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Currently there is the workaround to just start manually via Windows Explorer, so this is not a showstopper issue.
It is a showstopper issue for almost half a million users stuck on 6.2, that's almost a fifth of your total users

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Currently there is the workaround to just start manually via Windows Explorer, so this is not a showstopper issue.
I suport a number of friends and family who are not computer literate and don't know how to start programs manually via Windows Explorer, let alone start FFS with an ffs_batch config ...

Just wondering why the bug introduced in 6.3, and still present through every monthly update since March this year, and reported over in the Open Discussion forum here: https://freefilesync.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1716 hasn't had any attention.

Many users like to run the portable version and ...

Same for me. Attempting to start FreeFileSync 6.3 or 6.4 (portable install on a USB Flash Drive) via my application launcher ASuite gives:

Cannot open file "GlobalSettings.xml".
Error Code 32: The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process. (CreateFile)

I frequenty need to Move huge folders, sometimes 1TB, containing ALL filetypes, incl large DVD Iso's, to external usb hdd. In Windows Explorer I highlight the folder I want to Move, then use 'Send to' > target drive, then drag it from target root, to the matching subfolder. The problem with that is ...

I have used Igor Green's shareware Synchronize It! for many years but since finding FFS at PortableApps.com I have been recommending it to friends and family. It has one limitation for me though.

When syncing folders, the timestamp of the newly generated folders are not set to be the same as the ...