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Surprising.
For Hector, it doesn't work at all.
For me, it depends on the installation procedure.
It looks like a file property problem.
For example, optimization tools for SSD recommend to disable "8.3 Name Creation" & "Last Access Time" ("NtfsDisable8dot3NameCreation ...

Unfortunately, if I run FreeFileSync.exe from PC1 at step 2, I have the "install.dat" error message on PC2 at step 4. Could the problem result from the level of security policy applied by the administrator on PC2 ?

Hi,

Same "install.dat" error message on my side between my personal computer (PC1 with admin rights) and my professional one (PC2 without the possibility to install any software). Problem solved with the following procedure:

1) From PC1, make a portable install on your USB device with this install ...