List of file copying software

This article provides a list of inbuilt and third party file copying and moving software - utilities and other software used, as part of computer file management, to explicitly move and copy files and other data on demand from one location to another on a storage device.
File copying is a fundamental operation for data storage. Most popular operating systems such as Linux, Windows and macOS as well as smartphone operating systems such as Android contain built-in file copying functions as well as command line (CLI) and graphical (GUI) interfaces to filing system copy and move functions. In some cases these can be replaced or supplemented by third party software for different, extended, or improved functionality. This article lists inbuilt as well as external software designed for this purpose.
Related software.
For software designed to copy, clone, image or author entire storage devices such as CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray disks, hard drives and storage device partitions, back up data, copiers that work on storage devices as a logical unit, and more general file managers and other utilities related to file copying software, please see:
Functionality and demands met by file copy software.
Examples of comparable operating functionality seen across file copying programs:
Generic differentiators and functions as software:
Review.
"Gizmo's Freeware" published a basic comparison review of a range of well-known third party file copying software on Windows. FastCopy was given top place, being highest speed and also light on system resources (the author states it uses its own cache to avoid slowing other software, and the Win32 API and C runtime rather than MFC). Ultracopier was recognised as having a well-developed GUI interface. Unstoppable Copier was well regarded as a niche copier designed for best results with damaged media and files, but at a cost of speed. TeraCopy was also mentioned below these as also worth considering. More recently, Raymond CC's blog reviewed a similar range of software on Windows versions XP, 7, and 8, and also ranked FastCopy as the overall speed winner. Both reviews are over four years old.
List.
Operating system commands:
Notable third-party file transfer software include: