The major use I have for Total Commander is sorting out folders of work files - moving them from desktop computers and laptops onto a central server, after the projects are over.
I find it very beneficial to keep the original file and folder dates, so they can easily be found at a later date, and so that I can see what other projects were done around the same time.
Total Commander and Windows Explorer are incapable of this, but XXCOPY can keep the original folder dates, as well as Created, Modified and even Accessed dates of files. Robocopy can keep folder timestamps and some file timestamps intact as well.
There is a GUI available for Robocopy, but using the Total Commander interface is much much quicker, and I am very surprised that this ability is not yet available with any plugin!
XXCOPY is not free, while Robocopy is a standard part of Vista/2008, and can be added though the Resource pack for Win2003 on XP and Win2003. There are four versions of Robocopy that are currently widely used, and they have slightly different switches and abilities.
I would love it if somebody with the ability made a Drag&Drop handler for this. I can help with the version information!
Cheers
Drag&Drop handler for ROBOCOPY (or XXCOPY) !!
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