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In digital [[computerfile file|filemanagement]] management, '''copying''' is a [[Computer_file#Operations|file operation]] that creates a new [[Computer file|file]] which has the same content as an existing file. Computer [[operating system]]s include file copying methods to users, with; operating systems with [[graphical user interface]]s ([[GUI]]s) often providing [[copy-and-paste]] or [[drag-and-drop]] methods of file copying. Operating systems may have specialized file -copying APIs[[API]]s are usually able to tell the server to perform the copying locally, without sending file contents over the network, thus greatly improving performance.