Re: Fastest way to copy large amount of files? Rsync?
The fastest way is not really limited by software, as nautilus is only an overlay of the command you'd use in a terminal anyway. GUI apps are all just that, running commands and scripts while you see yourself doing something else graphically.
The fastest way would prbably be though nautilus so you can at least see what's going on and progress, but a simple "mv /pathtofile/tocopy/ormove /pathto/destination" will also do the trick, but in the background that's the command nautilus uses when you say "move to folder."
live media might be faster since both the copied/moved file and destination are mounts and not the OS though... and flash will always be much faster than a rotational disk. Hardware is what limits this in the end, software can only be tuned to use the best efficiency of the hardware. a 6.0GB/s SSD will never be able to transfer at 6GB/s (relative speed) if the controller is maxed at Gen 2 3GB/s (relative speed)...
technology is awesome.
Oh, besides though, fastest means more room for error. Naultilus or a "mv" or "cp" command will be just fine and leave very little room for error as long as the system stays on. Faster than what they choose to move at may lead to serious corruption.
rsync is something I don't use, but it wouldn't be any better or faster than what nautilus can do.
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