FastCopy ver5.12.0

1) Source/DestDir
  The end of DestDir is '\' or not
2) Operation mode
3) Buttons & Options
4) Filter Options
5) Junction & Misc
6) Menu items

1) Main Settings
2) Post-Process
3) Font Settings
4) Job Management
5) Exclusion MS Defender
6) License Manager

Please run FastCopy5xx_installer.exe, and install it in any directory you like.
If you want to install in USB memory or etc, please use "Extract only" button in installer.
run with /h option, it shows the installer options. (/silent, /extract or etc)

In Win7 or later, you can uninstall from "Apps & features (or Program and Features)".
Or you can use setup.exe located in the installed directory.
run with /r /silent option, it means silent uninstallation.

Specify Source (copy source) and DestDir (copy destination directory).
(Below the Source button are also the " Execution History Button (reloads parameters when selected. Simple job function)" and the " Source History Button")
If you want to specify two or more files/dirs in the Source field (drag & drop is also available), please describe a pathname line by line.

If you want to add files/dirs to the Source field by using drag and drop, simply drop while pushing CTRL. (If CTRL is not pressed, the current contents of the Source field are cleared.)
Likewise, in the selection dialog opened by the Source button, selecting while holding the Ctrl key adds the selection to the current contents of the Source field.
You can also drop (a directory) into the DestDir field.
Pressing the Source / DestDir button while holding the Shift key opens the currently entered path (or its parent directory, if it is a file) in File Explorer instead of the selection dialog.

The behavior depends on whether or not '\' is the end of DestDir.

1. The last character of DestDir is '\'

Copy Source directory, including itself, to DestDir. (DestDir\SourceDir\Contents_of_SourceDir)

2. The last character of DestDir is NOT '\'

Copy Source directory's contents to DestDir. (DestDir\Contents_of_SourceDir) However, if multiple directories are specified in Source, the behavior will be changed to 1. (mini tips) If you want to copy Source directory's contents to the DestDir that is specified drive root, please append "*" to Source directory. For example, if Source is "C:\Folder1\*" and DestDir "D:\", the result is D:\(Contents_of_Folder1)

Mode	Detail
Diff (No overwrite)	Copy if the same filename does not exist in destination.
Diff (Size/Date)	Copy if size or date is different, or if it does not exist (in default)
Diff (Newer)	Copy if source file timestamp is newer or does not exist.
Copy (Overwrite)	Always copy/overwrite all.
Exist (Size/Date)  (Pro Only)	Copy if the same file name exists and the size or date is different. (Files that do not exist will not be copied.)
Exist (Newer)  (Pro Only)	Copy if the same file name exists and source file timestamp is newer. (Files that do not exist will not be copied.)
Sync (Size/Date)	Copy if size or date is different or it does not exist. In addition, delete all destination files/directories that do not exist in Source.
Sync (Newer)	Copy if date is newer or it does not exist. In addition, delete all destination files/directories that do not exist in Source.
Move (Overwrite)	Always copy/overwrite all and delete all copied source files. (It can be changed to "Move (Size/Date)" in Main Settings → Move/Sync options.)
Move (No overwrite)  (Pro Only)	Only files that do not exist at the destination are copied. Only copied files are deleted from the source. (Files that are not copied are not deleted.)
Delete all	Delete all files/dirs forcibly. (read-only files are also deleted after clearing the read-only attribute)
Verify	Mutual hash comparisons are performed for files with matching sizes and timestamps in Source and DestDir. (Note: Source and DestDir should be the same description as when just copying. For example, if you want to compare C:\temp\ and D:\temp\, please describe C:\temp\ in Source and D:\ in DestDir)
FC Verify Info Disp	Displays record information for files with FC verify information (:fc_verify)
FC Verify Info Check  (Pro Only)	For files with FC verify information (:fc_verify), recalculate & compare the current hash value with its recorded information to verify that silent data corruption has not occurred.

(In "Listing", pressing the button while holding down the Shift key will also be recorded in the file log.)

