UltraCopier

I am Baas · **Joined:** Thu Aug 07, 2008 4:51 am **Posts:** 2573

About and screenshots @ http://ultracopier.first-world.info/

Download portable version @ http://ultracopier.first-world.info/download-all.html

guinness · **Joined:** Mon Aug 27, 2007 2:00 am **Posts:** 3710

Tested: Portable

webfork · **Posted:** Mon Oct 04, 2010 9:04 am

Note: there aren't any clear reviews for this software I can find nor clear descriptions so the detective work begins. The developer's first language obviously isn't English and there's no documentation so here's what I've got so far:

A program of startling scope, it appears UltraCopier actually lives up to its own name: it takes over copy processes for all three major operating systems (Win/Linux/Mac) own copy process, giving detailed output on the progress, speed limit, and many other options.

Right-clicking the taskbar icon and selecting "Add copy/moving" will look much more familiar to users of programs like TeraCopy and FastCopy. Drag and drop a file you wish to copy/move and then select a destination.

The program allows for sequential copy (a big problem in Mac and pre-Vista Windows), although it won't immediately ask the user to add it to a que of files -- user must select "more" from the copy progress window and add it (the green + icon).

Other notes:

License is GPLv3
Its similar to SuperCopier (http://www.portablefreeware.com/index.php?id=819), but I had some problems with that software so UltraCopier certainly has my vote.
The version number suggests this is alpha or beta stage, but I can't really tell. It seems solid.
Built using QT tools so I thought AppCompactor/ArcThemAll would knock down the size but AppCompactor didn't do anything. Evidently the author already used some UPX compression.
Nicely self-contained with all the necessary files in one directory

Update: Found a flaw: I tried to copy a directory of hundreds of folders into another directory that was party full of these same folders. Explorer just sort of froze. After a few minutes I gave up and closed the program.

Napiophelios · **Posted:** Mon Oct 04, 2010 1:13 pm

webfork wrote:

...it takes over copy processes for all three major operating systems (Win/Linux/Mac) own copy process, giving detailed output on the progress, speed limit, and many other options.

Right-clicking the taskbar icon and selecting "Add copy/moving" will look much more familiar to users of programs like TeraCopy and FastCopy. Drag and drop a file you wish to copy/move and then select a destination.

Yeah if you double click the icon it enables (blue) or disables (red) the app's control over the process,however if the app is open and the icon is red,explorer crashes when you try to copy or move something the traditional way (I accidentally double clicked the icon without noticing the color change)
Also if you are moving/copying alot of files it can disable simple drag and drop sometimes,even just from one folder to another in the same root folder.I guess its depends on its work load.Of course these things could also just be my old computer not being able to keep up with the program. :oops:

On my system it is moving about 350mb every 4 minutes to an external harddrive.
which I guess isnt too bad for a removable device.
Taskmanager says mem usage never went over 21,000K (it idles at 15,800K)

Other than the lack of some help documentation I really like this program alot.
Seems much more stable than Teracopy for me.

Edit: Alright the removable drive wasnt a good test run for comparison.
So I used windows to copy a 350mb episode of Fringe to the c drive (desktop) from my d partition and it completed in just under 2 minutes.Using UltraCopier the time was literally cut in half to just under 1 minute.Not too shabby.

alpha_one_x86 · **Joined:** Tue Oct 19, 2010 11:03 am **Posts:** 19

I'm interested to fix the froze of Ultracopier, can you send me the log of debug portable version or tell me more of your configuration for I reproduce it?

I have do user guide: http://ultracopier.first-world.info/guide/ (possible missing of visibility)
And developper doxygen guide: http://doc-ultracopier.first-world.info/

I'm french, I search english native speaker to help me to correct the web site, the soft, and for the next version the comment into the code source.
The actual version Ultracopier intercept only the copy under windows (x86 and x64 with the x86 portable version, I have well look for it), but I work on the next version witch will intercept copy form mac (finder), kde (konqueror/dolphin), gnome (nautilus), it's few hard because I need code explorer plugin for each system.

I will improve the sequential copy I thinks in the next major version, if you have other suggestion I'm open. I have focused of conception of portable version. For the next version the support, specially on read only support for store ultracopier, will be improved.

The actual branch 0.2.X.X is in stable with some revision (I have check data copy integrity, try generate some bug into the code and on the fs). The next version 0.3 is in pre-alpha stage.

