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CopyMastro is an open source copy and backup utility developed by Marco Mastroddi. You don't need to install, just download, unzip and start it. Simple, fast and useful.

• Multi-thread copy: speed up your copies.
• Clone copy: preserve permissions, access and modification date (also tag colors and XAttributes in MacOSX).
• Smart: copy hidden files, support for long filenames and error recovery.
• Secure: file integrity check after copy.
• Custom copy: available filters to select what you want to copy or skip.
• Integrated: support to external copy program like rsync or robocopy.
• Resumable: you can save a stopped copy task and resume it later.
• Move option: with removing the files after a successful copy you can better organize your disk space.

[CopyMastro]
Portable=true

CopyMastro.exe --portable

Portable option for USB key users
Additionally if you would like to run CopyMastro from a USB key with all setting and log files contained then you need to edit the text in the file copymastro.rc by changing the following:
Portable=false to Portable=true
This tells CopyMastro to save all setting and log files to same folder where Copymastro is executed from.

• Download the ZIP archive (copymastro-2.0.8.zip).
• Extract the ZIP archive to a folder of your choice.
• Run CopyMastro.exe.
• Data and settings are stored in program folder inside data sub-folder which contains and INI file (copymastro.ini) and a log file (copymastro_log.txt).

webfork wrote:Author is a very nice guy.

CopyMastro 2.0.9
- added processed folders notification in GUI
- the copy can start while building file list if there is a thread available
- added drag and drop option on source and destination line edit
- copy and sync process also blocked files and folders
- added "Overwrite file if it has different size or dates" option

CopyMastro 2.1.0
- optimized copy of large number of files (more than 200.000)
- file list is now generated only when needed (this makes the copy faster)
- file .cm (saved task) can be opened in operating system by double click or dropping in file in taskbar (macosx)

CopyMastro 2.1.1
- file copy method: Mastro, Ansi C, System Library, Qt Library
- fixed a crash bug on MacOSX if creation date cannot be taken from a file
- added check on source file if creation date is newer than modification date
- added "Report filtered files" option
- added "Fix creation date on skipped files" option
- fixed the copy of files with spaces at start or end of path (macosx)
- added "Save only errors and unprocessed items" option

CopyMastro 2.1.2
- added "Fix errors" option
- smart copy of symbolic links
- added "Report progress interval" option

CopyMastro 2.1.3
- added "Default" copy method: CopyMastro selects for you the faster method for you OS
- file copy method: Native, Qt, Simple
- added "Remove read only attribute" from file option
- added "Open new window" option: you can start multiple instances of CopyMastro

• the program will remain free;
• every donor receives Copy ID code which in the future may unlock additional features not yet implemented;
• expiration was implemented because the developer wanted the users to use the latest version;
• after expiration CopyMastro will continue to work but it will be using a single thread only;

• I believe that time bombs should not exist in the open source world;
• the users should be granted the right to choose whether to update or not;
• time bombs undermine testing and comparison of versions and bug hunting;
• time bombs are the greatest enemy to software archaeologists;
• time bombs frustrate the users;
• time bombs make abandoned programs useless for most of the users;
• time bombs can easily be circumvented by dedicated programs like RunAsDate for example;

CopyMastro 2.1.4
- copy also "broken" symbolic link
- fixed a bug in folder view
- added "CopyMastro supporters" section
- improved "smart copy" of symbolic link
- skips already copied files faster
- added progress in task bar (Windows 7+)

CopyMastro 4.2.2
- CopyMastro accepts 1 or 2 arguments from command line
1 argument: source path or .cm file (saved task)
2 arguments: source path and destination path
- The "Overwrite if different" option now also compares file hashes
- Recent paths can be deleted one by one also

CopyMastro 4.2.0
- Added a "Please wait" message before Folder Synchronization
- Improved "Delete files" progress
- Added "File details" in progress visualizations
- Skipped files are now Already Exists files and Filetered Out files

CopyMastro 4.0.2
- Added more option in context menu of report file list:
- Copy all paths in the list to clipboard
- Copy all source paths to clipboard
- Copy all destination paths to clipboard
- Improved copy of symbolic lins