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They are both .xml files that contain settings. I updated the path setting inside the .xml from a static reference to a relative one because that's obviously more portable and then I saved the .xml.

The older version of the .xml had the static path and the newer .xml has the relative path. For ...

See attachments for context. There are two files with the same name but different size and file time.

Freefilesync completely failed to pick up the difference/change in the files, despite detecting changes in other files.

The difference in the files is that the older version had
Path="D:\illusion ...

What is a sync link? FFS doesn't 'link' anything. What is the goal you are trying to achieve? xCSxXenon, 21 Feb 2023, 17:11

When two way sync is clicked, sync.ffs_db is created on both the DAS's folder and the local folder. If this does not 'link' the folders then what is its purpose?

If I would like to remove the sync link between 2 different folders, do I just delete the DB file in both?

Is there an actual way to remove the link through the FFS ui?

Apologies, very new here (and very new to syncing in general).

I noticed there was a function to sync automatically whenever a drive is inserted/detected. However I want control over when to sync (not automatically when the drive is inserted).

Is there a way to create an activable file (whether ...