Feature/ copy fnc (#1)

Copy Funktion integriert

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Co-authored-by: Black_Betty <Black_Betty@DESKTOP-GA9LVM3>
Reviewed-on: #1

MainWindow.xaml

@@ -7,21 +7,15 @@
         mc:Ignorable="d"
         Title="MainWindow" Height="450" Width="800">
     <Grid>
-        <TabControl>
+        <TabControl x:Name="MainTabControl">
             <TabItem Header="SRC-ARC">
                 <Grid Background="#FFE5E5E5">
-                    <TextBox x:Name="SourceTextBox" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="0,19,0,0" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="Source Directory" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="507" Height="20"/>
+                    <Button Content="Clear List" HorizontalAlignment="Right" Height="22" Margin="0,10,10,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="76" Click="CLEAR_FILES" />
-                    <TextBox x:Name="ArchiveTextBox" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="20" Margin="0,56,0,0" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="Archive Directory" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="507"/>
+                    <Button Content="Verify Sizes" HorizontalAlignment="Right" Height="22" Margin="0,40,10,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="76" Click="VERIFY_SIZES" />
-                    <Button x:Name="SourceSelect" Content="Select Directory" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="512,19,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Height="20" Click="SET_RES_DIR"/>
+                    <Button Content="Export XML" HorizontalAlignment="Right" Height="22" Margin="0,70,10,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="76" Click="EXPORT_LIST" />
-                    <Button x:Name="ArchiveSelect" Content="Select Directory" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="512,56,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Height="20" Click="SET_ARC_DIR"/>
+                    <Button Content="Import XML" HorizontalAlignment="Right" Height="22" Margin="0,100,10,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="76" Click="IMPORT_LIST" />
-                    <Button Content="Scan Source" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="22" Margin="700,146,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="76" Click="SCAN_RES_DIR" RenderTransformOrigin="2.316,5.185" Grid.Column="1"/>
+                    <Button Content="-> TapeCat" HorizontalAlignment="Right" Height="22" Margin="0,130,10,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="76" Click="COPY_TO_TAPECATALOG" />
-                    <Button Content="Scan Archive" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="22" Margin="700,168,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="76" Click="SCAN_ARC_DIR" Grid.Column="1"/>
+                    <ListView x:Name="FilesListView" Margin="10,10,101,10" >
-                    <Button Content="Clear List" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="22" Margin="700,190,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="76" Click="CLEAR_FILES" Grid.Column="1"/>
-                    <Button Content="Verify Sizes" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="22" Margin="700,212,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="76" Click="VERIFY_SIZES" Grid.Column="1"/>
-                    <Button Content="Export XML" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="22" Margin="700,234,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="76" Click="EXPORT_LIST" Grid.Column="1"/>
-                    <Button Content="Import XML" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="22" Margin="700,256,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="76" Click="IMPORT_LIST" Grid.Column="1"/>
-                    <Button Content="-> TapeCat" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="22" Margin="700,278,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="76" Click="COPY_TO_TAPECATALOG" Grid.Column="1"/>
-                    <ListView x:Name="FilesListView" Margin="10,146,101,10" Grid.ColumnSpan="2">
                         <ListView.View>
                             <GridView>
                                 <GridViewColumn Header="Filename" DisplayMemberBinding="{Binding Filename}" Width="300"/>
@@ -35,15 +29,14 @@
                             </GridView>
                         </ListView.View>
                     </ListView>
-                    <TextBlock TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="Source Directory:" Margin="0,0,697,387"/>
-                    <TextBlock TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="Archive Directory:" Margin="0,37,697,350"/>
                 </Grid>
             </TabItem>
             <TabItem Header="Tapecatalog">
                 <Grid Background="#FFE5E5E5">
-                    <ComboBox x:Name="MediumComboBox" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="10,10,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="200" Grid.ColumnSpan="2"/>
+                    <ComboBox x:Name="MediumComboBox" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="10,10,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="200" />
-                    <Button Content="Refresh Mediums" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="22" Margin="218,10,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="120" Click="REFRESH_MEDIUMS"/>
+                    <Button Content="Refresh Mediums" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="22" Margin="220,10,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="120" Click="REFRESH_MEDIUMS" />
-                    <Button Content="Copy from SRC-ARC" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="22" Margin="343,10,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="120" Click="COPY_FROM_SRCARC"/>
+                    <Button Content="Copy from SRC-ARC" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="22" Margin="350,10,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="120" Click="COPY_FROM_SRCARC" />
+                    <Button Content="Export Medium" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="22" Margin="480,10,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="120" Click="EXPORT_MEDIUM" />
                     <ListView x:Name="TapeCatalogListView" Margin="10,44,10,40" Grid.ColumnSpan="2">
                         <ListView.View>
                             <GridView>
@@ -53,10 +46,82 @@
                             </GridView>
                         </ListView.View>
                     </ListView>
-                    <Button Content="Export Medium" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="22" Margin="468,0,0,374" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" Width="120" Click="EXPORT_MEDIUM"/>
                 </Grid>
             </TabItem>
-        </TabControl>
+            <TabItem Header="Copy">
+                <Grid Background="#FFE5E5E5">
+                    <Button Content="Refresh Copy Tree" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="22" Margin="10,10,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="140" Click="POPULATE_COPY_TREE"/>
+                    <Button Content="Copy Selected to Archive" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="22" Margin="160,10,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="180" Click="COPY_SELECTED_TO_ARCHIVE" />
+                    <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical" HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Top" Margin="370,10,0,0" Width="210">
+                        <TextBlock Text="Selected files:"/>
+                        <TextBlock x:Name="CopySelectedCountText" Text="0" Margin="0,2,0,6"/>
+                        <TextBlock Text="Selected size (MB):"/>
+                        <TextBlock x:Name="CopySelectedSizeText" Text="0.00" Margin="0,2,0,6"/>
+                        <TextBlock Text="Archive free:"/>
+                        <TextBlock x:Name="ArchiveFreeText" Text="-" Margin="0,2,0,6"/>
+                        <ProgressBar x:Name="CopyProgressBar" Width="200" Height="16" Minimum="0" Maximum="100" Value="0" Margin="0,6,0,0" />
+                        <TextBlock x:Name="CopyProgressText" Text="" Margin="0,2,0,0" />
+                    </StackPanel>
+                    <TreeView x:Name="CopyTreeView" Margin="10,170,10,10" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" />
+                </Grid>
+            </TabItem>
+            <TabItem Header="XML">
+                <Grid Background="#FFE5E5E5">
+                    <ListBox x:Name="XmlFilesListBox" SelectionChanged="XmlFilesListBox_SelectionChanged" Width="200" Margin="10,10,590,10"/>
+                    <ListView x:Name="XmlSummaryListView" Width="570" Margin="220,10,4,0">
+                        <ListView.View>
+                            <GridView>
+                                <GridViewColumn Header="Filename" DisplayMemberBinding="{Binding Filename}" Width="200" />
+                                <GridViewColumn Header="FileDir" DisplayMemberBinding="{Binding FileDir}" Width="300" />
+                                <GridViewColumn Header="Status" DisplayMemberBinding="{Binding Status}" Width="100" />
+                            </GridView>
+                        </ListView.View>
+                    </ListView>
+                </Grid>
+            </TabItem>
+            <TabItem Header="Settings">
+                <Grid Background="#FFE5E5E5" Margin="10,0,0,0">
+                    <Grid.RowDefinitions>
+                        <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
+                        <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
+                        <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
+                        <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
+                        <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
+                        <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
+                        <RowDefinition Height="*" />
+                    </Grid.RowDefinitions>
+                    <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
+                        <ColumnDefinition Width="150" />
+                        <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
+                        <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
+                    </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
 
