
So if you’re looking for an easy-to-use, reliable, real-time alternative to Robocopy, check out Resilio Connect. Unlike Robocopy, Resilio Connect is cross-platform: Resilio supports Mac, Windows, Linux, and other platforms, too. Robocopy is manually driven and does not automatically copy changed data in real-time. Complexity: Administrators need to familiarize themselves with Robocopy syntax and feel comfortable using the command line for scripting copy jobs.Microsoft Windows only: Robocopy does not support copying files and folders to Linux, Mac, or other systems.While Robocopy works well for copying files and folders in Microsoft Windows environments, there are a number of administration challenges. Robocopy is an improved version of the xcopy and copy commands used in Microsoft Windows. Robocopy (Robust File Copy) is a command-line tool for copying files, folders, and drives to and from Microsoft Windows systems. Introduced with the Windows NT 4.0 Resource Kit in the mid 90’s, Robocopy has become the de facto file copy tool for Windows environments.
