FreeFileSync Forum

Hello,

It works!
I shall be waiting for version 3.7 .

Thank you,
B.

Yes, but what does version 3.6 tries to copy?
Both the source and destination HD have the same number of files. Where does
it sees this "STEWAR~1.PDF" file?

Thanks,
B.

Hello,

I shall check for size difference latter.

Now I was doing another backup, using Windows XP, and FFS version 3.6.
and got:
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Warning: Synchronization failed for 1 item(s):

Error: Error copying file:
"C:\Documents and ...

Hello,

Do you exclude any files. If "Yes" what is their extension. Perhaps will be
faster by try to locate them in both drives?

Thanks,
B.

Hello,

The recycling bin is empty and both Drives contain data only. (They are used
as data storage external drives).
Any idea for the difference?

Thanks,
B.

Hello,

I tested this specific feature and looks it works.
(Specifically, I created a file "CRIST~1.DOC" at the same place as before. The
synchronization found the one file difference and copied it in the destination
drive.)

Now, comparing the Source HD and the Destination HD, using Windows ...

Ok, I shall try 3.7 when available. Currently I am using 3.4.
Note that the computer I am using to transfer the files is Windows 2000.
Both Source and destination HD are NTFS formatted

B..

Hello,

Thank you very much for your time and help.

I shall rename all these files and folders (I thing they are Windows 3.1 files
and I was using a "Long File Name" program that will create the 8.3 file name
but you will see a long file name).
I guess I can say it is time to give them ...

Hello,

I think you are right. At the target drive, F:
At the F:\> dir CHRIST~1.DOC
I get
F:\>Christians Observe Easter

which has the same 8.3 file name as the file "CHRIST~1.DOC" which is not
copied afterwards.


Does this help?

What is the proposed solution is any?
Of course, I can ...

I went to the computer.

Using Explorer I did a search *~*.*.
I got 10 files in the source directory and 8 in the destination directory. One
of the missing 2 is the CHRIST~1.DOC (a 1996 file).
So, I can see the files in Explorer with the ~ in their file names, the old
DOS 8.3 convention, but two ...

"...console and test what "dir /x" gives..."
Do you mean "C:\>dir /x" The DOS window?

But I can see "CHRIST~1.DOC" on the source drive with Windows explorer.

Why you say that "Explorer shows file's long names only." ?

In addition I can see the difference in the count of files reported from ...

Hello,

I had to stop the backup.and start again.
(What I am doing is copying the files from one drive that is filled to another
bigger drive.)

The first time this error appeared (I took a photograph of the error window,
too ...

I understand what you say
But,
There is a difference in the number of files as reported by Windows Explorer,
and one of them was a directory with a ~ in its file name that did not existed
in the target HD..

If you cannot duplicate it I shall try something specific when finishes the
current job ...

I am taking about Windows version, latest release of FFS, downloaded
yesterday.
When I tried to backup (copy files from one HD to another) yesterday, I
realized that there is a difference in the number of files between the source
and the destination hard drives. (In fact I tried just a folder, as a ...

It looks that does not copy files that contain in their file name a "~"