+                    <TextBlock Text="Application Settings" FontWeight="Bold" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" Grid.ColumnSpan="3" Margin="6" />
+
+                    <TextBlock Text="Source Directory:" Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="6" />
+                    <TextBox x:Name="SourceTextBox" Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1" Height="22" Margin="6" Text="Source Directory" />
+                    <Button x:Name="SourceSelect" Content="Select Directory" Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="2" Click="SET_RES_DIR" Margin="6" Height="22" />
+
+                    <TextBlock Text="Archive Directory:" Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="0" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="6" />
+                    <TextBox x:Name="ArchiveTextBox" Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="1" Height="22" Margin="6" Text="Archive Directory" />
+                    <Button x:Name="ArchiveSelect" Content="Select Directory" Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="2" Click="SET_ARC_DIR" Margin="6" Height="22" />
+
+                    <TextBlock Text="XML Directory:" Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="0" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="6" />
+                    <TextBox x:Name="XmlDirectoryTextBox" Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="1" Height="22" Margin="6" Text="XML Directory" />
+                    <Button x:Name="XmlDirectorySelect" Content="Select Directory" Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="2" Click="SET_XML_DIR" Margin="6" Height="22" />
+
+                    <TextBlock Text="Copy speed (MB/s):" Grid.Row="4" Grid.Column="0" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="6" />
+                    <TextBox x:Name="CopySpeedTextBox" Grid.Row="4" Grid.Column="1" Height="22" Margin="6" Text="0" />
+
+                    <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Grid.Row="5" Grid.Column="1" Margin="6">
+                        <Button Content="Scan Source" Click="SCAN_RES_DIR" Margin="0,0,6,0" Height="24" />
+                        <Button Content="Scan Archive" Click="SCAN_ARC_DIR" Margin="0,0,6,0" Height="24" />
+                        <Button Content="Load XML Files" Click="LOAD_XML_FILES" Height="24" />
+                    </StackPanel>
+
+                </Grid>
+            </TabItem>
+
+        </TabControl>
     </Grid>
 </Window>

MainWindow.xaml.cs

@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ using System.Windows.Shapes;
 using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
 using System.IO;
 using XML;
+using TapeCatalog.Methods;
+using System.Windows.Threading;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Globalization;
 
 
 
@@ -26,18 +31,75 @@ namespace TapeCatalog
     public partial class MainWindow : Window
     {
         private readonly ObservableCollection<FileEntry> _files = new ObservableCollection<FileEntry>();
+        private DispatcherTimer _copySummaryTimer;
 
