When comparing WinDataReflector File Synchronization and Backup 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 WinDataReflector File Synchronization and Backup is ranked 29th. 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 Portable
Portable version available.
Pro Multiple tabs for tasks
Can run multiple tasks in tabs.
Pro Syncs USB drives
Recognizes removable USB drives and automatically and automatically starts synchronization when they become available.
Pro Scheduler
Built in scheduler for synchronization and backup tasks.
Pro Real time synchronization
Detects changes as they happen and syncs them.
Pro Can synchronize to the cloud
Supports synchronizing to SFTP, OneDrive, DropBox and Google Drive.
Pro Beautiful interface
Good looking functional interface no clutter.
Pro Visual comparison
Shows differences between synchronized folders before actually syncing them and can manually change the default action for each file.
Pro Very fast synchronization
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.