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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<FreeFileSync XmlFormat="5" XmlType="GUI">
<MainConfig>
<Comparison>
<Variant>TimeAndSize</Variant>
<Symlinks>Exclude</Symlinks>
<IgnoreTimeShift/>
</Comparison>
<SyncConfig>
<Variant>Update</Variant>
<CustomDirections>
<LeftOnly>right</LeftOnly ...

Yes, the folders are labelled the same on both computers
<Left>/Volumes/CURRENT PROJECTS</Left>
<Right>/Volumes/CURRENT PROJECTS</Right>)

The contents in the left is added to each day and needs to be transferred to the right. I did copy and paste a folder from right to left a few weeks back so ...

<FolderPairs>
<Pair>
<Left>/Volumes/CURRENT PROJECTS</Left>
<Right>/Volumes/CURRENT PROJECTS</Right>
</Pair>
<Pair>
<Left/>
<Right/>
</Pair>
</FolderPairs>
<OnCompletion/>
</MainConfig>
<GuiConfig>
<HandleError>Popup</HandleError>
<MiddleGridView>Action</MiddleGridView>
</GuiConfig ...

I'm really sorry to seem stupid but how do I do that? Is this a tool in FFS or should I use Terminal on my Mac?

This is all that I can see (on the left I connect my boss' computer and one the right I have my own):
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
The following folder paths are dependent from each other:

/Volumes/CP
/Volumes/CP

I still don't understand how to eliminate this issue. I would like to continue backing up one computer on the other but this message is now preventing me from doing so. Is there a way to reset it so that I can continue as before?

I still don't understand how to eliminate this issue. I would like t o continue backing up one computer on the other but this message is now preventing me from doing so. Is there a way to reset it so that I can continue as before?

Hello. I use FreeFileSync to backup my boss' computer each day. I usually sync from his computer to mine. Recently, when I click "Compare" I am told that "The following folder paths are dependent from each other". How do I resolve this so that I can continue transferring his work from one computer ...