-        private static string FormatBytesToMb(long bytes)
+        // NOTE: FormatBytesToMb moved to Methods.SettingsUi; no local implementation kept.
+
+        private void XmlFilesListBox_SelectionChanged(object sender, SelectionChangedEventArgs e)
         {
-            // convert to MB with two decimal places
+            if (!(XmlFilesListBox.SelectedItem is string path))
-            double mb = bytes / 1024.0 / 1024.0;
+            {
-            return mb.ToString("F2");
+                XmlSummaryListView.Items.Clear();
+                return;
+            }
+
+            try
+            {
+                if (!File.Exists(path))
+                {
+                    XmlSummaryListView.Items.Clear();
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                var doc = System.Xml.Linq.XDocument.Load(path);
+                var root = doc.Root;
+                if (root == null)
+                {
+                    XmlSummaryListView.Items.Clear();
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                XmlSummaryListView.Items.Clear();
+
+                if (string.Equals(root.Name.LocalName, "Files", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                {
+                    foreach (var fe in root.Elements("File"))
+                    {
+                        var fn = fe.Element("Filename")?.Value ?? string.Empty;
+                        var fd = fe.Element("FileDir")?.Value ?? string.Empty;
+                        var st = fe.Element("Status")?.Value ?? string.Empty;
+                        XmlSummaryListView.Items.Add(new FileEntry { Filename = fn, FileDir = fd, Status = st });
+                    }
+                }
+                else if (string.Equals(root.Name.LocalName, "TapeEntries", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                {
+                    foreach (var entry in root.Elements("Entry"))
+                    {
+                        var fn = entry.Element("Filename")?.Value ?? string.Empty;
+                        var med = entry.Element("Medium")?.Value ?? string.Empty;
+                        var mod = entry.Element("Modified")?.Value ?? string.Empty;
+                        XmlSummaryListView.Items.Add(new FileEntry { Filename = fn, FileDir = med, Status = mod });
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    // Unknown format - show nothing
+                }
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                XmlSummaryListView.Items.Clear();
+            }
         }
 
         public MainWindow()
         {
             InitializeComponent();
             FilesListView.ItemsSource = _files;
+            // start periodic update of copy summary
+            _copySummaryTimer = new DispatcherTimer { Interval = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(500) };
+            _copySummaryTimer.Tick += (s, e) => UpdateCopySummary();
+            _copySummaryTimer.Start();
         }
         #region (export Medium)
         private void EXPORT_MEDIUM(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
@@ -82,8 +144,22 @@ namespace TapeCatalog
         #region (COPY_TO_TAPECATALOG)
         private void COPY_TO_TAPECATALOG(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         {
-            // delegate to XML helper to copy entries to TapeCatalog list view
+            // Only copy entries where the verification status indicates OK (checked)
-            XML.Methods.CopyToTapeCatalog(this, _files, TapeCatalogListView);
+            try
+            {
+                var okEntries = _files.Where(f => string.Equals(f.Status, "✔", StringComparison.Ordinal)).ToList();
+                if (okEntries.Count == 0)
+                {
+                    MessageBox.Show(this, "No verified entries to copy to TapeCatalog.", "Nothing to copy", MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Information);
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                XML.Methods.CopyToTapeCatalog(this, okEntries, TapeCatalogListView);
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                MessageBox.Show(this, $"Error copying to TapeCatalog: {ex.Message}", "Error", MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Error);
+            }
         }
         #endregion (COPY_TO_TAPECATALOG)
         #region (COPY_FROM_SRCARC)
@@ -124,165 +200,104 @@ namespace TapeCatalog
 
         private void SET_RES_DIR(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         {
-            // Use the WinForms FolderBrowserDialog to select a folder
+            var sel = SettingsUi.SelectDirectory("Select Source folder");
-            using (var dlg = new System.Windows.Forms.FolderBrowserDialog())
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(sel)) SourceTextBox.Text = sel;
-            {
-                dlg.Description = "Select a folder";
-                dlg.ShowNewFolderButton = true;
-                var result = dlg.ShowDialog();
-                if (result == System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK && !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(dlg.SelectedPath))
-                {
-                    SourceTextBox.Text = dlg.SelectedPath;
-                }
-            }
         }
         #endregion (EXPORT_LIST)
         #region (SET_ARC_DIR)
         private void SET_ARC_DIR(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         {
-            // Use the WinForms FolderBrowserDialog to select a folder
+            var sel = SettingsUi.SelectDirectory("Select Archive folder");
-            using (var dlg = new System.Windows.Forms.FolderBrowserDialog())
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(sel)) ArchiveTextBox.Text = sel;
+        }
+        #endregion (SET_ARC_DIR)
+        #region (SET_XML_DIR)
+        private void SET_XML_DIR(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            var sel = SettingsUi.SelectDirectory("Select XML folder");
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(sel)) XmlDirectoryTextBox.Text = sel;
+        }
+        #endregion (SET_XML_DIR)
+
+        #region (LOAD_XML_FILES)
+        private void LOAD_XML_FILES(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            var xmlPath = XmlDirectoryTextBox.Text?.Trim();
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(xmlPath) || !Directory.Exists(xmlPath))
             {
-                dlg.Description = "Select a folder";
+                MessageBox.Show(this, "Please select a valid XML directory first.", "Invalid XML Directory", MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Warning);
-                dlg.ShowNewFolderButton = true;
+                return;
-                var result = dlg.ShowDialog();
+            }
-                if (result == System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK && !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(dlg.SelectedPath))
+
+            string[] files;
+            try
+            {
+                files = Directory.GetFiles(xmlPath, "*.xml", SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly);
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                MessageBox.Show(this, $"Error enumerating XML files: {ex.Message}", "Error", MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Error);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            XmlFilesListBox.Items.Clear();
+            XmlSummaryListView.Items.Clear();
+            foreach (var f in files)
+            {
+                XmlFilesListBox.Items.Add(f);
+            }
+
+            // switch to XML tab
+            foreach (var it in MainTabControl.Items)
+            {
+                if (it is TabItem ti && (ti.Header as string) == "XML")
                 {
-                    ArchiveTextBox.Text = dlg.SelectedPath;
+                    MainTabControl.SelectedItem = ti;
+                    break;
                 }
             }
         }
-        #endregion (SET_ARC_DIR)
+        #endregion (LOAD_XML_FILES)
         #region (SCAN_RES_DIR)
         private void SCAN_RES_DIR(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         {
             var path = SourceTextBox.Text?.Trim();
-            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(path))
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(path) || !Directory.Exists(path))
             {
-                MessageBox.Show("Please select a directory first.", "No directory", MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Warning);
+                MessageBox.Show("Please select a valid Source directory first.", "No directory", MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Warning);
-                return;
-            }
-
-            if (!Directory.Exists(path))
-            {
-                MessageBox.Show("The specified directory does not exist.", "Directory not found", MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Error);
                 return;
             }
 