Gilgamesh · **Joined:** Tue May 05, 2009 4:31 am **Posts:** 7

It is saving its settings to "\Data\settings.conf", on the root of the driver. Can you modify it, so it saves to ".\Data\settings.conf", on the same folder of the application?

alpha_one_x86 · **Joined:** Tue Oct 19, 2010 11:03 am **Posts:** 19

Yes I can. Normaly it add full path of .exe + path "Data\settings.conf", that's prevent current path mistake.
Exemple actualy it should be for:
c:\toto\ultracopier.exe
the file:
c:\toto\Data\settings.conf
It's not your behavior? It's not what do you want? Where do you prefer the data?

Gilgamesh · **Joined:** Tue May 05, 2009 4:31 am **Posts:** 7

I did some tests, using 0.2.0.15 and in my case it always saves to:
P:\Data\settings.conf
instead of:
P:\apps\ultracopier\Data\settings.conf

The exe is located on:
P:\apps\ultracopier\ultracopier.exe

alpha_one_x86 · **Joined:** Tue Oct 19, 2010 11:03 am **Posts:** 19

Can you use the version: http://files.first-world.info/ultracopi ... 2.0.15.rar and send me the log file (http://ultracopier.first-world.info/gui ... t-bug.html) I will investigate to solve it.

Gilgamesh · **Joined:** Tue May 05, 2009 4:31 am **Posts:** 7

Thanks, i've sent it to "ultracopier at first-world.info".
If you want me to do some more tests, just say it.

alpha_one_x86 · **Joined:** Tue Oct 19, 2010 11:03 am **Posts:** 19

Remplace the files with the files in this archive:
http://files.first-world.info/ultracopi ... 2.0.15.zip
And tel me if it work better.
I will fix it if this patch work.

Gilgamesh · **Joined:** Tue May 05, 2009 4:31 am **Posts:** 7

This one saved to the "Documents and Settings" folder, under my username:

Code:

(_____141) .src\main.cpp:222:____ giveWritablePath(): QFSFileEngine::homePath(): C:/Documents and Settings/fr
(_____141) .src\main.cpp:222:____ giveWritablePath(): QFSFileEngine::homePath(): C:/Documents and Settings/fr
(_____141) .src\main.cpp:1010:___ main(): number of argument of pathOfResource: 3
(_____141) .src\main.cpp:1012:___ main(): argument[0]: P:/apps/ultracopier\
(_____141) .src\main.cpp:1012:___ main(): argument[1]: C:/Documents and Settings/fr\ultracopier\
(_____141) .src\main.cpp:1012:___ main(): argument[2]: :/

alpha_one_x86 · **Joined:** Tue Oct 19, 2010 11:03 am **Posts:** 19

Sorry mistake of my part, same link, zip updated:
http://files.first-world.info/ultracopi ... 2.0.15.zip

webfork · **Posted:** Wed Oct 20, 2010 1:47 pm

alpha_one_x86 wrote:

I'm interested to fix the froze of Ultracopier, can you send me the log of debug portable version or tell me more of your configuration for I reproduce it?

I couldn't get a debug log and drwatson didn't detect a fault. If you'd like me to test with another kind of software, I'd be happy to. Thanks for your work on the software.

TEST:

Setup: WinXP SP3
v. 0.2.0.15

Goal: I'm trying to move the contents of directory (A), which has hundreds of sub-folders (my portable collection) to directory (B) on an external drive with these same folders, but a few missing. Essentially I'm trying to resume the transfer that never finished.

Steps:
1. Select all from directory A. Ctrl+C to copy
2. Bring focus to directory B. Ctrl+V to paste
3. Hourglass

Defect: I minimized both windows and waited about 10 minutes. Destination folder (B) has (Not Responding) in the title. Finally, right clicked and exited the program. Explorer restarted.

Expected results: "File already exists" prompt

alpha_one_x86 · **Joined:** Tue Oct 19, 2010 11:03 am **Posts:** 19

With the debug portable version:
http://files.first-world.info/ultracopi ... 2.0.15.rar (If the patch for Gilgamesh work better I will save too that's problem)
If have crash/freeze+hard closing at the next restart it detect it and ask where do you want save the debug report.

Can you check source and destination, and send me full path (path + name) of your file missing (sound like file name problem).

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