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+1 for that kind of feature request. It is very time- and resource-wasteful to sync 100+ GB files.
Block-level syncing would be a great feature.

Your use of "the" suggests there is/can be only a single *.fss_gui (or *.ffs_batch) sync configuration file.
However, you can create and save as many sync configuration files as you like, and name each one as you like.


My proposal isn't about naming *.ffs_gui files or managing hundreds of them ...

You can edit, copy and paste in the FFS Include and Exclude Filter in the FFS GUI.

Alternatively:
FFS sync configurations are saved as *.ffs_gui or *.ffs_batch files.
These files are XML-files, in which you can find the
<Filter>...</Filter> section, which comprises the
<Include>...</Include>and ...

I can easily include the root folder for all projects in the sync configuration without customizing the exclusion list for each one. This can be done by editing the .ignore file individually for each project, similar to how Git handles it.

First of all, I would like to express my gratitude for this amazing tool you’ve created.

I have many projects with numerous auxiliary files and folders that I don't need to sync. I would like to have a feature similar to .gitignore, for example, a .filesyncignore file. I could create and place this ...