Question Copy and paste software?

[smalltech]

Hi,

My internal 3.5 hard disk that I store data (e.g. txt, xlsx, mp4...) files is failing (data files only, no OS), I want to copy and paste to a new hard disk. I want to copy and paste and go to sleep. I think if I use the normal windows copy and paste, it might hang or stop and popup some message during halfway if it is unable to proceed and ask me if I want to skip or continue etc. I am asleep for 8 hours, so I am unable to click skip or continue during that 8 hours.

1. What software that can automatically skip the files that are unable to copy to the new disk, and let me know what files are unable to copy to the new disk?

2. After the copy and paste process is done, what software can detect what files are not copied and detect if the copied files are the same good quality and same size as the original files?

Thanks

Windows 10 Pro

(FYI my disk problem is my crystaldiskinfo shows Health Status: Caution, C5 Current Pending Sector Count Current=200 Worst=200 Threshold=0 Raw Values=000000000001, screenshot

https://imgur.com/oQHeM6f

View: https://i.imgur.com/oQHeM6f.png
)

 

[SkyNetRising]

I want to copy and paste to a new hard disk. I want to copy and paste and go to sleep.
my crystaldiskinfo shows Health Status: Caution,

C5 Current Pending Sector Count Current=200 Worst=200 Threshold=0 Raw Values=000000000001​

That is just a single pending sector.
Copy/paste normally.
Or you can also use robocopy tool.

robocopy d:\sourcefolder e:\targetfolder /E /XO​

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/E - means copy all (files, folders, subfolders and subfolder contents)
/XO - means omit older files. You can relaunch same robocopy command and it will copy changed files only and skip already copied files.

You can get full command reference with

robocopy /?​

 

[smalltech]

That is just a single pending sector.
Copy/paste normally.
Or you can also use robocopy tool.

robocopy d:\sourcefolder e:\targetfolder /E /XO​

If I use windows 10 copy and paste function normally, what will happen during transferring the file that is related to the problem area (single pending sector)?

Is TeraCopy better than windows 10 copy and paste function? Robocopy seems complicated, I am scared about typing commands.

Do you think doing a macrium reflect backup would be successful?

How use software to repair the disk?

If I continue to use the disk, when the Raw Values increases to what value should I stop using?

Thanks

 

[SkyNetRising]

If I use windows 10 copy and paste function normally, what will happen during transferring the file that is related to the problem area (single pending sector)?

Try it. There may not even be any file using that sector.

Windows would try to read the file multiple times. If unsuccessful, you may get crc error.

Robocopy seems complicated, I am scared about typing commands.

It's easy. Try on a sample folder first and see, how it operates.

Do you think doing a macrium reflect backup would be successful?

Don't know. 50/50
You'll have to try it.

How use software to repair the disk?

You can use Victoria software to resolve pending sectors.
Use scan with remap option.

https://victoria.en.lo4d.com/windows

If I continue to use the disk, when the Raw Values increases to what value should I stop using?

Several thousands probably.

 

[faalin]

You can use FreeFileSync, it will copy everything over and later only copy new data that has been added or modified on the drive.

 

[Ralston18]

The other option is to use some code that carries out the copy/paste options but includes some error handling script.

Just a couple of IF/THEN/ELSE statements in whatever coding tool is being used would be all that is necessary.

If the copy/paste process results in an error then the code tells the system what to do.

Most likely simply post the error, the file in question, and move on to the next file to be copy/pasted.

Powershell has a Copy-Item cmdlet that easily manages such things.

The overall script can be as easy or complex as you wish. Customizable as well.