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@Plerry Thank you for clarifying this, much appreciated.

I use FFS to backup all data files and sub-directories from my user directory to a drive attached to my router.

Currently it is set to mirror variant, but this isn't the safest method to backup data as it deletes stuff from the target if/when it is deleted from the source.

If I set delete and ...

Something with robocopy is probably the best bet
viewtopic.php?t=6123 xCSxXenon, 09 Mar 2023, 15:07

Thanks, I’ll look into that.

From reading the forum I assume nobody has found a way around this limitation of FTP/SFTP protocol. As I require file dates/times to match exactly this means using my router attached USB drive is a no go.

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I have USB storage attached to my router (TP-Link Archer VR2800) to which I am trying backup files via ftp, but it keeps giving error.. "Server does not support the MFMT command".

The problem with ftp is it only copies files with the current file time/date and doesn't support MFMT. So FFS is unable ...

My folders are normally yellow so I thought black indicates some kind of issue but I couldn't find anything mentioned anywhere. I think this needs documenting in the user manual.

What does it mean when folders are shown in black in overview?