Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
Additional versions
diskcopy.dll
Windows DiskCopy by Microsoft
| Version: | 6.00.2900.5512 (xpsp.080413-2105) |
| MD5: | 0c54883a6ebe2454dd22911d4dcc5d39 |
| SHA1: | 6fb555f80833a1179f57996658dc25f61deaa298 |
| SHA256: | b60f2d9ba9ec9fc6427302a6c1de662703a3b3e8003525b190492fe6ddee6033 |
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
What is diskcopy.dll?
Copies the contents of the floppy disk in the source drive to a formatted or unformatted floppy disk in the destination drive. Used without parameters, diskcopy uses the current drive for the source disk and the destination disk.
About diskcopy.dll (from Microsoft)
“Because diskcopy makes an exact copy of the source disk on the destination disk, any fragmentation on the source disk is transferred to the destination disk. Fragmentation is the presence of small are”
Details
| File name: | diskcopy.dll |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Windows DiskCopy |
| Description: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\diskcopy.dll |
| Original name: | DISKCOPY.EXE |
| File version: | 6.00.2900.5512 (xpsp.080413-2105) |
| Product version: | 6.00.2900.5512 |
| Size: | 1.44 MB (1,504,768 bytes) |
| Digital DNA |
| Entropy: | 5.617763 |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Approved shell extension
Located in the registry at 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Approved'
- 'Disk Copy Extension' with CLSID {59099400-57FF-11CE-BD94-0020AF85B590}
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
92.00% |
|
| Windows XP Professional |
4.50% |
|
| Windows XP Home Edition |
2.50% |
|
| Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition |
0.50% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition |
0.50% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 47.70% of Windows DiskCopy.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
41.57% |
|
| Intel |
13.48% |
|
| Toshiba |
7.87% |
|
| Compaq |
7.87% |
|
| American Megatrends |
6.18% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
5.62% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
4.49% |
|
| Sahara |
3.37% |
|
| ASUS |
3.37% |
|
| Gateway |
2.25% |
|
| Acer |
1.69% |
|
| Lenovo |
1.12% |
|
| Sony |
1.12% |
|
