Windows 10: Windows shows full file size in destination while file is still copying

When copying a large file say 8GB the destination file immediately shows as 8GB while the file is still copying.


I have a third party software polling the destination file to see when the whole file is in the destination. Because of this behavior, the third party software thinks the whole file has been copied to the destination right away, which causes problems.


Is there any way to change this behavior so the file size shows incrementally during copies?


Additional info:


The cygwin cp command seems to fix this behavior, but I need a native Windows solution.


This behavior is seen either when doing the copy from File Explorer or when running the "copy" command in the command prompt.


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Java.nio.file - Copying files

You can't copy a folder, thats why it generates an exception (you are trying to copy a folder using a copy file function).
You probably need to list all the files inside that folder and copy one by one

 

Java.nio.file - Copying files

Issue was the above, so thanks temp02.

 

Size of Copied Files

When I copy a file (from one hard drive to another) in Windows 10, the size of the source/original file is larger than the size of the destination/new file. I have not noticed a difference in data between the two files, but I would like to know the reason
for this difference. Any thoughts?

By the way, I have never noticed this issue with prior versions of Windows.

Thanks for any help offered!

Steve