Ultracopier
Ultracopier is file copying application software for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It is based on and supersedes SuperCopier. SuperCopier and Ultracopier differ mainly in terms of appearance. SuperCopier essentially serves as a skin for Ultracopier, with slightly higher CPU usage. SuperCopier typically refers to SuperCopier 3 and earlier versions, while Ultracopier refers to SuperCopier 4 and later versions, now known as Ultracopier 1.4.
Features include:
- Pause/resume transfers
- Dynamic speed limitation
- On-error resume
- Error/collision management
- Data security
- Intelligent reorganization of transfer to optimize performance
- Plugins
01Versions
The application is distributed in standard and ultimate variants:
- The underlying source code is identical across editions and is published under the same copyleft license.
- The ultimate variant bundles alternative optional interface and engine plugins.
- Both distributions operate without DRM (as explicit restrictions are prohibited by the GPLv3 license) and can be redistributed freely by users.
02Reception
Ultracopier has been covered and reviewed by several independent technical publications. In an extensive performance evaluation by gHacks, the software was noted for its customizable performance tweaks, granular copy-engine settings (such as strict retention of file rights and timestamps), and plugin extensibility, though real-world transfer throughput gains depended heavily on specific hardware and drive arrays.
Technology portal Gizmodo highlighted the application's unique advantage over default desktop environment dialogs when manipulating mass media directories or network storage pools, specifically praising its localized error-handling routines, which allow unassisted processing pipelines to bypass corrupted blocks or prompt user intervention instead of triggering a complete operation crash. Platform profiles on systems repositories like Slashdot similarly classify the utility as a highly configurable power-user alternative for managing dense cluster transfers or unassisted backup workflows.
Sources and credits
This article is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Ultracopier”, written by its contributors and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Fathomly has changed the layout, removed citation markers, navigation and maintenance notices, and adjusted punctuation. This adapted version is shared under the same license. For references, see the original article.
Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Ultracopier.png by KDE, CC BY-SA 3.0
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