https://til.andrew-quinn.me/tags/rsync/ Recent content in Rsync on Andrew Quinn's TILs https://til.andrew-quinn.me/papermod-cover.png https://til.andrew-quinn.me/papermod-cover.png Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Sat, 06 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://til.andrew-quinn.me/posts/copy-item-is-27-percent-slower-than-file-explorer-drag-and-drop-on-windows/ Sat, 06 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://til.andrew-quinn.me/posts/copy-item-is-27-percent-slower-than-file-explorer-drag-and-drop-on-windows/ <div class="highlight"><div style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;"> <table style="border-spacing:0;padding:0;margin:0;border:0;"><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding:0;margin:0;border:0;"> <pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;"><code><span style="white-space:pre;-webkit-user-select:none;user-select:none;margin-right:0.4em;padding:0 0.4em 0 0.4em;color:#7f7f7f" id="hl-0-1"><a style="outline:none;text-decoration:none;color:inherit" href="#hl-0-1">1</a> </span><span style="white-space:pre;-webkit-user-select:none;user-select:none;margin-right:0.4em;padding:0 0.4em 0 0.4em;color:#7f7f7f" id="hl-0-2"><a style="outline:none;text-decoration:none;color:inherit" href="#hl-0-2">2</a> </span><span style="white-space:pre;-webkit-user-select:none;user-select:none;margin-right:0.4em;padding:0 0.4em 0 0.4em;color:#7f7f7f" id="hl-0-3"><a style="outline:none;text-decoration:none;color:inherit" href="#hl-0-3">3</a> </span><span style="white-space:pre;-webkit-user-select:none;user-select:none;margin-right:0.4em;padding:0 0.4em 0 0.4em;color:#7f7f7f" id="hl-0-4"><a style="outline:none;text-decoration:none;color:inherit" href="#hl-0-4">4</a> </span><span style="white-space:pre;-webkit-user-select:none;user-select:none;margin-right:0.4em;padding:0 0.4em 0 0.4em;color:#7f7f7f" id="hl-0-5"><a style="outline:none;text-decoration:none;color:inherit" href="#hl-0-5">5</a> </span></code></pre></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;padding:0;margin:0;border:0;;width:100%"> <pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;"><code class="language-markdown" data-lang="markdown"><span style="display:flex;"><span>File Explorer drag &amp; drop ########## (112 MBps) </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>Copy-Item ####### (82 MBps) </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>Built in SFTP client ###### (70 MBps) </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>Built in robocopy (/MT:32) ## (25 MBps) </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>WSL 2 rsync # (13 MBps) </span></span></code></pre></td></tr></table> </div> </div><p>In table form:</p> <table> <thead> <tr> <th style="text-align: left">Tool</th> <th style="text-align: center">Speed (MBps)</th> <th style="text-align: center">Difference</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align: left">Drag and drop</td> <td style="text-align: center">~112</td> <td style="text-align: center">&mdash;</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: left"><code>Copy-Item</code></td> <td style="text-align: center">~82</td> <td style="text-align: center">-27%</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: left"><code>sftp</code></td> <td style="text-align: center">~70</td> <td style="text-align: center">-37%</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: left"><code>robocopy</code> (with <code>/MT:32</code>)</td> <td style="text-align: center">~25 MBps</td> <td style="text-align: center">-78%</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: left"><code>rsync</code> (WSL 2)</td> <td style="text-align: center">~13 MBps</td> <td style="text-align: center">-88%</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>I feel like I&rsquo;m losing my mind.</p>