Copy CAT

Media discs are slowly fading away as a preferred method of storage and transfer because of low life expectancy and damage sensitivity. It's now the time of thumb drives, some of which are fitted with large storage spaces. As such, Copy CAT comes as a nifty tool with which to have content automatically copied to a specific location.

One of the application's main advantages is that you don't even have to go through a setup process to make it work, so you can easily deploy it on any computer you need it on. This means that the health status of the target PC remains intact, because registry entries don't need to be changed or modified for this operation to be possible.

Since aesthetics are not the center of attention here, the visual design is wrapped around a classic window frame, making accommodation a walk in the park, even for inexperienced individuals. In any case, there's also a decent help manual to get you out of sticky situation, presenting the general functionality in a structured manner.

The main window is where you select the destination, and toggle the status of the operation. Needless to say that the source pen drive needs to be plugged in to proceed. Once this is done and you select a transfer destination, hitting "start" copies all content of the drive in the background.

You can minimize the window during the process. A tray icon is created, and more than that, it cleverly displays the status of the operation so you know when it's safe to unplug the device. Note that the application doesn't target optical devices or built-in card readers. There are no options to select transfer type, and copy is the only one. You are not able to have a custom folder transferred to a plugged USB flash drive, but only from it.

Truth be told, Copy CAT does feel a little rough around the edges, mostly because of the straightforward approach, and one method of operation. On the other hand, it can save some time and effort, automatically transferring content from a connected thumb drive as soon as it's connected.