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I haven't been able to reproduce it, since I added "RecycleBin~*.ffs_tmp" to the filter.

This doesn't do anything. The "ffs_tmp" are temporary files created, managed, and cleaned up by FFS.


I don't know what to tell you, then. It does seem to have at least stopped FFS from throwing up ...

I haven't been able to reproduce it, since I added "RecycleBin~*.ffs_tmp" to the filter.

I'll look into that.

I'm not sure where the other one came from - the folder doesn't seem to exist on the USB drive. I do have an Ubuntu partition on my home machine, but I never sync to the USB from the home machine; I work off of the USB drive on my Windows partition. I can't remember having the ...

On the Synchronization Settings - Filter tab, under "All Folder Pairs", there are already the following exclusions:

\System Volume Information\
\$Recycle.Bin\
\RECYCLE?\
*/thumbs.db

I have never edited this list, from the time I installed FFS.

If it makes any difference, I'm syncing between my ...

First off, thanks for making such a helpful piece of software, it's been vital during these times where some days are work-from-home and some days are work-from-the-office. Making sure everything is in sync has been great.

When I attempted to sync back to my work computer from my external HD this ...