             try
             {
-                foreach (var file in Directory.EnumerateFiles(path, "*.*", SearchOption.AllDirectories))
+                var count = SettingsUi.ScanSource(path, _files);
-                {
+                MessageBox.Show($"Scan abgeschlossen. Einträge: {count}", "Scan beendet", MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Information);
-                    try
-                    {
-                        var fi = new FileInfo(file);
-                        // check if an entry with same filename and same source directory already exists
-                        var existing = _files.FirstOrDefault(f => string.Equals(f.Filename, fi.Name, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
-                                                                   && string.Equals(f.FileDir, fi.DirectoryName, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
-                        if (existing != null)
-                        {
-                            var newSizeMb = FormatBytesToMb(fi.Length);
-                            if (existing.SizeSrc != newSizeMb)
-                            { 
-                                // update size and modification date, do not add a new entry
-                                existing.SizeSrc = newSizeMb;
-                                existing.ModSrc = fi.LastWriteTime.ToString();
-                                // reset verification status and archive drive info
-                                existing.Status = string.Empty;
-                                existing.ArcDrive = string.Empty;
-                            }
-                        }
-                        else
-                        {
-                            _files.Add(new FileEntry
-                            {
-                                Filename = fi.Name,
-                                FileDir = fi.DirectoryName,
-                                SizeSrc = FormatBytesToMb(fi.Length),
-                                //SizeArc = string.Empty,
-                                ModSrc = fi.LastWriteTime.ToString(),
-                                //ModArc = string.Empty
-                            });
-                        }
-                    }
-                    catch
-                    {
-                        // ignore files we can't access
-                    }
-                }
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
                 MessageBox.Show($"Error scanning directory: {ex.Message}", "Error", MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Error);
             }
-            // inform user that scan finished
-            MessageBox.Show($"Scan abgeschlossen. Einträge: {_files.Count}", "Scan beendet", MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Information);
         }
         #endregion (SCAN_RES_DIR)
         #region(SCAN_ARC_DIR)
         private void SCAN_ARC_DIR(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         {
             var path = ArchiveTextBox.Text?.Trim();
-            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(path))
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(path) || !Directory.Exists(path))
             {
-                MessageBox.Show("Please select an archive directory first.", "No directory", MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Warning);
+                MessageBox.Show("Please select a valid Archive directory first.", "No directory", MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Warning);
-                return;
-            }
-
-            if (!Directory.Exists(path))
-            {
-                MessageBox.Show("The specified archive directory does not exist.", "Directory not found", MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Error);
                 return;
             }
 
