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And I was dumb - I didn't realise filters persisted between sessions. I was on [Last Session] (the default) and it remembered some irrelevant filters from an older session I'd had selected previously, weeks ago. ID3 differences now detected once the filters are cleared.

I'm quite worried about my music collection now, as I used FreeFileSync to back it up, but if it isn't detecting changed ID3 tags, I'm worried what I've lost.

I have a couple of albums of MP3s that I'm comparing between my PC and my MP3 player. I have updated the ID3 tags (Artist, album, etc.) in the files on my PC using MP3Tag , but on the MP3 player the tags are incorrect and outdated.

On comparing the two versions of the album via FreeFileSync 13.3 ...

I have noticed FreeFileSync automatically attempting to check for updates in the menubar and via an annoying popup. I wish I could disable all update checks, as they are annoying and unsightly. When I want to update, I check back here on the website periodically, but no features I use have been ...

I would recommend giving SyncFolders a go, as it is free. It supports copying empty folders, hashing the results of a transfer, versioned backups, changes detected as in Freefilesync (file time+size, filetime, filename, file content). It even has a details view similar to Freefilesync (see ...

The new tree view is still awful even now, years on. I stick to v10.24, experiment with the latest versions occasionally, though am experimenting with other backup tools such as Goodsync, Beyond Compare, SyncFolders, Bvckup. So far, SyncFolders is the best.

The update prompt/check in FreeFileSync ...

That works for me! Thank you very much! I'll get another donation edition again soon, or, if I need to reinstall, can use the free edition.

(sorry for the delay in getting back; Real Life has been busy)

I think one of my friends on another forum may have leaked my Donation Edition installer that I lent her. Can hackers now see my computer details/IP, PayPal and stuff that are linked from the transaction ID link within the "About" window in the installer?

Worried. What should I do?

Guessing from the comments that 10.24 is still needed for the old file view?

I wish layout was user-selectable, too :'(

Thank you for the detailed explanation, John!
I really appreciate your input, as, without your help, I would never have heard about Veracrypt, or thought about the potential risks of parallel file operations. Guess I'm lucky that I haven't noticed any problems with my file transfers (yet! fingers ...

It looks like it uses FFS servers to send the emails, rather than sending via the program or a user-choosable email (though the latter would require integrating a lot of email functionality within the program, e.g. via MailCore2 https://github.com/MailCore/mailcore2)

I'm glad I got the donation edition for 10.24 (just in time!). I don't like the new tree view either - it's more confusing. The old view allows me to tell at a glance where a file is located relative to other files. The new tree view forces me to search around, follow lines, until I find what is ...

Thank you, JDB! I didn't know about VeraCrypt - I'll test it out! EDIT: It's a still-alive project, updated recently! Yay!

EDIT2: @JDB, I saw your comments in this thread about using Thread Count of 1, to avoid data corruption over USB3 - is this equivalent to FFS's parallel file operations option ...

The installer is still available from the archives on the homepage, but I don't know about a license; I'm wondering the same myself.

Thank you for the information! Certainly is scary to think of my files being reconstructed!

Seems someone else had the same question about v10.11: viewtopic.php?t=7321

Greetings!
I've been using (and loving) FreeFileSync for a few years now. Thank you for making the best backup software! I have, however, been learning more about backup software, and have a few questions about FreeFileSync; I was wondering if anyone knew the answers?

Is there any way to achieve ...

It seems to be detecting the folder as <%USERPROFILE%/Documents>, whereas it should be detecting it the way Windows displays it, as <%USERPROFILE%/My Documents>.

I'm using FFS v10, running Win7 SP1. I am logged in as an Administrator, and am not in Safe Mode or anything like that.

What I'm trying to do
I've set up a configuration to back up my <%USERPROFILE%/My Documents> folder, as well as a few other "documents" type folders (e.g. Downloads, Saved Games ...

Thank you so much, Zenju! That was the problem! I can't believe I was so blind as to miss that option (which was indeed unticked) in the settings.

Live long and prosper,

Darth Agnon

Thank you for the reply, Zenju!

As far as I've found with my gamesaves:

a) If I hardlink directly to a file, e.g. gameconfig.txt, that is backed up by FFS
b) If I junction to a folder, e.g. <C:\Program Files x86\game\SAVE\>, FFS simply does not back it up.
c) If I symlink to a folder, FFS again ...

I didn't know that about filtering via clicking in the comparison window [Example 2]! Thank you! That'll save me some trouble for portable devices. (PS. The reason I prefer not to back up the whole CAT_* folders is that they contain static gamedata and dynamic savedata, and I keep "clean" copies of ...

Dear FFS forum,

I recently started using Link Shell Extension ( http://schinagl.priv.at/nt/hardlinkshellext/linkshellextension.html ) to try and backup the gamesaves of some old games from their data folders (i.e. these old games save user data to their install folders - I would rather avoid ...

Thank you for the reply, Plerry. My apologies for my delayed response.
FFS does do 99% of what I want - what it doesn't do is automatically create right-hand container folders or duplicate folder trees. I have to manually name them, or manually set up complex filter lists to copy them. I have ...

After further research, and finding out that my previous findings weren't quite as logical as I thought...

I think my problem is that of this user: https://freefilesync.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1424

Guess I can't quite figure out why what looks like "folder selection" on the left hand side is ...

Greetings, Zenju.

First of all, thank so much for making backup software that works exactly how I dreamed of backup software working - copying what folders I want to where I want, when I want them copied. It has been, largely, a joy to use so far, and I will be replacing my previous backup solution ...