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File "filename" does not contain a valid configuration.

Upgraded and now my trusty batch file "does not contain a valid configuration".
???

Followed your process, didn't work either...

Can you send a screenshot of the GUI when it shows unexpectedly?


FFS 28Jun22.png

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<FreeFileSync XmlType="BATCH" XmlFormat="17">
<Compare>
<Variant>TimeAndSize</Variant>
<Symlinks>Exclude</Symlinks>
<IgnoreTimeShift/>
</Compare>
<Synchronize ...

I have saved a '.ffs_real' batch process, checked "Run minimized", "Auto-close" & "Ignore errors", yet it opens the GUI, sometimes - no apparent regularity. Otherwise it performs as expected. I run it at system startup using a shortcut in my Startup folder that targets "\path\RealTimeSync_x64.exe ...