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For me this Looks like a side effect of an anti virus software or similar. JustAnotherUser, 02 Feb 2017, 06:49

The only a/v software I use is what is built into Windows 7 (Microsoft Security Essentials).

I see the .ffs_tmp file is there (on the target drive) after I ignore and the sync completed (and it is flagged readonly).

That also seems strange and I suspect a clue.

I have the error again. The error text is:

Cannot write file "h:\DDrive\Some Special Filename.pdf.ffs_tmp".

Error Code 5: Access is denied. (BackupWrite)

The destination file is read only, as is the source file.

I look forward to any ideas you might have.

Target is 2TB USB drive, NTFS. OS is Win7.

I believe the error message was about not being able to create the temp file on the target drive but next time I will get it exactly.

I just tried to reproduce it but now I cannot. I can see that the destination file's readonly flag is not being reset (it ...

I notice with FFS 8.8 (maybe earlier too) I often have files which cannot be synced properly.

After some digging the problem seems clear: If I have a file with the readonly attribute set, it will sync to the new location (backup) fine the first time. However, when I try to sync it next time it will ...