The GUI is fine if you're only moving a few files, but for larger and more complex migrations, this built-in Windows utility is the way to go. There are many ways to get a file from Point A to Point B ...

If your favorite Windows utility has rounded corners, you're probably not using the fastest one.

I'm trying to figure out how to speed up my Robocopy file copies. My network is two Windows 10 PCs with Gigabit network cards, connected via a Gigabit switch. I've run the tests (A., B., C.) below.

I'm normally on the mac side, so i'm still learning all the foibles of Windows and Robocopy. Anyway... Background: There is a Nasuni appliance (custom linux server running SAMBA 4.3 I think) at work ...