Custom Copy: Not used for target %HOMEDRIVE% (C:\)

[Filehero]

Hi,

unfortunately I have to re-install Windows 10 Pro from scratch.

During preparation I've custom-copied my portable apps folder from C:\ (%HOMEDRIVE%) to a transfer drive (to preserve all file and folder timestamps). Surprisingly, when trying to custom-copy this folder to the "new" C:\-drive there's is no way I can get custom copy to work.
No matter what I do (fresh, emptied CustomCopyBlacklist.dat etc.) the custom copy settings are ignored and shell copy gets used instead.

So I restored my old Windows partition to check -> it's the same! Now, I'm confused.

Is there a "magic" switch I'm missing, or a tweak? I didn't find any special reference in the manual.

I must have missed something.

Thanks,
Filehero

[Filehero]

Does anyone observe the same behavior?

[Filehero]

[admin]

If you're not Admin then the following target paths are protected by UAC:
%HOMEDRIVE%
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%*
%ProgramFiles%*
%ProgramFiles(x86)%*
%ProgramW6432%*|%WinDir%*"

Custom Copy does not handle UAC, so you get the vanilla shell copy instead.

[Filehero]

Hi Don,

thanks for clarification.

Could Custom Copy be made to handle UAC? It would be great to have XY(copy) asking for elevation each time it's required by Windows.

Cheers,
Filehero

[admin]

Nope, only the shell copy can handle this. It's a shell thing. But that's not a problem. Everything XY does is ultimately done by Windows, only on different levels.

[Filehero]

Ok. Thanks again for explaining.