addition to this you can rename the source or destination file using Copywhiz. Here is a video if you want to know more:

What is Copywhiz?

Copywhiz enhances your file-copy experience by letting you to have more flexibility & control over the file copying and backup process.

Here is how Copywhiz makes file copying a breeze:

Copy only new or modified files
Easily pick files by name, extension, folder etc from bunch of folders
Automatically organize files based on file attributes and metadata
Copy files to multiple folders/computers
Copy files from multiple folders and paste them at once
Sync files between source and destination
Pick files from multiple folders and compress in single .zip file
Schedule file backups
Verify copied files for data integrity
Retain security attributes of files & folders (ownership/user access)
Several more hidden nuggets designed to make your file-copy task easier.

Steps to skip identical files

Go to Windows File Explorer, select the files from the source folder, right-click and choose Copywhiz–>Copy as shown below:

2. Right-click inside the destination folder where you wish to copy the files and select Copywhiz–>Paste Advanced:

3.Click on the ‘General’ Tab which is next to the Filter Tab.

4. Under the File Replace options, select ‘Skip if both files are identical.’ This option skips all those files that already have files similar to them.

5. Click on ‘OK’ and ‘Paste Now’

It not only saves disk space by skipping extra files to be copied but also saves a lot of your time and effort. All thanks to Copywhiz.