Brutal Copy 2

Why Brutal Copy 2?

Built from the ground up for speed, reliability, and professional workflows.

Copy Files 3–25x Faster

Every file is routed through purpose-built code paths based on its size. Files under 85 KB copy with zero heap allocation using raw kernel handles. Large files get a triple-buffered overlapped pipeline tuned per device — NVMe, SSD, HDD, or network. The result: measurably faster than Windows Explorer on every workload.

Brutal Copy 2 expanded progress window with per-extension breakdown and Prioritize button

Every Operation, Accounted For

The Dashboard turns your copy history into numbers — total operations, data moved, files copied, average speed, errors, and success rate — with a breakdown of data moved by operation type. A recent-operations log records every job: when it ran, what moved where, and how it finished. When a copy matters, you have the receipts.

Brutal Copy 2 Dashboard tab with lifetime statistics, data moved by operation type, and a recent operations log

Automate Everything with 60+ Commands

A full scripting language purpose-built for file operations. Copy, move, hash, compress, rename — chain any combination with variables, loops, and conditionals. Write scripts in a syntax-highlighted editor with real-time autocomplete, or build them visually with the drag-and-drop block editor. Schedule headless execution from the command line, or prompt AI to generate scripts for you.

Brutal Copy 2 script editor with syntax highlighting, breakpoints, and a live variable inspector

Built-in File Tools

A file hasher with 9 verified algorithms (BLAKE3, SHA-256/384/512, SHA-1, MD5, CRC32, CRC32C), secure delete with multiple wipe methods, and an extended file-properties viewer — built in today. Batch rename, disk analyzer, duplicate finder, hex viewer and more are returning in upcoming updates.

Brutal Copy 2 File Hasher comparing two folders by SHA-256 hash

Works Inside Windows Explorer

A native C++ shell extension for the Windows 11 modern context menu and drag-and-drop. Right-click to copy or move with Brutal Copy — no extra steps. Zero runtime dependencies with static CRT and ATL linking.

Brutal Copy 2 right-click context menu inside Windows Explorer

Sync Folders in Real Time Coming soon

Four sync modes (Mirror A→B, Mirror B→A, Two-Way, Update) with three compare methods. A banded grid view shows every file with directional arrows you can click to override. Enable real-time watch mode and folders stay in sync automatically. Returning in an upcoming update.

Screenshot coming with this feature

See the Speed for Yourself

A head-to-head copy benchmark against Windows 11, RoboCopy, TeraCopy, FastCopy, and Ultra Fast Copy across a range of real-world workloads.

Same files, same drives — measured side by side under multiple conditions.

Platform Features

Every file tool you need in one professional application.

Advanced I/O Pipeline

Size-first dispatch: Zero, Micro (≤85 KB), Small (85 KB–4 MB), Large (>4 MB)
Zero-allocation micro-file path using stackalloc and raw kernel handles
Triple-buffered overlapped pipeline tuned per device type
9 inline hash engines: BLAKE3, SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512, SHA-1, MD5, CRC32, CRC32C, and no-hash fast path
Multi-destination: read once, write to many targets simultaneously
VSS snapshot support for locked files
Recovery mode with periodic checkpoints for crash resilience
6-mode conflict resolution: Overwrite, Overwrite if Newer, Overwrite if Larger, Rename, Skip, Ask
Locked file detection with skip, unlock, or VSS fallback options
Semaphore-based thread pooling with configurable concurrency
Defender exclusion: temporarily excludes paths from real-time scanning during copy (WMI + PowerShell + Registry fallback)
NTFS metadata preservation: timestamps, attributes, junctions, symlinks
Taskbar progress integration with real-time speed graph

Performance

Real-world copy benchmarks across six workloads — Brutal Copy 2 finished first in every one (times shown; lower is faster).

