When comparing Microsoft SyncToy vs TeraCopy, the Slant community recommends TeraCopy for most people. In the question“What are the best personal file-syncing solutions?” TeraCopy is ranked 11th while Microsoft SyncToy is ranked 30th. The most important reason people chose TeraCopy is:
It deletes files much much faster than built in Windows file manager.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Three methods
SyncToy has three methods available: Synchronize, Echo and Contribute. Synchronize will change both the source and the target folder. Echo will not change the source folder. Contribute is the safest option, if source files are deleted, they won't be deleted in the target folder.
Pro Faster file deletion
It deletes files much much faster than built in Windows file manager.
Pro Can check files for copy errors
TeraCopy can automatically check/verify the copied files for errors, by calculating their CRC or other checksum/hash value.
Pro Seamless shell integration
Pro Skips badly copied files
TeraCopy skips badly copied files during the copying process, and then displays them at the end of the transfer "Verify" with checksum/hash, so you can see which files to re-copy. See also, OpenHashTab for Windows and DeadHash for Windows, Linux, Android.
Cons
Con Sometimes clashes with 7 zip
From my experience, TeraCopy does not do well in conjunction with 7zips.
It seems to error on some systems when you do a drag-and-drop extract.