Copy engine options

[RespectIsEverything]

What feature or improvement do you think would benefit Files?

The absence of choosing a default copy handler, coupled with crashes, prevents the serious consideration of using Files.

While aesthetically polished, I'm unable to trust the application to carry out out move/copy operations.

Requirements

• Separating the file operations module into a separate process or service.
  If the main process crashes, any pending file operation would still be able to complete.
• Allow use of explorer.exe to conduct copy/move operations
  If the main process crashes, any pending file operation would still be able to complete.
• Allow use of third party engines (Teracopy, Fastcopy, Richcopy, etc.)
  If the main process crashes, any pending file operation would still be able to complete.

Files Version

3.1.1

Windows Version

22631.3085

Comments

The use of 3rd party engine integration has been shot down several times which is why two other potential solutions are also listed.

[yaira2]

Thank you for the feedback.

Separating the file operations module into a separate process or service.

File operations are already done though File Explorer and they will continue even if Files is closed. That said, there isn't any indicator of the file operation so we're tracking this in #8207 & #13632.

Allow use of third party engines (Teracopy, Fastcopy, Richcopy, etc.)

We're currently tracking this feature in #7518. You can add a comment or click subscribe to be notified of any updates.

[Josh65-2201]

Also any crash's you have please make a bug report so that they can be fixed.

[RespectIsEverything]

File operations are already done though File Explorer and they will continue even if Files is closed.

This information is critical knowledge. It puts certain minds at ease.
Not that a crash dialog always displays, but perhaps worth including a blip about this in the crash dialog text.

Also any crash's you have please make a bug report so that they can be fixed.

Egg-Chicken. After initial crash, if unwilling to trust the program to carry out file operations, further use of the application is discouraged.