Log on to Windows 8.1 or Server 2012 R2 with an account that has full access to both the source and destination paths for the copy operation.

Advanced features include the ability to log operations, restart failed copies, and improve performance using multiple threads.

It’s built into Windows 8.1 and Server 2012 R2 and provides a robust way to manage, back up, and copy files. Robocopy is the Swiss Army knife of file copy tools. In this Ask the Admin, I’ll show you how to copy or move files and folders while preserving their timestamps. If this is done using File Explorer, timestamps on folders will be updated to the time of the copy or move operation, rendering it more difficult to track files by their last modified date. This method of organizing files is all very well and good until a file or folder is moved or copied to a new drive. Sometimes it’s much easier to find a file because we know we were working on it yesterday, rather than having to scroll down a list and find it by name. The date modified and date created timestamps are commonly used to sort files and folders in File Explorer.

Fastcopy vs robocopy