             try
             {
-                foreach (var file in Directory.EnumerateFiles(path, "*.*", SearchOption.AllDirectories))
+                var count = SettingsUi.ScanArchive(path, _files);
-                {
+                MessageBox.Show($"Scan abgeschlossen. Einträge: {count}", "Scan beendet", MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Information);
-                    try
-                    {
-                        var fi = new FileInfo(file);
-
-                        // look for existing entry by filename (case-insensitive)
-                        var existing = _files.FirstOrDefault(f => string.Equals(f.Filename, fi.Name, StringComparison.Ordinal));
-                        if (existing != null)
-                        {
-                            // update SizeArc
-                            existing.SizeArc = FormatBytesToMb(fi.Length);
-
-                            // update ModArc to the most recent modified date
-                            DateTime prevMod;
-                            if (!DateTime.TryParse(existing.ModArc, out prevMod))
-                                prevMod = DateTime.MinValue;
-
-                            var mod = fi.LastWriteTime > prevMod ? fi.LastWriteTime : prevMod;
-                            existing.ModArc = mod.ToString();
-                        }
-                        else
-                        {
-                            _files.Add(new FileEntry
-                            {
-                                Filename = fi.Name,
-                                FileDir = fi.DirectoryName,
-                                //SizeSrc = string.Empty,
-                                SizeArc = FormatBytesToMb(fi.Length),
-                                //ModSrc = string.Empty,
-                                ModArc = fi.LastWriteTime.ToString()
-                            });
-                        }
-                    }
-                    catch
-                    {
-                        // ignore inaccessible files
-                    }
-                }
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
                 MessageBox.Show($"Error scanning archive directory: {ex.Message}", "Error", MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Error);
             }
-            // inform user that archive scan finished
-            MessageBox.Show($"Scan abgeschlossen. Einträge: {_files.Count}", "Scan beendet", MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Information);
         }
         #endregion(SCAN_ARC_DIR)
         #region (CLEAR_FILES)
@@ -341,6 +356,190 @@ namespace TapeCatalog
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        // Populate CopyTreeView with directory structure from SourceTextBox
+        private void POPULATE_COPY_TREE(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            Copy.PopulateTree(CopyTreeView, SourceTextBox.Text);
+        }
+
+        private async void COPY_SELECTED_TO_ARCHIVE(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            var archivePath = ArchiveTextBox.Text?.Trim();
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(archivePath) || !Directory.Exists(archivePath))
+            {
+                MessageBox.Show(this, "Please select a valid Archive directory first.", "Invalid Archive", MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Warning);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            var sourceRoot = SourceTextBox.Text?.Trim();
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(sourceRoot) || !Directory.Exists(sourceRoot))
+            {
+                MessageBox.Show(this, "Please select a valid Source directory first.", "Invalid Source", MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Warning);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            var files = Copy.GetCheckedFiles(CopyTreeView);
+            if (files.Count == 0)
+            {
+                MessageBox.Show(this, "No files selected.", "Nothing to copy", MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Information);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            // prepare progress UI based on bytes
+            long totalBytes = 0;
+            foreach (var f in files)
+            {
+                try { totalBytes += new FileInfo(f).Length; } catch { }
+            }
+
+            if (totalBytes <= 0) totalBytes = 1; // avoid zero maximum
+
+            CopyProgressBar.Minimum = 0;
+            CopyProgressBar.Maximum = (double)totalBytes;
+            CopyProgressBar.Value = 0;
+            CopyProgressText.Text = "Starting...";
+
+            long bytesCopied = 0;
+            int copied = 0, failed = 0;
+
+            // parse speed limit (MB/s) from settings; 0 or invalid = unlimited
+            double speedMb = 0;
+            var speedText = CopySpeedTextBox?.Text?.Trim();
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(speedText))
+                double.TryParse(speedText, NumberStyles.Float, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out speedMb);
+
+            double speedBytesPerSec = speedMb > 0 ? speedMb * 1024.0 * 1024.0 : 0;
+
+            await Task.Run(() =>
+            {
+                const int bufferSize = 64 * 1024; // 64KB
+                var buffer = new byte[bufferSize];
+
+                for (int i = 0; i < files.Count; i++)
+                {
+                    var src = files[i];
+                    try
+                    {
+                        var fileDir = System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(src) ?? string.Empty;
+                        string relative;
+                        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(sourceRoot) && fileDir.StartsWith(sourceRoot, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                            relative = fileDir.Substring(sourceRoot.Length).TrimStart(System.IO.Path.DirectorySeparatorChar, System.IO.Path.AltDirectorySeparatorChar);
+                        else
+                            relative = System.IO.Path.GetFileName(fileDir);
+
+                        var destDir = System.IO.Path.Combine(archivePath, relative);
+                        Directory.CreateDirectory(destDir);
+                        var destFile = System.IO.Path.Combine(destDir, System.IO.Path.GetFileName(src));
+
+                        using (var inStream = new FileStream(src, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read))
+                        using (var outStream = new FileStream(destFile, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.None))
+                        {
+                            long fileBytesCopied = 0;
+                            var sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
+                            int read;
+                            while ((read = inStream.Read(buffer, 0, buffer.Length)) > 0)
+                            {
+                                outStream.Write(buffer, 0, read);
+                                fileBytesCopied += read;
+                                Interlocked.Add(ref bytesCopied, read);
+
+                                // throttling per file
+                                if (speedBytesPerSec > 0)
+                                {
+                                    double desiredMs = (fileBytesCopied / speedBytesPerSec) * 1000.0;
+                                    double actualMs = sw.Elapsed.TotalMilliseconds;
+                                    if (desiredMs > actualMs)
+                                    {
+                                        int sleep = (int)Math.Ceiling(desiredMs - actualMs);
+                                        if (sleep > 0) Thread.Sleep(sleep);
+                                    }
+                                }
+
+                                // update UI progress
+                                Dispatcher.Invoke(() =>
+                                {
+                                    CopyProgressBar.Value = Math.Min((double)bytesCopied, CopyProgressBar.Maximum);
+                                    double pct = (CopyProgressBar.Value / CopyProgressBar.Maximum) * 100.0;
+                                    CopyProgressText.Text = $"{FormatBytes(bytesCopied)} / {FormatBytes(totalBytes)} ({pct:F1}%)";
+                                });
+                            }
+                        }
+
+                        copied++;
+                    }
+                    catch
+                    {
+                        failed++;
+                    }
+                }
+            });
+
+            CopyProgressText.Text = $"Done. Success: {copied}, Failed: {failed}. {FormatBytes(bytesCopied)} copied.";
+            MessageBox.Show(this, $"Copy finished. Success: {copied}, Failed: {failed}", "Copy completed", MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Information);
+        }
+
+        private void UpdateCopySummary()
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                var files = Copy.GetCheckedFiles(CopyTreeView);
+                CopySelectedCountText.Text = files.Count.ToString();
+
+                double totalMb = 0;
+                foreach (var f in files)
+                {
+                    try
+                    {
+                        var fi = new FileInfo(f);
+                        totalMb += fi.Length / 1024.0 / 1024.0;
+                    }
+                    catch
+                    {
+                        // ignore
+                    }
+                }
+                CopySelectedSizeText.Text = totalMb.ToString("F2");
+
+                var archivePath = ArchiveTextBox.Text?.Trim();
+                if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(archivePath))
+                {
+                    try
+                    {
+                        var root = System.IO.Path.GetPathRoot(archivePath);
+                        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(root))
+                        {
+                            var di = new DriveInfo(root);
+                            // AvailableFreeSpace in bytes
+                            double freeMb = di.AvailableFreeSpace / 1024.0 / 1024.0;
+                            ArchiveFreeText.Text = freeMb.ToString("F2") + " MB";
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            ArchiveFreeText.Text = "N/A";
+                        }
+                    }
+                    catch
+                    {
+                        ArchiveFreeText.Text = "N/A";
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    ArchiveFreeText.Text = "N/A";
+                }
+            }
+            catch (Exception)
+            {
+                // swallow periodic update errors; avoid UI disruptions
+            }
+        }
+
+        private static string FormatBytes(long bytes)
+        {
+            double mb = bytes / 1024.0 / 1024.0;
+            return mb.ToString("F2") + " MB";
+        }
     }
     #endregion (VERIFY_SIZES)
     public class FileEntry : System.ComponentModel.INotifyPropertyChanged

