High-speed disk copy tool for X68000, preserved as original implementation.
HDISKCOPY is a disk copy tool that improves performance by copying
only clusters that contain data.
Instead of copying the entire disk surface,
it analyzes the FAT structure and copies only the necessary areas.
This significantly reduces copy time compared to conventional disk copy tools.
A full-sector copy mode is also available.
- Copies only used clusters by default
- Significantly faster than full disk copy
- Full-sector copy available via
/aoption - Works with media that share the same FAT structure
- Designed for practical use in real environments
HDISKCOPY [options] <source drive> <destination drive>
Example:
HDISKCOPY A: B:
/aCopy all sectors instead of only used clusters
- Source and destination drives must have the same capacity
- The tool operates based on FAT structure compatibility
- Data is copied at the cluster level in default mode
HDISKCOPY was created to improve the performance of disk copy operations,
particularly when working with large numbers of disks.
The key idea is simple:
only clusters that contain data need to be copied
This allows efficient data transfer while avoiding unnecessary disk access.
This repository preserves the original implementation.
The source code and documentation are provided as-is,
with minimal modification.
MIT License