Copy Handler Frequently Asked Questions

General FAQ

How can I get notified when new Copy Handler is out?

The easiest way is to use the update checker built-in to Copy Handler. You can find it in Tools submenu of the main Copy Handler menu. Also, by default, Copy Handler will periodically check for new versions and will notify you if it will find any.

How can I help, so that Copy Handler development will be faster?

Please refer to the contribution guide.

When do you plan to release the next version?

The release will come out only when it is ready. Please see how you can help to speed up the release.

Why Copy Handler is developed so slowly?

The most important factor here is that I have very little time to spend on a hobby project like Copy Handler. Usually the work and other responsibilities eats most of the day. Also, working as a software developer, I can't spend all day looking at computer screen :)

Why do you rarely respond to e-mails/on forum?

See the response for "Why Copy Handler is developed so slowly?".

Copy Handler FAQ

Why the Copy To/Move to menu options are inactive?

That problem is gone in Copy Handler 1.40 and later as those options are always active

Is Copy Handler safe for my files?

There were some problems in the past and they were all fixed. For a long time now there had been no reports about file corruptions caused by bugs in Copy Handler.

On the other hand Copy Handler won't protect you from your own decisions.

How to speed up Copy Handler?

You can try to experiment with buffer sizes and buffer count settings in options.

Starting with Copy Handler 1.40, the copying process had been optimized allowing for parallel reading and writing (as opposed to sequential read-write operations in 1.32 and earlier) and the effect of buffer sizes is not very visible.

Do you plan on porting Copy Handler to Linux?

I would like to do that at some point. Unfortunately, with the limited time I can spend on this hobby project it will not happen anytime soon.