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by Plerry
Yesterday, 06:32
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Only want to syncronize a single file ---- how can I do ?
Replies: 1
Views: 55

Re: Only want to syncronize a single file ---- how can I do ?

For synching just a single file FFS may be a bit of overkill. But nevertheless: You can use the FFS Include Filter . Replace the default Include Filter of * (= everything) by the (path+) filename (relative to your left- and right base-location) of the file you want to sync. You can edit the Filter s...
by Plerry
26 Mar 2024, 06:16
Forum: Help
Topic: "Both sides have changed" problems with backups
Replies: 7
Views: 187

Re: "Both sides have changed" problems with backups

> Why does FreeFileSync show that both files have changed?

Because the file-ID of both the left- and right-side file has changed compared to what it was at the end of the previous sync, as stored in the left-, respectively right-side database file.
by Plerry
25 Mar 2024, 16:15
Forum: Help
Topic: Insufficient disk space WEBDAV [RESOLVED]
Replies: 6
Views: 113

Re: Insufficient disk space WEBDAV

It seems to be a long standing (and still unfixed) WebDav problem, making both Windows and Linux reporting the used and available space of the local disk.
See e.g. in Google or even previously in the FFS forum.
by Plerry
25 Mar 2024, 12:30
Forum: Help
Topic: Insufficient disk space WEBDAV [RESOLVED]
Replies: 6
Views: 113

Re: Insufficient disk space WEBDAV

It depends on how much data in your cloud-space needs to be updated.
Also read this thread.
by Plerry
25 Mar 2024, 07:25
Forum: Help
Topic: Mirroring bug (?) related to FileTimeTolerance
Replies: 4
Views: 149

Re: Mirroring bug (?) related to FileTimeTolerance

Further to my last remark just above:
As per the earlier description by Zenju (the author of FFS), your "Cannot determine sync-direction: No change since last synchronization" conflict is apparently considered to be of the 2nd category.
by Plerry
25 Mar 2024, 07:10
Forum: Help
Topic: "Both sides have changed" problems with backups
Replies: 7
Views: 187

Re: "Both sides have changed" problems with backups

> And can't mirroring be a more destructive move than just UPDATE? Mirror and Update can both be equally "destructive" if you accidentally made changes (other than deletions) in the source location and then run one or more syncs. Only if you made accidental deletions in the source location...
by Plerry
24 Mar 2024, 08:24
Forum: Help
Topic: Mirroring bug (?) related to FileTimeTolerance
Replies: 4
Views: 149

Re: Mirroring bug (?) related to FileTimeTolerance

Your problem may be self-inflicted. > I have set FileTimeTolerance to 0 ... The simplest way to "fix" your problem is to change it back to the default setting of 2 seconds, as apparently even required for FAT/FAT32 file systems . The "Cannot determine sync-direction: No change since l...
by Plerry
24 Mar 2024, 07:56
Forum: Help
Topic: "Both sides have changed" problems with backups
Replies: 7
Views: 187

Re: "Both sides have changed" problems with backups

The "Both sides have changed" notification only can occur when using a database . In previous versions of FreeFileSync (FFS), by default the database was only used in the Two-way sync variant, in which it is mandatory. Since FFS version 13.x, the database is by default also used in the Mir...
by Plerry
22 Mar 2024, 16:11
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Am I stuck forever with FreeFileSync 13.3?
Replies: 8
Views: 326

Re: Am I stuck forever with FreeFileSync 13.3?

There are people using a chisel as a screwdriver. Sometimes it works, sometimes they hurt themselves doing so. If you, Widowsky, being forwarned, do not want to abandon using leading spaces in file/folder-names (using a chisel as a screwdriver), so be it; at some time you will surely hurt yourself. ...
by Plerry
20 Mar 2024, 13:38
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: freefilesync 13.4 SymLink in windows 11 problem
Replies: 5
Views: 184

Re: freefilesync 13.4 SymLink in windows 11 problem

What is your Symbolic Link handling setting (in the FFS GUI Comparison (F6) tab)?
What file system is your \\q\ location? Not all file systems support reparse points.
by Plerry
20 Mar 2024, 13:31
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: need to have Folders is freefilesync -> configuration tab
Replies: 2
Views: 110

Re: need to have Folders is freefilesync -> configuration tab

I understand your request and why/when this would make sense. But, looking at your list, there may be an alternative. You have quite a lot of sync jobs that ran 82 days ago. If you always run those sync jobs in combination, you can define a single sync job that has multiple left-right location pairs...
by Plerry
20 Mar 2024, 13:17
Forum: Help
Topic: how do run FileSync during windows shutdown ?
Replies: 7
Views: 672

Re: how do run FileSync during windows shutdown ?

