LinFileCopy

Name: LinFileCopy
Author: MensuraMedia

Copy or sync local folders with a live preview.

A native GTK 3 app for copying and syncing folders between local disks, USB sticks, external drives and local storage arrays. You design a job in a clear form, preview exactly what will change, and never have to type an rsync command.

LinuxInstall GitHubSource code

statusActive
licenseGPL-3.0-or-later
built withPython · GTK 3 · rsync
rsync powered
Local storage only
Debian · Fedora · Arch

Job Designer — Design a copy job and see the exact rsync command.

What it does

Features

01
Copy, mirror, two-way
Mirror always confirms deletions with the exact list; two-way sync is native with a state file and conflict policies.
02
Live progress
Bar, speed, time left, files, current file and a speed graph; pause stops rsync's whole process group.
03
Preview first
A dry run lists every new, updated and deleted file before anything changes, with a filterable list.
04
Encrypted drives
LUKS drives unlock and lock through UDisks2, with an optional keyring to remember passphrases.
05
Scheduling
Systemd user timers or cron, including running a job when a drive is connected.
06
Exact command shown
The exact rsync command is always shown and can be copied; a headless command runs saved jobs.

A closer look

Dashboard — Every job with its source, destination and schedule.

Active Transfers — Live progress with pause and cancel.

History & Logs — Every run with statistics, log and one-click re-run.

Install

One line from GitHub downloads the release, verifies it against SHA256SUMS, then installs.

Requirements

Linux with GTK 3.24
Python 3.10+ with PyGObject
rsync 3.1+
UDisks2, ionice, systemd or cron (recommended)

One command (Debian family)

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MensuraMedia/linfilecopy/main/get.sh | sh

Any distro, user only

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MensuraMedia/linfilecopy/main/get.sh | sh -s -- --user

Remove a --user install with get.sh --uninstall; for the package: sudo apt remove linfilecopy
From a clone, ./install.sh installs the ready-made Debian package; --user installs to ~/.local
Run straight from the checkout with python3 -m linfilecopy

Full and current instructions: the README on GitHub.

At a glance

Scope	local storage only; no cloud or network code
Engine	rsync 3.1+
Platform	Linux, GTK 3.24
Licence	GPL-3.0-or-later

LinFileCopy

Features

Copy, mirror, two-way

Live progress

Preview first

Encrypted drives

Scheduling

Exact command shown

A closer look

Install

Requirements

At a glance

Documentation