Brutal Copy 2 — fastest in every test

6 / 6 fastest, every test

01 NVMe → NVMe Linux 6.6

1 Brutal Copy 2 0:18 1× —

2 Ultra Fast Copy 3:14 10.8× +2:56

3 Robo Copy 3:17 10.9× +2:59

4 Fast Copy 3:42 12.3× +3:24

5 Windows Copy 6:30 21.7× +6:12

6 Tera Copy 6:49 22.7× +6:31

02 NVMe → NVMe LLVM 18.1.8

1 Brutal Copy 2 0:35 1× —

2 Ultra Fast Copy 5:00 8.6× +4:25

3 Fast Copy 5:40 9.7× +5:05

4 Robo Copy 10:49 18.5× +10:14

5 Windows Copy 11:35 19.9× +11:00

6 Tera Copy 11:39 20.0× +11:04

03 NVMe → HDD (Dock) Linux 6.6

1 Brutal Copy 2 2:52 1× —

2 Ultra Fast Copy 18:59 6.6× +16:07

3 Robo Copy 20:58 7.3× +18:06

4 Windows Copy 50:53 17.8× +48:01

5 Fast Copy 57:56 20.2× +55:04

6 Tera Copy 1:01:47 21.6× +58:55

04 NVMe → Network HDD Linux 6.6

1 Brutal Copy 2 13:16 1× —

2 Ultra Fast Copy 21:31 1.6× +8:15

3 Robo Copy 24:17 1.8× +11:01

4 Tera Copy 39:07 2.9× +25:51

5 Fast Copy 1:03:41 4.8× +50:25

6 Windows Copy 1:15:48 5.7× +1:02:32

05 NVMe → NVMe gemma .gguf

1 Brutal Copy 2 0:07 1× —

2 Robo Copy 0:14 2.0× +0:07

3 Ultra Fast Copy 0:18 2.6× +0:11

4 Tera Copy 0:22 3.1× +0:15

5 Fast Copy 0:25 3.6× +0:18

6 Windows Copy 0:26 3.7× +0:19

06 NVMe → HDD (Dock) gemma .gguf

1 Brutal Copy 2 3:45 1× —

2 Tera Copy 3:51 1.0× +0:06

3 Robo Copy 4:20 1.2× +0:35

4 Fast Copy 4:21 1.2× +0:36

5 Ultra Fast Copy 4:34 1.2× +0:49

6 Windows Copy 4:35 1.2× +0:50

NVMe → NVMe · Linux 6.6 · shorter bar = faster

Brutal Copy 2

0:18 1×

Ultra Fast Copy

3:14 10.8×

Robo Copy

3:17 10.9×

Fast Copy

3:42 12.3×

Windows Copy

6:30 21.7×

Tera Copy

6:49 22.7×

Times are mm:ss (or h:mm:ss); the multiplier is how much longer each tool took versus Brutal Copy 2. Workloads include the Linux 6.6 and LLVM source trees (many small files) and gemma .gguf model files (large files). Results vary by hardware.

Reproduce it yourself

Don't take our word for it. Download the exact files we tested, extract the archives, and copy them between the same drive types. We clear the OS file cache between runs so every tool starts cold — run it on your own hardware and compare.

Linux 6.6 source (many small files) — linux-6.6.tar.xz
LLVM 18.1.8 source (many small files) — llvmorg-18.1.8.tar.gz
Gemma model (one large file) — gemma-4-E2B-it-BF16.gguf

How We Compare

25 capabilities compared across the leading Windows file copy tools.

Capability	Brutal Copy 2	TeraCopy	FastCopy	robocopy
Size-aware I/O dispatch	✓ Yes	✗ No	✗ No	✗ No
Zero-alloc micro-file path	✓ Yes	✗ No	✗ No	✗ No
Raw P/Invoke I/O	✓ Yes	✗ No	✓ Yes	✗ No
Overlapped I/O pipeline	✓ Yes	✗ No	✓ Yes	✗ No
9 inline hash engines	✓ Yes	~ Partial	~ Partial	✗ No
BLAKE3 hashing	✓ Yes	✓ Yes	✗ No	✗ No
Multi-destination copy	✓ Yes	✗ No	✗ No	✗ No
VSS snapshot copy	✓ Yes	✓ Yes	✗ No	✗ No
Defender exclusion	✓ Yes	✗ No	✗ No	✗ No

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Version 2.0.0.11 73.0 MB July 2026

System Requirements

Windows 10 (22H2)/11 64-bit
No .NET runtime required (self-contained)
100 MB disk space

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Installation Notes

Run the installer as Administrator for shell integration features.
No .NET runtime to install — Brutal Copy 2 is fully self-contained (built on .NET 10 with Native AOT) and runs out of the box on Windows 10 (22H2) and Windows 11.
For portable mode, extract to any folder and place a portable.flag file next to the exe.
Enterprise deployments can use brutalcopy register-shell from the command line.

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