What is Robocopy.exe?

Robocopy.exe is part of Microsoft Robocopy and developed by Microsoft according to the Robocopy.exe version information.

Robocopy.exe's description is "robocopy"

Robocopy.exe is usually located in the 'C:\WINDOWS\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about Robocopy.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on Robocopy.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameMicrosoft Robocopy
Company nameMicrosoft
File descriptionrobocopy
Internal namerobocopy
Original filenamerobocopy.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © 1995-2003
Product versionXP010
File version5, 1, 1, 1010

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameMicrosoft Robocopy
Company nameMicrosoft
File descriptionrobocopy
Internal namerobocopy
Original filenamerobocopy.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © 1995-2003
Product versionXP010
File version5, 1, 1, 1010

Digital signatures [?]

Robocopy.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

None of the 51 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Robocopy.exe file.

None of the 51 anti-virus programs detected the Robocopy.exe file.

Folder name variants

Robocopy.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\WINDOWS\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5592be1ad0ed83c36d5e68ca7a014a510
SHA256c5c93e864056e3430161297d04cb06d1bcf4fa8d7b51c947fca47c8a5d77569e

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to robocopy.exe:

robocopy.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

robocopy.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

robocopy has stopped working.

End Program - robocopy.exe. This program is not responding.

robocopy.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

robocopy.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

What will you do with Robocopy.exe?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with Robocopy.exe. 0% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 5 users.

Votes
Keep100 %
5
Remove0 %
0

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