Did you try using the Windows Task Scheduler?
There you can choose to run tasks based on a given time, but also upon given events, such as startup, login, logoff and shutdown.
by Plerry
18 Mar 2024, 07:38
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Please make it possible to put sync.ffs_db files elsewhere
Replies: 9
Views: 229

Re: Please make it possible to put sync.ffs_db files elsewhere

@PjotterTheMotter
You seem to be one of those people only willing to accept a solution exactly along their line.
The author has indicated a perfectly workable method to deal with your "problem". But hey, it is not exactly along your line ...
by Plerry
18 Mar 2024, 07:19
Forum: Help
Topic: Daisy chain batch jobs
Replies: 6
Views: 216

Re: Daisy chain batch jobs

As you noticed, I forgot to add the /w or /wait option to at least the first two start-commands in the batch script of my previous reply.
See e.g. https://ss64.com/nt/start.html

Do not add /w or /wait to the FFS On Completion command-line, when using that route.
by Plerry
15 Mar 2024, 10:14
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Exclude repositories including a .git repository
Replies: 4
Views: 1032

Re: Exclude repositories including a .git repository

It is only possible to Exclude files and/or folders (and their child-folders) based on their (own) name.
It is not possible to (automatically) Exclude a parent folder based on the name of any of the files or folders it contains matching a name or pattern.
by Plerry
12 Mar 2024, 15:09
Forum: Help
Topic: Showing non-existed and deleted files
Replies: 8
Views: 235

Re: Showing non-existed and deleted files

If those tilde-files do not just start with a tilde ( ~ ), but with a tilde+dollar sign ( ~$ ) they are most likely remnants of Microsoft Office files, generally caused by improper termination of an MS Office application (e.g. a forced system restart). You should then be able to recognize the file e...
by Plerry
10 Mar 2024, 14:17
Forum: Help
Topic: "Detect moved files" feature -bug on Mac OS
Replies: 3
Views: 207

Re: "Detect moved files" feature -bug on Mac OS

I don't know MAC, but if those packages/folders behave like folders in Windows, then just like in Windows FFS may simply not be able to retain folder modification timestamps.
See here.
by Plerry
10 Mar 2024, 14:10
Forum: Help
Topic: Daisy chain batch jobs
Replies: 6
Views: 216

Re: Daisy chain batch jobs

If you want to run your left-right folder-pair Compare and Sync in sequence per pair, you can either • Run a batch/cmd file that starts your sync jobs in sequence, waiting for the previous job to end before starting the next sync job (via the "start" command). Something like start "C:...
by Plerry
10 Mar 2024, 12:55
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED: Access is denied. [CreateFile]
Replies: 4
Views: 174

Re: ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED: Access is denied. [CreateFile]

By default, the FFS save-location for log-files is C:\Users\[UserName]\AppData\Roaming\FreeFileSync\Logs
So, you must have changed that previously.
by Plerry
10 Mar 2024, 12:50
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Start RealTimeSync at Boot
Replies: 2
Views: 175

Re: Start RealTimeSync at Boot

@dpeteual:
Why literally repeat exactly what is described in the manual?
by Plerry
08 Mar 2024, 14:13
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: FreeFileSync broken
Replies: 2
Views: 175

Re: FreeFileSync broken

> ... because of the stupid and wrong registration ... That is quite presumptuous The only thing fair to say is that there is a mismatch between the way the FFS donation edition tries to enforce installation on just a fair (non-excessive) amount of computers and some less common OSs that continuousl...
by Plerry
07 Mar 2024, 07:02
Forum: Help
Topic: Parallel File Copy
Replies: 2
Views: 185

Re: Parallel File Copy

> ... as this program allows multiple sets of information to be mirrored in one easier operation The feature of using multiple left-right pairs is already present in the standard (non-donation) edition of FFS, and is unrelated to the Parallel file feature present in the donation-edition (and the Bus...
by Plerry
06 Mar 2024, 08:03
Forum: Help
Topic: Empty source folder after an Update
Replies: 2
Views: 174

Re: Empty source folder after an Update

As described, Update seems to be the way to go for syncing OldFiles => OldFilesBackup . > how ... to trigger a process that will empty the "OldFiles" folder without messing up the newly-updated "OldFilesBackup" folder. FFS does not seem capable of emptying OldFiles for you. Inste...
by Plerry
05 Mar 2024, 06:52
Forum: Help
Topic: Donation Edition stops working!!!
Replies: 11
Views: 465

Re: Donation Edition stops working!!!

> There's probably an easier/more direct way ...

In the GUI of the installed FFS donation edition, go to Help / Check for updates now.
The screen that appears has a button "Home page".
by Plerry
03 Mar 2024, 12:53
Forum: Help
Topic: Cannot Read ..\Videos\.lock_11688
Replies: 3
Views: 116

Re: Cannot Read ..\Videos\.lock_11688

There was nothing attached, but:
https://freefilesync.org/manual.php?topic=volume-shadow-copy
But is sounds strange that an exe-file would be locked, because exe-files generally do not get changed when in use.
by Plerry
03 Mar 2024, 12:44
Forum: Help
Topic: How to sync Folders but not files?
Replies: 4
Views: 193

Re: How to sync Folders but not files?

> I still don't get it, because I need this particular folder to be treated differently then the rest of the sync. So I need to specify the folder in the rules. As per my previous reply, I don't understand what goes wrong. If all else fails, because " I need this particular folder to be treated...
by Plerry
29 Feb 2024, 07:42
Forum: Help
Topic: How to sync Folders but not files?
Replies: 4
Views: 193

Re: How to sync Folders but not files?

See here.
So, it seems you would need to exclude *: without the folder-name part in front of it.
However, if that turns out to be true, I fail to see the logic behind it.
by Plerry
29 Feb 2024, 06:18
Forum: Help
Topic: FFS Stopping
Replies: 3
Views: 140

Re: FFS Stopping

What does the log-file tell you?