Execute	The copy operation is executed. While executing, the button changes to "Cancel..." button. - While pushing CTRL, the confirmation dialog with the source list is displayed.
Listing	The files and directories list that will be copied and deleted are displayed. '+' means copying, and '-' means deleting. - While pushing CTRL (button label "Listing" → "Listing+V"), read and compare hash values of the file pairs that would be skipped (except those excluded by filter). - While pushing Shift (and if filelog is enabled), write listing contents to filelog.
Buffer(MB)	Show the size(MB) of the main buffer for Read/Write operations. If it is clicked, setting dialog will be opened.
Speed Control	Specify "Full Speed", "Auto Slow"(*1), "90%"~"10%", "Suspend". If you feel it is hogging resources, it is recommended to set to "Auto Slow" (If mouse movement is detected, or active window is changed (and FastCopy window is not in the foreground), it will be slowed down for a while). If "Full Speed" is not selected, low process priority class is set. (This setting is not saved by job manage)
Nonstop	Don't interrupt even if errors occur by Read/Write/Delete, and keep processing as much as possible. (However, errors are displayed in the main window, and recorded in the error log.)
Verify	Verify written files data by xxHash3 (MD5/SHA-1/SHA-256/SHA-512/SHA3-256/SHA3-512/xxHash). (If you want to use MD5/SHA-1/SHA-256/SHA-512/SHA3-256/SHA3-512/xxHash, it can be selected in Verify options of settings.) There are two types of verification: Conventional verification (re-reads only Dest) and Perfect verification (re-reads both Src and Dest. Pro version only). (Perfect verify can also detect temporary errors when reading Src.) (If Perfect verify is selected in the settings, the checkbox label in the main window also changes from "Verify" to "Perfect Verify".) if verify error occurs, hash values of src/dest are shown, and it is renamed dest-filename with .fc_verify_err. (Depending on the setting, it can be deleted (or other actions) instead of renamed)
Estimate	Display the estimated complete time. This will make FastCopy investigate files/dirs to be copied, before starting. (Estimation is not available in Delete mode. In Move mode, deletion time is not included in the estimate.)
Start at once	Start at once without waiting for other FastCopy instances executing to finish. (This button does not show when another FastCopy is not copying.) (parallel running)

(*1) It is slowed down if the FastCopy window is not in the foreground and mouse movement is detected, by waiting between I/O, changing process priority, changing I/O priority, and reducing the maximum I/O size to 1MB. (Note: this behavior may change in the future.)

ACL	Copy Access Control List (ACL). (Only applicable to NTFS) (It is recommended to use with Administrative privilege) In addition, Extended Attribute(EA) will also be copied.
AltStream	Copy Alternate Stream. (Only applicable to NTFS)
Wipe & Delete (prevent deleted files reviving)	Before deleting, renames the file and overwrites it with random data, which effectively prevents deleted files from being recovered (the alternate stream is not overwritten). Note that there is no guarantee that the files cannot be recovered. (This is the same item as "Wipe & Delete" in the settings (Defaults / Delete Options) and in the delete confirmation dialog.)

It can Include/Exclude the copy target files/directories that match/unmatch by filters.
Select the "Listing" button to confirm the copy target files/directories list.

When the "Filter" checkbox in the main window is turned ON, the filter fields such as Include/Exclude are enabled.
While "Filter" is ON, pressing the "..." button that appears to the right of the Include/Exclude field opens the filter editor (Include Filter Editor / Exclude Filter Editor), where filters can be edited one per line (converted to and from the semicolon-separated form). The "?" button in the editor shows this section.

Include	Only files or directories that match the specified string (UNIX wildcard format is allowed) will be copied. (Note) If you want to specify two or more strings, please use semicolon as separator. If you want to specify directories, please add '\' to the end of directory name. Ex1) *.txt → a.txt, 123.txt or etc files will match Ex2) [^ax]bc → bbc or etc files will match, but not abc or xbc Ex3) dir[0-9][234]\ → directories like dir12 will match, but not dir1 or dir10
Exclude	Don't copy files/directories that match the specified strings.
The following filters are enabled when "Option" → "Show Extended Filter" is checked.
FromDate	Don't copy files with timestamps older than a specified date(format). This can be specified by not only absolute format ("20090322" or "2016/09/26 12:30:56") but also by relative format (10 days before ... "-10D").
ToDate	Don't copy files with timestamps newer than this specified date.
MinSize	Don't copy the files with sizes that are smaller than the specified size. High number can be abbreviated using K/M/G/T character (Kilo/Mega/Giga/Tera).
MaxSize	Don't copy the files with sizes bigger than the specified size.

