FreeFileSync Forum

The only thing you seem to have added is how to get it to start when Windows boots, ... Although not on the RealTimeSync (RTS) manual page, even that info is already present not only on the "RTS: Run as a Service" manual page, but also in the RealTimeSync tutorial video . And in the latter case ...

With "batch jobs lost" I suppose you are mean FreeFileSync (FFS) sync configurations you saved from the FFS GUI as batch files. If you do so, those sync configurations files are saved in a self selected location under a self selected name, and get the file extension *.ffs_batch . So, you should ...

In the FFS GUI: Tools / Reset Layout

> FreeFileSync/RealTimeSync on XP is beyond dead

<pun>That almost sounds like a resurrection or reincarnation of FFS/RTS on XP ... </pun>

Perhaps this thread helps:
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"Encrypted" suggests the contents would be something secret or shielded. Obviously that is not the case. I suppose Zenju chose the most compact and convenient format for the sync.ffs_db files, and because those are not designed to be accessed by users, and not intended to be modified by users, did ...

Assuming source drives S: and T:, and destination drive D: Create two folders on D:, e.g named BackupS adn BackupT • If you want to sync the entire content of S: and T: to D: , define two left-right folder pairs in the FreeFileSync (FFS) GUI (using the " + " icon in front of you first left-right p ...

You can synchronize your two source drives to a single destination drive , but if you Mirror-sync only to two different destination folders . If you Update-sync you could potentially sync to a single destination folder , but only safely if there is no overlap in file-names in your two source drives ...

If you know upfront which files FreeFileSync (FFS) needs to Compare (and if necessary: Sync), you can list those files in your Include Filter . You can do so manually editing your Include Filter (replacing the default * (=everything) by your list of files (relative to the root of your left and right ...

I seem to remember a thread in this forum on a similar or the same topic (but failed to find it). If I remember correctly, FFS only deletes files (if necessary for the sync), but does/can not delete folders, in some cases leaving destination side empty orphan folders. This is/was a general issue ...

> All this thread has taught me so far is this forum is not the place to get help. And all this thread has taught me is that you apparently expect or hope people will spend time and effort in giving you help, without you showing any indication of being prepared to put in any serious effort at your ...

Did you even bother to view the tutorials?

> I've got the Donation Edition version, and there I can make several separate backups.

Running several separate backups can be done just as well with the standard (non-donation) version.
The relevant differences between the standard and the donation version can be found here.

I think the choice for just left-to-right for a Mirror or Update sync prevents a lot of mistakes that may cause data-loss, and thus makes sense. If you want to Mirror or Update sync your right-location to your left location, you can simply swap your left and right base location(s) using the circular ...

The error message (Access is denied) indicates that the user under which credentials you run your FFS sync would not have write access in Z:\Doreen_Docs and/or Z:\Doreen_Docs\Food - Recipes

As suggested multiple times in this forum, instead of using the (often buggy) native MTP protocol of your phone, you can install an sftp server on your phone and sync via FFS using the SFTP protocol.
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Open the GUI of RealTimeSync (RTS), and then open the faulty saved RTS configuration (*.ffs_real).
In the Command Line field of the GUI, you can then change the path to the specified *.fss_batch file to the correct one, and save the RTS sync configuration again.

You can not Mirror-sync multiple source folders to one and the same destination folder. This results in exactly the (self created) problems you are experiencing. You could potentially Update-sync multiple source folders to one and the same destination folder, but is to be strongly discouraged ...

Without further details, this reads like a case in which you have one or more mismatches in your left-right pair specification(s).

Your intention and opinion are perfectly clear. But that does not change the fact that FFS does exactly what is written in the manual: Files and folders are only considered for synchronization if they pass all filter rules So, any files and folders that do not pass all filter rules are not ...

> About the possibility of configuring multiple post-synchronization commands in FFS, it works.

Never too old to learn something new! ;-)

I believe it is only possible in FFS to define a single Command Line; either on Completion, or on Success or on Errors. What you can however do On Completion, is to invoke a self-created script that evaluates the FFS exit code , and based of the value of the FFS exit code initiates your desired ...

> What is the finding? I was aware of the optional syntax of a 2nd colon followed by a port number (for when using a different port than the default sftp port). sftp://[user@]host[:port][/path] But then I also found syntax descriptions with just the 2nd colon, but without a port number, and was not ...

It seems the first "backup" (backup1) would be the username on the sftp host HERE-IP. And the second "backup" (backup2) would be a folder named "backup" in the "backup" users storage space on the sftp server. Like in sftp://backup1@1.1.1.1/home/backup2/ But I also found sftp://backup1@1.1.1.1 ...

> I was wondering if it would be possible to send the mail on success only if a file was synced Not directly from within FreeFileSync (FFS), but generally there is more than one way to skin a cat ... Two possibilities pop to mind: • Instead of having FFS send the mail, you can launch a self-created s ...

I don't know what you mean by "parameters". FreeFileSync has two sort of settings: • Synchronization configuration specific settings, like left-right folder pair(s), Compare method, Synchronization variant, Filter settings, as configured via the Comparison Settings (F6), Filter (F7) and S ...

... after some update ...

After an FFS update or a Microsoft update?

If all else fails, you can always temporarily install and use the free standard edition of FFS, and during that time do without parallel operation and E-mail notification.

... I am currently unable to use RealTimeSync with a WebDAV folder mounted as a Network Drive in Windows Explorer. Previous parts of this thread are a request to add the WebDAV protocol to FreeFileSync (FFS). Your issue with RealTimeSync (RTS) is completely unrelated. I don't know if the WebDAV ...

Copying ACL's is a setting stored in your GlobalSettings.xml file, which is by default shared between all your syncs. (Look for <CopyFilePermissions Enabled="false"/> vs <CopyFilePermissions Enabled="true"/>) You can however create alternative "GlobalSettings" XML files, saved under different names ...