Which is faster? File copy or webclient Download file method.

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Hi,
I am creating one utility.which is copying file from one share location to another share location.
I have shared file path. So just wanted to know which one is faster like creating FileInfo object and then use copyto method or create webclient object then use DownloadFile method.

I have to copy milinon of files.So please suggest which one is faster. Other than that any option their in c# please let me know

Posted 16-Jan-14 16:47pm

londhess

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You could use wget to download it.
Its alot faster than webclient.
start tha command by using
c:\wget.exe -r http://www.youtube.com
hop it can help you.
you can download it from this site :)
http://www.gnu.org/software/wget/

Posted 3-May-15 11:08am

Alen Toma

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Ankur^\m/ · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-16T16:53:00

I guess that will depend on your network. If your shared location is connected through network which has high speed data transfer (for ex - LAN has 10mbps data transfer speed), that would be faster otherwise WebClient method would be faster considering you have a high speed internet connection.

Why don't you just try it for one file? It would just be few lines of code.