u/Molotov_Glocktail

In short, I have a file that is 5GB

• Cowork Folder
  • Source Folder
    • 5GB File

I'm telling Claude to create a Destination Folder and copy the 5GB file to the new folder to end up with something like this:

• Cowork Folder
  • Source Folder
    • 5GB File
  • Destination Folder
    • 5GB File

These folders are on the same drive, so it's not copying to a new drive or anything. I tried it manually and it works. It's not instant, but it only takes a few seconds.

Trying to get Claude to do it gives errors. It's saying its attempting to use rsync but the write speed is going at ~9MB/sec so it'll take about 10 minutes. But the process stops when about 400MB of data is copied. Actual messages below. Any tips on why this copy/paste isn't working?

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Let me kick off the video copy:

Used 4 tools

Used 4 tools

The temp path works fine for writes. Let me rsync the video directly to TEMP_VIDEO.mp4 — that path is clean:

Used 2 tools

Used 2 tools

The copy is running in the background on your machine (rsync's temp file .TEMP_VIDEO.mp4.dICpTg is at 400 MB and growing). It's writing at ~9 MB/s to the real Windows filesystem — the 5.3 GB will take roughly 10 minutes total. Let me monitor progress and finish up when it's done.

Loaded tools, used a tool

Loaded tools, used a tool

Let me check if the rsync copy finished yet.

Listing files on your computer

Listing files on your computer

The rsync was killed by the timeout at 400 MB. Let me resume it with --partial so it picks up where it left off — and run multiple back-to-back passes until it's done.

Used 3 tools

Used 3 tools

rsync starts fresh each time instead of resuming. I'll implement a resumable chunked copy in Python instead — each 45-second pass saves progress to a state file and the next call picks up where it left off.

I currently have a process I've messed with for the last year or so for my expense receipts. I basically have to take a photo of my receipts, compile them into PDFs, and then manually input them into our software. So far, I've automated it partially:

• Take the receipt photo with the OneDrive for business app. It corrects the angle and color.
• It uploads it to a Receipt folder as a pdf
• When I get about 10-20 receipts, I manually run them through Copilot. It reads the contents of the receipts including handwritten items, and renames them per some rules.
• Continue on with the process elsewhere.

What I want is when I upload a receipt, I want it to immediately rename the file per the rules I have. For the life of me I can't figure it out between Copilot and Power Automate.

I don't want to rename via any metadata. It needs to read the contents specifically on receipts which can be in a ton of different formats. Any luck with this?