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11-Target NVMe Duplicator - Settings - Copy

Updated on May 18, 2026

The Copy options provides the ability to set options to perform before the copy process starts as well after the copy process completes.  Additionally, you are able to multiple other functions such as:

Image

Enter a file name for saved image files.  This is utilized as a default name for the storage center feature (Load) and you are able to alter this during the Load process.

Buffer Size

Buffer Size refers to the amount of data moved in a single operation when an ATA command is issued. In certain situations, adjusting the data transfer length may help resolve some compatibility issues. By default this is set to 2M however it can be set to 64K, 128K, 1M, 2M, or 16M.

Compare after copy

After a Copy completes, the duplicator will automatically compare the data on the Source to the Targets.

Disabled

The system will not perform a compare process after a Copy process completes. Note: This is the Default setting.

Enabled

The system will perform a compare process after a Copy process completes.

HPA Check

The Host Protected Area (HPA), sometimes referred to as the Hidden Protected Area, is a partition on the hard drive that is not normally visible to an operating system.

Disabled

The system will not check for HPA partitions. Drives that contain HPA may not duplicate successfully. Note: This is the Default setting.

Enabled

When HPA CHECK is enabled the duplicator will support Host Protection Areas. When you duplicate a Source HDD that contains HPA, the system will detect the HPA partition, unlock it, copy the area and then re-lock the area once duplication is complete.

Lock Capacity

Lock Capacity keeps a larger capacity target drive(s) at the same capacity as the source drive.

Disabled

When disabled, if a target drive has a larger capacity, then the source drive, the target drive will maintain its original capacity.  For example, if the source drive is 1TB and the target drive is 2TB, after the duplication process is completed, the target drive's capacity will still be at 2TB. Note: This is the Default setting.

Enabled

When enabled, Lock Capacity determines the locked capacity of the target drive based on the source drive's capacity.  For example, if the source drive is 1TB and the target drive is 2TB, after the duplication process is completed, the machine will lock the target drive's capacity to 1TB.

Skip read error

Enable or disable error skipping during any copy.

Disabled

The duplicator will cancel the current process when an error is detected. Note: This is the Default setting.

Enabled

The duplicator will automatically skip any bad sectors encountered when reading the Source and write a zero in its place on the Target.

Fast Checksum

Configure whether the system checks for a matching CRC32 between the Source and Target drives.

Disabled

When disabled, the duplicator will not check the hash of the Source against the Target drives after a copy completes. Note: This is the Default setting.

Enabled

When enabled, the duplicator will automatically check the hash of the Source against the Target drives after a copy completes.