Methods/Copy.cs

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+using System;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Windows.Controls;
+using System.Windows;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+
+namespace TapeCatalog.Methods
+{
+    // Reusable helper methods for copy-related UI functionality
+    public static class Copy
+    {
+        // guard to prevent recursive Checked/Unchecked handling while we programmatically change states
+        private static bool _suppressCheckEvents = false;
+        public static void PopulateTree(TreeView tree, string path)
+        {
+            if (tree == null) return;
+            tree.Items.Clear();
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(path) || !Directory.Exists(path)) return;
+
+            var rootDir = new DirectoryInfo(path);
+            var rootItem = CreateDirectoryNode(rootDir);
+            rootItem.IsExpanded = true;
+            tree.Items.Add(rootItem);
+        }
+
+        public static TreeViewItem CreateDirectoryNode(DirectoryInfo dir)
+        {
+            var item = new TreeViewItem { Tag = dir.FullName };
+
+            // Create header with a checkbox for the directory as well
+            var headerPanel = new StackPanel { Orientation = Orientation.Horizontal };
+            var dirCb = new CheckBox { VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Center, Margin = new Thickness(0, 0, 4, 0) };
+            var dirTb = new TextBlock { Text = dir.Name, VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Center };
+            headerPanel.Children.Add(dirCb);
+            headerPanel.Children.Add(dirTb);
+            item.Header = headerPanel;
+
+            try
+            {
+                // add subdirectories
+                foreach (var sub in dir.GetDirectories())
+                {
+                    item.Items.Add(CreateDirectoryNode(sub));
+                }
+
+                // add files
+                foreach (var f in dir.GetFiles())
+                {
+                    var fileItem = new TreeViewItem { Tag = f.FullName };
+                    var sp = new StackPanel { Orientation = Orientation.Horizontal };
+                    var cb = new CheckBox { VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Center, Margin = new Thickness(0, 0, 4, 0) };
+                    var tb = new TextBlock { Text = f.Name, VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Center };
+                    sp.Children.Add(cb);
+                    sp.Children.Add(tb);
+                    fileItem.Header = sp;
+                    item.Items.Add(fileItem);
+                }
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                // ignore access exceptions
+            }
+
+            // Wire events to propagate state to children when directory checkbox is toggled
+            dirCb.Checked += (s, e) =>
+            {
+                if (_suppressCheckEvents) return;
+                try { _suppressCheckEvents = true; SetCheckedState(item, true); }
+                finally { _suppressCheckEvents = false; }
+            };
+            dirCb.Unchecked += (s, e) =>
+            {
+                if (_suppressCheckEvents) return;
+                try { _suppressCheckEvents = true; SetCheckedState(item, false); }
+                finally { _suppressCheckEvents = false; }
+            };
+
+            return item;
+        }
+
+        private static void SetCheckedState(TreeViewItem node, bool isChecked)
+        {
+            foreach (var it in node.Items)
+            {
+                if (it is TreeViewItem child)
+                {
+                    // child header expected to be a StackPanel with a CheckBox as first child
+                    if (child.Header is StackPanel sp && sp.Children.Count > 0)
+                    {
+                        foreach (var ch in sp.Children)
+                        {
+                            if (ch is CheckBox childCb)
+                            {
+                                childCb.IsChecked = isChecked;
+                                break;
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    // recurse into grandchildren
+                    if (child.Items != null && child.Items.Count > 0)
+                    {
+                        SetCheckedState(child, isChecked);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Collect checked files and copy them to archive preserving relative folders
+        public static Tuple<int,int> CopySelectedToArchive(TreeView tree, string sourceRoot, string archivePath)
+        {
+            if (tree == null) return Tuple.Create(0, 0);
+            var files = new List<string>();
+            foreach (var it in tree.Items)
+            {
+                if (it is TreeViewItem tvi)
+                    CollectCheckedFiles(tvi, files);
+            }
+
+            int copied = 0, failed = 0;
+            foreach (var src in files)
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    var fileDir = System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(src) ?? string.Empty;
+                    string relative;
+                    if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(sourceRoot) && fileDir.StartsWith(sourceRoot, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                        relative = fileDir.Substring(sourceRoot.Length).TrimStart(System.IO.Path.DirectorySeparatorChar, System.IO.Path.AltDirectorySeparatorChar);
+                    else
+                        relative = System.IO.Path.GetFileName(fileDir);
+
+                    var destDir = System.IO.Path.Combine(archivePath, relative);
+                    Directory.CreateDirectory(destDir);
+                    var destFile = System.IO.Path.Combine(destDir, System.IO.Path.GetFileName(src));
+                    File.Copy(src, destFile, true);
+                    copied++;
+                }
+                catch
+                {
+                    failed++;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return Tuple.Create(copied, failed);
+        }
+
+        // Return a list of all checked file paths in the tree
+        public static List<string> GetCheckedFiles(TreeView tree)
+        {
+            var files = new List<string>();
+            if (tree == null) return files;
+            foreach (var it in tree.Items)
+            {
+                if (it is TreeViewItem tvi)
+                    CollectCheckedFiles(tvi, files);
+            }
+            return files;
+        }
+
+        private static void CollectCheckedFiles(TreeViewItem node, List<string> list)
+        {
+            if (node.Header is StackPanel sp)
+            {
+                foreach (var child in sp.Children)
+                {
+                    if (child is CheckBox cb && cb.IsChecked == true)
+                    {
+                        if (node.Tag is string path && File.Exists(path))
+                        {
+                            list.Add(path);
+                        }
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            foreach (var it in node.Items)
+            {
+                if (it is TreeViewItem t)
+                    CollectCheckedFiles(t, list);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

