Search found 3 matches

by Bob_Hatcher
31 Oct 2017, 14:06
Forum: Help
Topic: Batch file works well from FFS but not from Task Scheduler
Replies: 3
Views: 848

Re: Batch file works well from FFS but not from Task Scheduler

For the Program it is: "C:\Program Files\FreeFileSync\FreeFileSync.exe" For the arguments it is: g:\SyncCOneDrivetoGMyDocuments.ffs_batch I've tried moving the batch file to a few different locations because the error message I get is: "The directory name is invalid" which is an ...
by Bob_Hatcher
11 Aug 2017, 13:38
Forum: Help
Topic: Batch file works well from FFS but not from Task Scheduler
Replies: 3
Views: 848

Batch file works well from FFS but not from Task Scheduler

I have a batch file to sync with an external drive nightly that works just fine when I open FFS and run it there. But, when it tries to run from Task Scheduler it comes back with an error "Cannot find file "filename". Opening Task Scheduler and trying to run it there gives the same er...
by Bob_Hatcher
11 Aug 2017, 13:33
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Waiting while directory is locked
Replies: 18
Views: 24515

Re: Waiting while directory is locked

I can confirm that Taiyou's solution works for me. The file is globalsettings.xml and was in the C:\Users\Bob Hatcher\AppData\Roaming\FreeFileSync directory. Changing it to "false" works now. In the link that Zenju provides it warns that this locking is to prevent people on networks from s...