{"id":3447,"date":"2018-11-20T16:03:45","date_gmt":"2018-11-20T10:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/?p=3447"},"modified":"2026-05-25T14:50:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T09:20:03","slug":"automatically-skip-identical-same-files-when-copying-files-in-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/automatically-skip-identical-same-files-when-copying-files-in-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"Automatically skip identical (same) files when copying files in Windows"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Copywhiz<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to this you can rename the source or destination file using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Copywhiz<\/a>. Here is a video if you want to know more:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Windows: Automatically rename files having duplicate names when copying them in Copywhiz\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2omD0rOW5VQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Copywhiz?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Copywhiz<\/a> enhances your file-copy experience by letting you to have more flexibility &amp; control over the file copying and backup process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Copywhiz<\/a> makes file copying a breeze: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Copy only new or modified files<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Easily pick files by name, extension, folder etc from bunch of folders<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Automatically organize files based on file attributes and metadata<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Copy files to multiple folders\/computers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Copy files from multiple folders and paste them at once<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sync files between source and destination<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pick files from multiple folders and compress in single .zip file<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Schedule file backups<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Verify copied files for data integrity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Retain security attributes of files &amp; folders (ownership\/user access)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\/Features\" target=\"_blank\">Several more hidden nuggets<\/a>&nbsp;designed to make your file-copy task easier.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Steps to skip identical files<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to Windows File Explorer, select the files from the source folder, right-click and choose Copywhiz\u2013&gt;Copy as shown below:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Copy-Files1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Copy-Files.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2673\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>2. Right-click inside the destination folder where you wish to copy the files and select <em>Copywhiz&#8211;&gt;Paste Advanced<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2017\/12\/paste-advanced-new1.png\" alt=\" \" class=\"wp-image-3301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2017\/12\/paste-advanced-new1.png 584w, https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2017\/12\/paste-advanced-new1-300x291.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>3.Click on the &#8216;General&#8217; Tab which is next to the Filter Tab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Under the File Replace options, select &#8216;Skip if both files are identical.&#8217; This option skips all those files that already have files similar to them.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"453\" height=\"557\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Advanced-Settings-GeneralTab.png\" alt=\"General Tab\" class=\"wp-image-4876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Advanced-Settings-GeneralTab.png 453w, https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Advanced-Settings-GeneralTab-244x300.png 244w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 453px) 100vw, 453px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>5. Click on &#8216;OK&#8217; and &#8216;Paste Now&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Copywhiz<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more tutorial videos, <a title=\"Copywhiz Tutorial Videos\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\/Videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">check out this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn more about<\/a> Copywhiz. Download the free trial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\/Download\">from here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCULI5s6KJn-0iDIeqJRUWQA\/featured?view_as=subscriber\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube channel<\/a> for interesting videos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have a good day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks :)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/automatically-skip-identical-same-files-when-copying-files-in-windows\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Automatically skip identical (same) files when copying files in Windows<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3447","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-copywhiz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3447","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3447"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3447\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8855,"href":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3447\/revisions\/8855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}