Methods/Settings.cs

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+using System;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Xml.Serialization;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
+
+namespace TapeCatalog.Methods
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Simple settings container and load/save helpers.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Serializable]
+    public class SettingsData
+    {
+        public string SourceDirectory { get; set; }
+        public string ArchiveDirectory { get; set; }
+        public string XmlDirectory { get; set; }
+
+        public static SettingsData Default => new SettingsData
+        {
+            SourceDirectory = string.Empty,
+            ArchiveDirectory = string.Empty,
+            XmlDirectory = string.Empty
+        };
+    }
+
+    public static class SettingsManager
+    {
+        private const string DefaultFileName = "appsettings.xml";
+
+        public static void Save(SettingsData data, string filePath = null)
+        {
+            if (data == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(data));
+            var path = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(filePath) ? DefaultFileName : filePath;
+            try
+            {
+                using (var fs = File.Create(path))
+                {
+                    var ser = new XmlSerializer(typeof(SettingsData));
+                    ser.Serialize(fs, data);
+                }
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                // swallow errors; callers can handle existence/permission issues
+            }
+        }
+
+        public static SettingsData Load(string filePath = null)
+        {
+            var path = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(filePath) ? DefaultFileName : filePath;
+            if (!File.Exists(path)) return SettingsData.Default;
+            try
+            {
+                using (var fs = File.OpenRead(path))
+                {
+                    var ser = new XmlSerializer(typeof(SettingsData));
+                    return ser.Deserialize(fs) as SettingsData ?? SettingsData.Default;
+                }
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                return SettingsData.Default;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // UI-related helpers used by the Settings tab. These methods avoid direct UI manipulation
+    // and return data so the MainWindow can update controls.
+    public static class SettingsUi
+    {
+        public static string SelectDirectory(string description)
+        {
+            using (var dlg = new System.Windows.Forms.FolderBrowserDialog())
+            {
+                dlg.Description = description ?? "Select a folder";
+                dlg.ShowNewFolderButton = true;
+                var result = dlg.ShowDialog();
+                if (result == System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK && !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(dlg.SelectedPath))
+                    return dlg.SelectedPath;
+            }
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        public static int ScanSource(string path, ObservableCollection<TapeCatalog.FileEntry> files)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(path)) throw new ArgumentException("path");
+            if (!Directory.Exists(path)) throw new DirectoryNotFoundException(path);
+
+            // normalize source root for reliable relative path calculation
+            var rootFull = System.IO.Path.GetFullPath(path).TrimEnd(System.IO.Path.DirectorySeparatorChar, System.IO.Path.AltDirectorySeparatorChar);
+
+            foreach (var file in Directory.EnumerateFiles(path, "*.*", SearchOption.AllDirectories))
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    var fi = new FileInfo(file);
+                    // compute directory relative to source root (remove the source root prefix)
+                    var dirFull = System.IO.Path.GetFullPath(fi.DirectoryName).TrimEnd(System.IO.Path.DirectorySeparatorChar, System.IO.Path.AltDirectorySeparatorChar);
+                    string relativeDir = string.Empty;
+                    if (dirFull.StartsWith(rootFull, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                        relativeDir = dirFull.Length == rootFull.Length ? string.Empty : dirFull.Substring(rootFull.Length).TrimStart(System.IO.Path.DirectorySeparatorChar, System.IO.Path.AltDirectorySeparatorChar);
+                    else
+                        relativeDir = fi.DirectoryName;
+
+                    var existing = files.FirstOrDefault(f => string.Equals(f.Filename, fi.Name, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                                                               && string.Equals(f.FileDir, relativeDir, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+                    if (existing != null)
+                    {
+                        var newSizeMb = FormatBytesToMb(fi.Length);
+                        if (existing.SizeSrc != newSizeMb)
+                        {
+                            existing.SizeSrc = newSizeMb;
+                            existing.ModSrc = fi.LastWriteTime.ToString();
+                            existing.Status = string.Empty;
+                            existing.ArcDrive = string.Empty;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        files.Add(new TapeCatalog.FileEntry
+                        {
+                            Filename = fi.Name,
+                            FileDir = relativeDir,
+                            SizeSrc = FormatBytesToMb(fi.Length),
+                            ModSrc = fi.LastWriteTime.ToString(),
+                        });
+                    }
+                }
+                catch
+                {
+                    // ignore inaccessible files
+                }
+            }
+            return files.Count;
+        }
+
+        public static int ScanArchive(string path, ObservableCollection<TapeCatalog.FileEntry> files)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(path)) throw new ArgumentException("path");
+            if (!Directory.Exists(path)) throw new DirectoryNotFoundException(path);
+            // normalize archive root for reliable relative path calculation
+            var rootFull = System.IO.Path.GetFullPath(path).TrimEnd(System.IO.Path.DirectorySeparatorChar, System.IO.Path.AltDirectorySeparatorChar);
+
+            foreach (var file in Directory.EnumerateFiles(path, "*.*", SearchOption.AllDirectories))
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    var fi = new FileInfo(file);
+
+                    var dirFull = System.IO.Path.GetFullPath(fi.DirectoryName).TrimEnd(System.IO.Path.DirectorySeparatorChar, System.IO.Path.AltDirectorySeparatorChar);
+                    string relativeDir = string.Empty;
+                    if (dirFull.StartsWith(rootFull, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                        relativeDir = dirFull.Length == rootFull.Length ? string.Empty : dirFull.Substring(rootFull.Length).TrimStart(System.IO.Path.DirectorySeparatorChar, System.IO.Path.AltDirectorySeparatorChar);
+                    else
+                        relativeDir = fi.DirectoryName;
+
+                    var existing = files.FirstOrDefault(f => string.Equals(f.Filename, fi.Name, StringComparison.Ordinal)
+                                                               && string.Equals(f.FileDir, relativeDir, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+                    if (existing != null)
+                    {
+                        existing.SizeArc = FormatBytesToMb(fi.Length);
+                        DateTime prevMod;
+                        if (!DateTime.TryParse(existing.ModArc, out prevMod)) prevMod = DateTime.MinValue;
+                        var mod = fi.LastWriteTime > prevMod ? fi.LastWriteTime : prevMod;
+                        existing.ModArc = mod.ToString();
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        files.Add(new TapeCatalog.FileEntry
+                        {
+                            Filename = fi.Name,
+                            FileDir = relativeDir,
+                            SizeArc = FormatBytesToMb(fi.Length),
+                            ModArc = fi.LastWriteTime.ToString()
+                        });
+                    }
+                }
+                catch
+                {
+                    // ignore inaccessible files
+                }
+            }
+            return files.Count;
+        }
+
+        public static string[] GetXmlFiles(string xmlPath)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(xmlPath) || !Directory.Exists(xmlPath)) return new string[0];
+            try
+            {
+                return Directory.GetFiles(xmlPath, "*.xml", SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly);
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                return new string[0];
+            }
+        }
+
+        private static string FormatBytesToMb(long bytes)
+        {
+            double mb = bytes / 1024.0 / 1024.0;
+            return mb.ToString("F2");
+        }
+    }
+}

