Hi welcome to this video
In this video I will show you a command that will help you transfer files faster between computers
This command is really useful when you are transferring a large amount of files
It not only helps you transfer files between different computers, but also helps you transfer files between hard drives on the same computer
between the computer and an external storage device.
This command is available on Windows operating system and you do not need to install any other software
In this video I use two computers and transfer multiple files between them at the same time
On one computer I create a folder called Destination
Next I share that folder so the other computer can transfer files between them
I open a command prompt on Windows and use the ipconfig command to get the computer's ip address
The computer ip address is 10.11.32.212
On the other computer I will access the shared folder using the ip address I just found
You enter Run in the search box of the Windows operating system
Next, enter \\ip address in the Run window
You enter your login account when asked
So I have access to the folder called destination of the other computer
Let's transfer files between two computers
I have prepared some files and folders to transfer between two computers
Those files and folders I store in a folder called Source on the C partition
Before using the command to transfer files, I will use the usual drag and drop between the two folders and test the time
I have two windows open, the left one is the local computer, the right one is the remote one
I use my phone to count the time it takes to transfer files between two computers
You wait a bit for the file transfer to complete
Transferring files the normal way will take 1 minute 48 seconds
Let's wait and see how much faster using the command will be
How long will it take to transfer the same number of files as above
I will delete the previously transferred files first
The command used to speed up file transfers is robocopy
You type cmd in the Windows search box, then open a command window
This command is available on Windows operating system so you do not have to install any other software
robocopy /s
The path to the source directory
In this video it is the source folder in the C partition of the local computer
Next is the path to the destination folder
\\ip address\ destination folder name
/MT:32 is the number of threads
32 threads
You can create up to 128 threads, The maximum number of threads is only for computers with high hardware
Same as last time I used my phone to test the file transfer time between two computers
We are waiting for the results
It takes about 30 seconds to transfer files
This way you will transfer files 3 times faster than usual
This result will vary depending on the file size and number of files
But make sure that when you use the robocopy command, your file transfer speed will be improved
Not only speeding up file transfers between computers, you can use this command to copy files between partitions, between hard drives.
You can use the robocopy command to transfer files between your computer and external storage devices
Hope this command helps you in transferring files
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