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Hi Ubin

C:\Users\Default.migrated\ is a leftover of any Windows 10 major update.

Probably you may delete it without loosing nothing important, but to be sure, open it and check for yourself.
If User Account Control ask for permission answer yes.
After giving permission, a one time only procedure ...

The error message seems pretty self-explanatory:
FFS can not create the mentioned file, because it was denied access to do so.
So, the user-credentials under which you are running FFS apparently do not have
write permission for said folder.


Hmm, running FFS as admin, not sure why it doesnt ...

Trying to backup the User folder in windows 10, using latest version of FFS
when i run "Compare" for first time i get this error:


Cannot set directory locks for the following folders:

"C:\Users\Default.migrated"
Cannot write file "C:\Users\Default.migrated\sync.ffs_lock".
Error Code 5: Access is ...

i changes that value and that error dissappeared, now i get the following when i try to start the sync:

Cannot set directory lock for "G:\Asus Backup Main".

Cannot write file "G:\Asus Backup Main\sync.ffs_lock".

Error Code 2: The system cannot find the file specified. (CreateFile)

https://freefilesync.org/manual.php?topic=expert-settingsZenju

So i should change the value to false under <LockDirectoriesDuringSync Enabled="true"/>
?
Then how does that affect my backups if at all?

I am given the option to ignore the error, but i am not sure how that will affect the backup.

Good day: I recently downloaded and installed Free File Sync ( which i used without issue several years ago).
I am running into a problem on a windows 7 machine, i am running this from and admin level account.
When i run the compare tab, just above the directories it states:
Waiting while ...