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There's a new feature in the changelog of FFS 13.4 that I'd like to give my 2 cts about:

"Ignore leading/trailing space when matching file names"

Changes like that may produce confusion down the like. For instance, I have a transparent encrypter that will see any difference in file names as ...

I hope the donation option remains in place because the adware solution that was used a while ago didn't work. Remembering to uncheck a checkbox during the setup process poses a challenge to most people, apparently. Unfortunately, animal pics don't pay anyone's bills either.
Freemium means they give ...

Just checked on a Windows pc where I updated FFS from 11.23 to 11.25 recently. Task Scheduler tells FFS to mirror a local folder to an sftp clouddrive. There's a log too right in the box FFS displays when its script is running. Files get mirrored just fine. Launching FFS from a Windows command ...

It's not about another FFS. It's about making the sync or mirror operation FFS-exclusive, i.e. no other process can access the "copy to" folder while the sync or mirror operation is running. This is a recommended default setting of FFS in order to keep the "copy to" side clean and uncorrupted. The ...

You don't need the admin. The FAQ page says unlimited usage on 3 devices max.
https://freefilesync.org/faq.php#donation-edition
I too agree that the download page should state what exactly you'll be getting.

I always use the button "save as batch task" for running tasks in the scheduler. There's a page reference in the dialog explaining how to create the appropriate Windows task.

http://filehippo.com/de/mac/download_freefilesync/

But I've got 2 browser web reputation plugins and neither flag FFS's website as malware.

Maybe the "Paypal only" approach is part of the problem. Their TOS appear to the common-sense mind just as fishy as piggyback adwares do. A plain credit card merchant account would just look that much more professional to me. FFS was made with love, not with return-on-investment in mind. And it has ...