Copy files between different locations at very high speed.
FastCopy Portable is a freeware alternative to the Windows-based copy feature, promising faster speeds.
As a portable application, FastCopy can be run without any real installation on a Windows PC. The program however will run what seems to be an installer, but in reality will just extract the files to a chosen location.
The portable version is actually pretty simple and presents itself with a list of different options while transferring a file. It isn't exactly the easiest way to go about file transfer, but certainly a viable alternative.
This file utility application is definitely easy-to-use, but required knowledge and know-how. For those used to it though, it isn't such a drawback. Copying files with a different timestamp or size are probably some of the biggest pluses.
FastCopy does live up to its name and seemed to be able to copy files faster on a PC than Windows usually does. It isn't that much faster, but makes a difference when copying larger files. Though we didn't notice any difference when copying between SSD drives, so it might be a little more suitable for users with SATA hard drives.
Overall, the portable version of FastCopy does provide a speed increase but it isn't necessarily for the novice user considering its additional options. Definitely not a bad thing for users who know what they want.
Features of FastCopy Portable
- Command-line: Command line support.
- Compression: Compress/decompress files during copy/move.
- Deleting: Delete source files.
- Drag & Drop: Drag & drop support.
- Filtering: Exclude certain file types for copy/move.
- Flexibility: Can copy open files, symbolic links and junctions.
- Logging: Detailed log file.
- Network: Remote file transfer.
- Performance: Fastest file transfer available.
- Preview: Preview of copying/moving files.
- Robustness: Overwrite existing files.
- Scheduling: Automatically copy/move at specified times.
- Security: Verify and auto-retry options.
- Speed: High-speed copying and moving.
- Unicode: Supports Unicode characters.
Compatibility and License
FastCopy Portable is a free application released under the GPLv3 license on Windows from file organizer software. With software released under the open source GPLv3 license, anybody can download, install, run and distribute the software with little in terms of restrictions. The latest version we have is 5.7.5 and is available to download here.
What version of Windows can FastCopy Portable run on?
FastCopy Portable can be used on a computer running Windows 11 or Windows 10. Previous versions of the OS shouldn't be a problem with Windows 8 and Windows 7 having been tested. It comes in both 32-bit and 64-bit downloads.
Filed under:
- FastCopy Portable Download
- Free File Organizer Software
- Open source and GPL software
- Portable Software
- File Copier Software
- 64-bit downloads
