: Speeds up transfers between two separate physical hard drives by using dynamically adjusted buffers to reduce seek times. Version 3.17 Availability TeraCopy: The Best Application You've Never Heard Of
The core selling point remains its speed. While TeraCopy may not always be faster than Windows for single, massive video files, it significantly outperforms the OS when transferring thousands of small files (documents, images, code). Version 3.17 optimizes the asynchronous copy algorithm, ensuring that the gap between "reading" and "writing" is managed efficiently to prevent drive thrashing.
Before diving into the specifics of version 3.17, it is worth understanding the context. TeraCopy has been in active development for many years. The 3.x branch gradually introduced support for modern hash algorithms, better network handling, and deeper integration with the Windows ecosystem. Version 3.17, released on , builds directly on the improvements made in earlier 3.x releases, such as the xxHash3 support and improved Blake3 speed that arrived in version 3.10 and 3.11. TeraCopy 3.17 Final
The base (Free) offers:
A soft, satisfying 'ding' chimed from the speakers. A small green checkmark appeared. : Speeds up transfers between two separate physical
: When a network drive becomes temporarily unavailable during a copy or verify operation, TeraCopy can now wait for reconnection and automatically resume, rather than aborting the job.
There is a persistent debate online about whether TeraCopy is "faster" than Windows Explorer. The reality depends on your specific hardware: Version 3
Version 3.17 introduces several critical quality-of-life updates and technical improvements: Clone & Rescan
When Windows throws a "file name too long" or "access denied" and cancels the entire batch, TeraCopy simply logs the error, highlights the offending file in red, and continues with the rest. You can fix the issue later and retry only the failed items.