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ConFlicker
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 Log file copy time
Batch file, Batch files, Scripts, VB script
Is it possible to log how long it takes for a file to copy from one location to another? I am using Windows and wanted to output to a text file how long a file transfer took. Can anyone help with this process?

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ASKED: August 10, 2011  6:53 PM
UPDATED: March 31, 2012  6:56 PM
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Robocopy (free) does this. It has a summary at the end of the log that gives you a bunch of summary statistics.. very helpful!
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Robocopy (free) does this. It has a summary at the end of the log that gives you a bunch of summary statistics.. very helpful!

Kimmaay
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For a trivial solution, you can run:

ECHO %TIME% myfile.name >>mylog.txt

That would append the current time and “myfile.name” to the text file named mylog.txt in the current directory.

You could echo a before-time, run the copy, then echo the after-time. It won’t be exact, but the difference should be very small. It can be tested easily from a Windows command line.

Tom

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