Autodetect disk partitions at "Copy/Delete" config

[SB]

It's me again

Suggestion: make a checkbox "Autodetect partitions" or something like at configuration page "Copy/Delete". Currently user needs to manually enter drive letters for partitions belonging to the same physical drive - but it can be automated
I found useful source here, last post. Compiled it (with small changes), and got the following:

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\\.\c:: disks: 1\\.\c: placed on disk 0
\\.\d:: disks: 1\\.\d: placed on disk 0
\\.\e:: disks: 1\\.\e: placed on disk 0
\\.\f:: disks: 1\\.\f: placed on disk 1

It works even without administrator rights!

IMO - unchecked checkbox should allow user to enter drive letters in textbox as usual, when checked - to gray out textbox and show applied autodetection results in it.

[MVV]

Support, this is not very hard to integrate such checking during starting TC.
And will be useful for portable TC versions.

[Lefteous]

The question is can it be done with restricted permissions?

[MVV]

It works even without administrator rights!

Lefteous, is this enough to answer your question?

[Postkutscher]

Support, this is not very hard to integrate such checking during starting TC.
And will be useful for portable TC versions.

Exactly! Strongly support++

[SB]

Some refinements:
- I think that TC should fall back to standard Windows copy routine if autodetection enabled, but fails. And, user should be notified about it - for example, by message "Unable to autodetect" in textbox for partitions letters (textbox still grayed out in this case).
- Autodetection should be performed after changes in partition letters, e.g. if user connected a removable drive (it might have multiple partitions).

[solid]

Fast copy supports different method of copying for partitions on same or different disks. Worth giving a look.

[Lefteous]

When using the system copy and move functions such an autodetection isn't required as they should be able to handle this stuff internally.

Why on earth should this be an option? Could anyone say "hey I want to define it myself?"

[Postkutscher]

Why on earth should this be an option?

Noone has said it should be an option, primarily it should be implemented.