Relative path filter	If the first character of Include/Exclude string items is not '\', it will be Relative path filter. This mode is tail matching policy. Example of the directory Include Source C:\dir\ Include subdir[1-9]\xxx\ Match examples C:\dir\subdir2\xxx\ C:\dir\aaa\subdir3\xxx\ Effect Matched directories and all under them will be copied. Example of the file Include Source C:\dir\ Include subdir[1-9]\file.* Match examples C:\dir\aaa\subdir2\file.txt C:\dir\bbb\ccc\subdir3\file.doc Effect Matched files will be copied.
Forward match filter	If the start character of Include/Exclude string items is '\', it will be Forward match filter. This mode is head → tail matching policy (see "Start point of filter check" below). For example, if Source is C:\aa\, and you want to exclude C:\aa\bb\cc\, Forward match filter is \bb\cc\. Remove Source (C:\aa\) from the path you want to exclude (C:\aa\bb\cc\) and add \ at the beginning to indicate a forward match. Example of the directory Include Source C:\dir\ Include \subdir[1-9]\xxx\ Match examples C:\dir\subdir2\xxx\ C:\dir\subdir3\xxx\ Effect Matched directories and all under them will be copied. Note (unmatch example) C:\dir\aaa\subdir2\xxx\ ... different hierarchy. Example of the file Include Source C:\dir\ Include \subdir[1-9]\file.* Match examples C:\dir\subdir2\file.txt C:\dir\subdir3\file.doc Effect Matched files will be copied. Note (unmatch example) C:\dir\aaa\subdir2\file.txt ... different hierarchy.
Absolute path filter	If the first character of Include/Exclude starts with a drive letter (for example, C:\) or a UNC path (for example, \\server\volume\), it is an absolute path specification. The absolute path must include the source path. Internally, it is converted to a forward match specification. (The absolute path minus the following "Start point of filter check" is registered as a prefix match)
(Remarks) Start point of filter check	If Source is either C:\src\, C:\src\file.txt or C:\src\dir*, the filter check starts from the character right after C:\src\. (C:\src\ itself is not included in the filter check range)

Junction(include MountPoint) and Symlink is supported in ver1.70 or later.

Mode	Details
Diff/Copy	Copy Junction/Symlink itself. If you want to change the copy Junction/Symlink's target(not Junction/Symlink itself), it can be changed in the options settings (Note)
Move	Always move Junction/Symlink itself.
Delete	Always delete Junction/Symlink itself.

HardLink can be reproduced as much as possible, when Copy Options or /linkdest option is specified.
(The display of "TotalFiles:" changes from "number_of_files (number_of_dirs)" to "number_of_files / number_of_created_hardlinks (number_of_dirs)").

Two very important notes:
1. It needs 2-4MB per 10 thousand hardlink files. (It depends on path length)
2. Differential copy becomes slower, because even files to be skipped are opened to obtain the link count.

If hardlink reproduction is enabled (via Copy Options or /linkdest), /recreate option is always enabled tacitly.

File

Help

Elevate

Other menu items

Main settings. (change Default values, I/O parameters, and Copy Options, etc.)

Defaults

I/O Settings

Verify options

Drive Settings

Parallel running

CPU Settings

Copy Options

Move/Sync options

Delete Options

Log Settings

Shell Extension

At minimized

Mode customize

Misc Settings

Select Post-Process.
Allows user to change default settings (sound, command, and standby/hibernate/shutdown) after copy process/execution is complete.
Selecting "Add/Modify/Del..." opens the Post-Process Window, where new post-processes (sound settings, command execution, etc.) can be added.

Post-Process Window
ActionName	By default, Normal/Standby/Hibernate/Shutdown are ready. New actions can be created.
Play Sound	Play sound at finish Only play, if error occurred option is available.
Close	Close FastCopy when finished. Force close on error ... Close FastCopy even if an error occurred
Shutdown/Standby	Before executing to standby/hibernate/shutdown mode, FastCopy shows count down(60sec) dialog that has a "cancel" button. If another FastCopy is running, FastCopy will wait for it to finish and start to count down. Grace ... The count-down time can be specified. (default: 60sec) Force mode ... Execute forcibly even if other applications block the shutdown Don't execute on error ... execute only if succeeded
Execute command	Specify commands at finish. It may be useful in combination with mail-sending software. If there are spaces within the path, it is required to wrap the path with "". Multiple commands can be specified using semicolon (;) as separators. ex) "C:\a b\c.exe" -x; C:\d\e.exe Execute at ... "Always" / "no error" / "error" can be specified. If "Wait for Finish" is checked, FastCopy won't execute standby/hibernate/shutdown until finishing commands.
WebHook Notification (Notify to Slack or etc.)	Run WebHook notification ... Run WebHook and send the completion notification (log) to Slack or etc. (For Slack, see details of Incoming WebHooks.) Only run, if error occurred option is available.
Parameters for WebHook (Common)	Set the parameters for the WebHook. (common to all Post-Process) WebHook URL ... Describe the WebHook URL. Post Data ... Describe the POST data. If you write $(body), it will be replaced with the actual log. Test ... Test the execution of WebHook notifications.

