Advanced File Copy Utility (SmartCopy Utility)

An advanced Python-based file copy utility with progress bars, checksum verification, retries, and system statistics (CPU, RAM, network speed). Designed for reliable file transfers with clear visual feedback.

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Installation

1. Clone the repository

https://github.com/im-jayson-f/Advanced-File-Copy-Utility.git

2. Create and activate a virtual environment (optional but recommended)

python -m venv venv
# On Linux/macOS
source venv/bin/activate
# On Windows
venv\Scripts\activate

3. Install dependencies

Install manually:

pip install tqdm colorama psutil

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Usage

Basic command:

python SmartCopy-Utility.py <source> <destination> [--retry N] [--list-missing [copy-all]]

Examples

Copy a folder from C: to D:

python SmartCopy-Utility.py "C:\source_folder" "D:\destination_folder"

Copy a file with 3 retry attempts on failure:

python SmartCopy-Utility.py "./my file.zip" "./backup" --retry 3

List missing files without copying:

python SmartCopy-Utility.py "./source" "./backup" --list-missing

List and copy only missing files:

python SmartCopy-Utility.py "./source" "./backup" --list-missing copy-all

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Arguments

Argument	Required	Default	Description
source	✅ Yes	–	Path of the file or folder to copy.
destination	✅ Yes	–	Path to the destination folder.
--retry N	❌ No	0	Number of retries for failed file copies. 0 = no retry (only one attempt).
--list-missing	❌ No	–	Show missing files (those not yet copied). Use --list-missing alone to list only, or --list-missing copy-all to copy just the missing files.

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Features

• Progress bar with file size tracking
• Checksum verification to ensure data integrity
• Retry mechanism for failed copies
• Real-time system statistics (CPU, RAM, network speed)
• Cross-platform support (Windows, macOS, Linux)

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Requirements

The following Python packages are required:

• tqdm
• colorama
• psutil

Install them via:

pip install tqdm colorama psutil

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Demo Output

--- Advanced Python File Copy Utility ---

Source:      C:\source_folder
Destination: D:\destination_folder
Retries:     3

100% |██████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████| 12.3G/12.3G [6:46:27<7:19:19, 1.82MB/s]
CPU:  12.5% | RAM:  48.3% | Up:  0.00 KB/s | Down:  0.00 KB/s | File: example.bak

Transfer complete!
Total time elapsed: 53 second(s)

Press Enter to exit.

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License

MIT License. Free to use and modify. 😊✨