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Sorry, I'm an idiot :-( :-( :-(
I always looked in the Compare/Sync settings
Thanks . . .

I remember wrongly Or did FFS have a user-settable numeric "limiter" for reports to delete older reports?
Or am I confusing it with the Windows Forfiles utility?
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If I remember correctly, where is this setting?

Sounds like you only need one. The .ffs_batch type is what allows starting a sync without any visual interruption.

Only one ok!
Doing only manual syncs, not batches started in the background by Windows Task Scheduler for example, it is enough to use only ffs_gui.
I just wanted a confirmation ...

Hello everyone . . .

Stupid question, sorry . . .

For years, out of ignorance, bovinely, for all the synchronizations I have created, I run both the .ffs_batch and .ffs_gui extensions even though I am almost sure that the synchronization result is identical and it is useless to do both.
(Also ...

You explained yourself well, thanks! I'm the one who only partially understood. But that's okay!

However, by creating two different synchronizations to run separately, one after the other works without errors.

But I don't understand why up until twenty days ago I made thousands of IDENTICAL ...

The read/write lines are referencing the same files because that is the issue (possibly). Your locations are configured in such a way that there is a location that is being read from for one folder pair and also written to for a different pair

Thank you . . .

I didn't understand much... but the ...

2Screenshot 2023-11-16 165149.jpg Attention
Some files will sync as part of multiple folder pairs.
To avoid conflicts, set exclusion filters so that each updated file is included from only one pair of folders.

Conflicting files:
"Some files will sync as part of multiple folder pairs. To avoid ...

No :-(
Default is thirty . . .
Something told me it was there, or maybe I remembered seeing the option. But I didn't find it. . .
Sorry . . .

Is it possible to add a user-chosen limitation to saved logs? For days: e.g. the last 10/30 days, or by number: e.g. the last 10?

Cheers

kRel

PS
it is an application very close to perfection. Thanks

I confirm: problem solved with new version:

Latest Changes
FreeFileSync 12.2
Fixed temporary access error when creating multiple folders in parallel
Log failure to copy folder attributes as warning only

To clarify,

With the Free Portable version
There is no portable version for the free edition.

After all, this error never occurred until I used the free version. The error only started happening with the Donate version.
This probably means 'this error never occurred while using the free ...

@kRel: I suspect it's a similar issue when multiple threads are creating the temp directories for recycling, but:


you using multiple synchronization threads?
No. I'm currently using only one sync tread. At least I think so...


Are you sure about that? What values have you set for "parallel ...

Back to discussion also because to @Salvatore Besso these errors happen with the "Donate" version and - as happens to Salvatore - I too have to click 2 or more times on "Ignore" to complete the synchronization.

With the Free Portable version FreeFileSync_11.28_[Donation_Edition]_Windows_Portable ...

Hi,

I would like to uninstall FFS v.Donate to reinstall it again.

How to do?

Cheers

Today:

Most likely a buffering issue with the "E:\" network share. Are you using multiple synchronization threads?
Do you see these "RecycleBin~68d0.ffs_tmp" folders also when you navigate there using Windows Explorer?
It's unclear to me whether these ffs_tmp folders are remnants from a previous sync, or ...

I wonder if the drive(s) is failing xCSxXenon, 21 Mar 2023, 14:08

It could also be... But only with FFS?
I have no warnings about disk problems, SMART reports nothing, scandisk/chkdsk reports no errors.

The <base folder>\RecycleBin~68d0.ffs_temp folders are temporarily created by FFS to gather all to be recycled files, and move them to the drive's recycle bin in one go. They're cleaned up automatically after sync (or so they should).
If another FFS instance sees them, it means something went ...

Zenju explained the use of the Recyclebin...ffs_tmp folder here .
Most likely cause for your problem seems to be multiple instances of FFS running at the same time or early termination of an FFS instance.

Thanks for the info, sorry for the double post: days after my first question I forgot I ...

"E:\SOFTWARE\Recyclebin~142c.ffs_tmp\Backup-Sync-DiskImages"
Please note the exact path and the exact name of the (***.ffs_tmp)

FFS v12.1 - 64Bit - 2023-02-21 - Donate Version

I had already talked about this problem a couple of weeks ago, and I was advised to exclude RecycleBin through filters ...

Thanks, now I have no more errors. Removed absolute paths, put relative references to Recycle in "local" filters and put *RecycleBin* in the general filter

You should exclude any recycle bin folders from your syncs

The recycled.bin had already been excluded for two years.

By installing the "Donate" version two months ago the old settings migrated from free to Donate, in fact the filters for recycle.bin remained.

Please - if you want - look ...

Hi...

For some time now, syncs have been crashing frequently and more than once with pop-up alerts like this:

"Could not read attributes of file: 'E:\OTHER\RecycleBin~68d0.ffs_temp\LINKS'.
Temporary access error: ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND: The specified file cannot be found. [GetFileAttributes ...

For some unknown (at the moment) reasons, the two options that require elevation are checked:

[x] Copy locked files (requires administrator rights)
[x] Copy DACL, SACL, Owner, Group (requires administrator rights)

Uncheck them and try again.

As you suggested I disabled the two options and the ...

Sorry if I answer only now!
Christmas engagements....

I gave the command as you suggested - the response was that all objects on the desktop belong to me

obviously the file/files that weren't copied weren't opened by other apps :-)

Hi and thanks @xCSxXenon

I have read the discussion you sent me to, but in this regard I would like to point out two simple things: (attention, it is not a controversy! it is only a desire to understand what has happened lately):

I don't know if the date of the occurrence of the problem coincides ...

Hi . . .

Free File Sync v. 11.29 - 64 bit - 16/12/2022

Before upgrading to the donation version, I synced with no issues. Now - also for objects on the desktop - e.g. clipboard.txt I get the error:

ERROR_ELEVATION_REQUIRED: Run with elevated privileges is required to perform the requested ...

The donation concept has been updated a few days ago:
https://freefilesync.org/faq.php#donation-edition

There is no mention of device limits or update intervals anymore and there are no plans to reintroduce them in the forseeable future.

Hello and thank you for your reply.

On the page ...

How does Free File Sync behave for all objects that have not been included in the "Exclude" filter - and - in the "Include" filter?

Regards

Good morning everyone.

Does the donation unlock some features indefinitely or for a limited period of time? In the second hypothesis, how long does the full version last?

Thanks.

Greetings . . .