File Copying,
Reimagined.

If this happens, right-click on the Start Menu icon and choose 'Run as administrator'. RoboCopy GUI requires elevated privileges to function correctly.

No, the whole point of RoboCopy GUI is to show file / directory / byte progress information during the copy, it can't do this without analysing first. If you want to run a job without analysis or progress information being shown, the scheduler available in the Business Portable version allows this.

There is no MT option because the code used internally already utilises multithreading for the copying process, so it is redundant in this instance. Whilst creating the tool I did countless hours of testing with and without enabling the MT switch, and using various MT values and it does not improve the speed when run within RoboCopy GUI because of the internal multithreaded coding used.

Yes, but you need to ensure the network location is mapped as admin. If not mapped as admin, then it won't be seen / accessible, as RoboCopy GUI runs elevated so mapped drives need to be mapped elevated too.

You can either use a UNC path (recommended) e.g. \\192.168.1.254\usb1, or map the drive from within RoboCopy GUI by right-clicking on This PC and choosing Map Network Drive:

If you are copying from the root of a drive to a destination folder e.g. C:\ to D:\backup then you may find that the D:\backup folder is hidden. This is a known RoboCopy bug. You can either remove the hidden attribute from the folder after completing the copy, or you can set Remove Attributes to S H in the RoboCopy GUI interface to fix the issue automatically.

Log files are located in: C:\ProgramData\PC Assist Software\RoboCopyGUI\Logs

When configuring Scheduled Tasks ensure you use an account with adequate permissions for the job to run correctly.

If source / destination located on the same computer then use an account which is a local administrator of the machine, and ensure account doesn't have a blank password.

If copying across a network / domain from one computer or server to another then use an account with domain administrator rights.

Once job has been added to Windows Task Scheduler you can further edit the schedule if you have requirements such as running multiple times each day or every hour etc.

N.B. If using email notifications note fair usage policies apply so avoid sending emails multiple times each day.

"An error occurred while parsing EntityName. Line xx, position xx" when clicking Load Jobs

Check your XML file on the line specified in the error message. Common causes of problems are if you have edited this file manually and your Source or Destination path contains an invalid character e.g. an ampersand (&) symbol – if so it should appear as & not & e.g. "me & you" not "me & you". If you create the paths within RoboCopy GUI and click Save Jobs then this problem shouldn't occur. Only manually edit this file if you understand XML syntax rules.

"The 'xxx' start tag on line x position x does not match the end tag of 'xxx'. Line x, position x." when clicking Load Jobs

The usual cause of errors such as this are if you have attempted to edit the XML file manually rather than creating it using RoboCopy GUI and means you have missed an opening (<) or closing (>) XML tag. e.g. "Recent/Item>" which should actually be "Recent". Only manually edit this file if you understand XML syntax rules.