Methods/xml.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Xml.Linq;
+
+namespace TapeCatalog.Methods
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Helpers to read XML files and produce a compact summary used by the UI.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static class Xml
+    {
+        public static List<TapeCatalog.FileEntry> ParseSummary(string filePath)
+        {
+            var result = new List<TapeCatalog.FileEntry>();
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(filePath) || !File.Exists(filePath))
+                return result;
+
+            try
+            {
+                var doc = XDocument.Load(filePath);
+                var root = doc.Root;
+                if (root == null) return result;
+
+                if (string.Equals(root.Name.LocalName, "Files", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                {
+                    foreach (var fe in root.Elements("File"))
+                    {
+                        try
+                        {
+                            var fn = fe.Element("Filename")?.Value ?? string.Empty;
+                            var fd = fe.Element("FileDir")?.Value ?? string.Empty;
+                            var st = fe.Element("Status")?.Value ?? string.Empty;
+                            result.Add(new TapeCatalog.FileEntry { Filename = fn, FileDir = fd, Status = st });
+                        }
+                        catch
+                        {
+                            // ignore malformed entries
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                else if (string.Equals(root.Name.LocalName, "TapeEntries", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                {
+                    foreach (var entry in root.Elements("Entry"))
+                    {
+                        try
+                        {
+                            var fn = entry.Element("Filename")?.Value ?? string.Empty;
+                            var med = entry.Element("Medium")?.Value ?? string.Empty;
+                            var mod = entry.Element("Modified")?.Value ?? string.Empty;
+                            result.Add(new TapeCatalog.FileEntry { Filename = fn, FileDir = med, Status = mod });
+                        }
+                        catch
+                        {
+                            // ignore malformed entries
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                // ignore parse errors and return empty list
+            }
+
+            return result;
+        }
+
+        public static string[] GetXmlFiles(string xmlDirectory)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(xmlDirectory) || !Directory.Exists(xmlDirectory))
+                return Array.Empty<string>();
+
+            try
+            {
+                return Directory.GetFiles(xmlDirectory, "*.xml", SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly);
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                return Array.Empty<string>();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

TapeCatalog.csproj

@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@
       <Generator>MSBuild:Compile</Generator>
       <SubType>Designer</SubType>
     </ApplicationDefinition>
+    <Compile Include="Methods\Copy.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Methods\Settings.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Methods\xml.cs" />
     <Compile Include="XML_Methods.cs" />
     <Page Include="MainWindow.xaml">
       <Generator>MSBuild:Compile</Generator>