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Copy-Item using Windows PowerShell Multithreading?

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Hello all,
I need to figure out a way to copy a number of 300 files to the same directory destination on a remote computer in parallel.
Until now, I am doing this with copy-item file*.
But, I'd like to use a parallel method so that I can copy many files to a remote server at once, to lower the total copy time.
What is the best way to do this?
Any help very much appreciated.
- Changed type tionescu Wednesday, September 5, 2018 10:09 AM daia
Wednesday, September 5, 2018 8:26 AM

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Use RoboCopy. It has an option to set the number of threads as high as you like.

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Wednesday, September 5, 2018 8:42 AM
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Hi jrv,

Wrong. Does the repocopy work for remote computer destination? Seems not.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/robocopy

I found something in Powershell but I am still waiting for more answers.

Wednesday, September 5, 2018 9:19 AM
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It absolutely does. It copies just like Copy-Item bu with multi-threading.

Search harder for more information.

In PowerShell you can use a workflow but it will never be as fast as RoboCopy.

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Wednesday, September 5, 2018 9:22 AM
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Can you provide an example? After all this post is for the solution.

Wednesday, September 5, 2018 9:32 AM
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This forum is to answer questions about scripting. It is not a free script writing forum and it is not a free consulting forum.

Please read the documentation for RoboCopy and search for numerous blog articles on how to use this utility.

RoboCopy is not a script it is a system utility. It is part of the base OS and not part of PowerShell.

Here are more than 100 examples and articles HERE

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- Edited by jrv Wednesday, September 5, 2018 9:39 AM
Wednesday, September 5, 2018 9:39 AM
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Wednesday, September 5, 2018 9:40 AM
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Hellooooo

Are you trying to force me into this robocopy or what?

I am more interested in something like foreach - parallel ($f in $files) { Copy-Item $f X:\ }

I dont even know your name. Please let other people to answer.

Wednesday, September 5, 2018 9:51 AM
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help about_workflow

We will not write a solution for you.

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Wednesday, September 5, 2018 10:00 AM
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You / one or more are annoying little devil, aint you?

Wednesday, September 5, 2018 10:10 AM
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I try do my best to answer in the most helpful way.

Learning technology can be very frustrating. Take some time to get the basics.

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Wednesday, September 5, 2018 4:55 PM