Change/Reset Main information font in Main Window.
It is recommended to use fixed pitch font.

Specify Auto HDD mode / Same HDD mode / Diff HDD mode (default: Auto HDD mode).
CTL + K shortcut toggles between disk modes (auto → same → diff →...)
(Note that when using an SSD in Auto mode, Diff HDD mode (i.e. parallel R/W) will be selected.)

Show Extended Filter(timestamp/size filter)

Swap Source for DestDir (for mutual update or etc.).
Source/DestDir will be modified based on different behavior whether the end of DestDir character is '\' or not. (For example, If Source is "C:\AAA\BBB" and DestDir is "D:\CCC\", then Source becomes "D:\CCC\BBB" and DestDir becomes "C:\AAA\")
If Source has two or more files/directories, this function is available only when all Sources are under the same parent directory, DestDir is a single directory (ending with '\'), and Source contains no '*' or '?'. (For example, if Source is "C:\AAA\BBB" and "C:\AAA\CCC" and DestDir is "D:\DDD\", then Source becomes "D:\DDD\BBB" and "D:\DDD\CCC" and DestDir becomes "C:\AAA\")
CTL+ALT+S is shortcut of this function.

Register/Restore parameters in main window as named job.

Register/Modify	Add/Modify parameters in main window (Source/DestDir, Operation mode, Filter settings, Nonstop, Verify, ACL, AltStream, Wipe & Delete, Estimate, Auto/Same/Diff HDD mode) as named job.
Delete	Delete registered job.
Open "Windows Task Scheduler"	Open "Windows Task Scheduler". (Only shortcut. FastCopy doesn't have any function for windows task scheduler)

(For jobs with an empty src, selecting the job while holding the Ctrl key keeps the src field from being cleared.)

(The menu item is "Exclusion MS Defender (Elevate)", and the title of the dialog it opens is "Exclusion Microsoft Defender".)
(To display this setting, press the "Elevate" at the top right of the main window to enter admin mode. After setting, it is effective even in normal mode)

Add FastCopy to Microsoft Defender exclusions.
Copying zip, exe, dll, etc. is significantly faster and CPU usage is reduced.
(If you are copying a file that has security issues, please do not add it.)

Exclusion List	Displays the contents of the current Microsoft Defender exclusion settings.
Add/Remove to exclusion list	Add/remove FastCopy to Microsoft Defender exclusion list

(It may not be available in environments where Microsoft Defender is managed by an organization)

License Manager (Online)
License key	When you purchase a license from https://fastcopy.jp/pro/, the license key will be included in the confirmation email you receive after completing the purchase. Please copy the license key here.
Authentication	After entering the license key, click the "Authentication" button to complete the authentication (activation) process. From this point on, you will be able to use the Pro version features.
Extend / Attempt auto extend	Shown only when the license is close to expiring (or has expired). "Extend" performs an extension authentication with the already authenticated license key. If "Attempt auto extend" is checked, FastCopy automatically attempts the extension authentication at startup when the expiration date approaches.
Migration/Release	Execute this if you want to migrate from an already authenticated machine to another PC or release the license. Please note that after this, you will no longer be able to use the Pro version features on this machine.
To offline mode	Go to the dialog for non-networked environments.

License Manager (Offline)
Activation key	Using a machine connected to the network, access https://fastcopy.jp/pro/activate and enter the license key obtained from your license purchase, along with the machine ID displayed on this screen. Then, input the activation key you receive.
Authentication	After entering the activation key, click the "Authentication" button to complete the authentication (activation) process. From this point on, you will be able to use the Pro version features.
Migration/Release	Execute this if you want to migrate from an already authenticated machine to another PC or release the license. Copy the "deactivation string" you receive after executing, and access https://fastcopy.jp/pro/deactivate from a machine connected to the network to complete the deactivation process. Please note that after this, you will no longer be able to use the Pro version features on this machine. (In case you accidentally deactivate, please perform the activation process again.)
To online mode	Go to the dialog for networked environments.

New format of license authentication (v5.7.0 or later)
To new format	Starting from v5.7.0, we have moved to a new license authentication format where the machine ID does not change even if the OS is reinstalled. (If this button is hidden, no action is required)

When a problem occurs during license activation
Reinstalled the OS	Re-activation is possible as is.
Replaced the system SSD/HDD	Re-activation is possible as is.
Replaced the motherboard	Re-activation is possible as is.
Machine completely failed	If you can attach the system SSD/HDD to another machine and boot from it, re-activation is possible. (Otherwise, please reply to the license-issuance email to contact us.)

You can check the usage status of your license key at https://fastcopy.jp/pro/license_summary.