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Is there a way to format the text in the synchronization job names in the configuration list with bold or italic type? I know I can change the background color of each listing. Thanks.

Never mind. I figured it out.

Are there tutorials available for Mac users? I need to create batch tasks but I forgot how.

I'm getting this error message after updating to 11.25. Never happened before. Any ideas why and how to fix this?

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Problem solved! I'm not sure if this solution is the best one, or the only one. Nevertheless, for the sake of others who may have the kinds of permissions problems I had in Mac OS with FFS, here's how I fixed it: I erased the content of the main synced directories on my target location, my MacBook ...

Hey, Mac users! I had recently updated my Macbook Air to Catalina and have since downgraded it back to Mac OS Mojave. I'm getting this error code now when I try to sync my iMac (also Mojave) with my MacBook Air. I've ensured that "everyone" has permission to read and write for everything on the ...

I sync an iMac with a Macbook Air with FFF. I upgraded the MacBook Air to MacOS Catalina (the iMac is still using Mojave), and now when I start a sync, FFF reports it cannot set directory locks for the synced folders (see screenshot). I've tried rewriting the volume path and resetting the permission ...

I just updated to FFS 10.13 for Mac. I'm getting a window when I start FFS that reports FFS can't find the version number online. I've downloaded FFS 10.13 several times and tried reinstalling, to no avail. Why am I getting this window?

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After a lot of experimentation, I got this task working again. I had to redo the directory permissions, and I instructed FFS to bypass the offending directory--I don't include anything in it, anyway.

Thanks, Falconer. Yes, I've done this to get FFS to work again on my iMac after updating to Mojave, but I sync the files from my iMac to my MacBook Air via my home network. FFS isn't installed on the MacBook Air, so how do I get FFS to work again with that one folder on the MacBook Air? Works fine ...

I'm getting Error Code 13 permission denied when I try to sync to my MacBook Air over my home network. The Pictures folder on the MacBook shows the error. All other folders on the MacBook sync just fine, and they all have the same permissions. I don't see an option on the MacBook's System ...

Yup. Just figured it out, too. That's exactly what I did.

Glad I'm not the only one.

I'm also using FFS v10.4. I have this problem only with backing up one file: Bookmarks.plist in the Safari folder. Permissions seem OK, so I'm stumped.

A few days ago (perhaps with my update to MacOS Mojave?) I started getting the attached warning when trying to backup Safari's Bookmarks.plist file. Same thing happens when I try to create a new backup configuration for this file. I'm finding the file location in Finder and dragging and dropping it ...

Thanks. Done!

How do I silence the "ding" when a synchronization task completes?

OK. Thanks, Gianni1962.

Is there a command to run all backup tasks, or would I have to create a batch job and include all the tasks to accomplish this?

These suggestions would be helpful. One critical error I've noticed in a lot of user manuals is that they assume users know much more than they actually do know.

Good to know! Thank you for that.

The quotation marks were never an issue for me. I put them in my original post only to distinguish the text from the path.I just forgot to include a note saying, "without quotation marks."

From User Manual: Exclude Items via Filter

For simple exclusions, just right-click and exclude one item or a list of items directly via the context menu on main dialog.Gianni1962, 05 Mar 2018, 11:33

Thanks, Gianni1962. Right-clicking and excluding that way works just fine. I didn't see I could do that!

I'm trying to exclude files for backup in my Mac's "/Photos Library.photoslibrary/" directories. Note the space in the spelling. I've entered "/Photos Library.photoslibrary/" in the exclusion list, but FFS ignores the rule, I think because of the space. How do I correct this and get FFS to exclude ...

Or is this just the difference between syncing over wifi and an ethernet connection?

I sync files and folders from my iMac to an external HD on an ethernet connection and a MacBook Air on my wifi network. When I run jobs for the external HD over ethernet, the scanning is very fast--it's immediate. When I run jobs to the MacBook Air over wifi, FFS scans through all the files and ...

So, one obvious option is to choose the shared part of the path of both files
C:\Users\[MyUserName]\Library
as your left base location and add the file specific parts
Safari\Bookmarks.plist and
Group Containers\UBF8T346G9.Office\User Content\Templates\normal.dotm
to your include filter (by ...

The two files I'd like to back up are:

Users > [MyUserName] > Library > Safari > Bookmarks.plist

Users > [MyUserName] > Library > Group Containers > UBF8T346G9.Office > User Content > Templates > normal.dotm

I know I can back up these files in several other ways, but I prefer to use FFS for this ...

Eh. Thanks, Plerry and dave123, but this is too complicated for me. I'll stick with a .command file.

Thanks, dave123. Excluding items would be a monumental task, so I guess it's a lot easier to create a batch file and just back up the items that way.

I hate to ask what to some might seem like a dumb question, but can FFS back up only one file, not its whole directory? Actually, there are three separate files in three unrelated directories I'd like to back up this way. If FFW can do just one file, I'd create a batch job for all three tasks. If ...

Yup, this feature would be welcome. When FFS reaches the defined number, it would, of course, delete versions from the oldest.

Thanks.

I solved this problem, and for the benefit of other new Mac users like me, here's what I did: I added my MacBook Air to the login items of my iMac. The only caution here is that I need to boot the Macbook Air before I boot the iMac so the mount can be accessed. Then the FFS on my iMac sees the ...

I’ve recently gone from Windows 10 computers to a Mac environment. I’m trying to set up syncing folders and files between an iMac and a MacBook Air. When I shut down both devices and start them again, and try to sync to the Macbook Air over my home network, FFS shows me the attached message. I have ...

DOH! I should have remembered that. Thanks.

I inadvertently messed up creating a configuration, and now I cannot delete it. When I click on it, I get a window with error 2 (see attached). I'm then prevented from altering the paths and otherwise touching the entry. I'm working in Mac. How do I delete it?

Yeah. I saw that. Anyway, now I have everything working the way I want. Thanks!

You should/must choose the folder location best for you when saving your configuration/sync job and you should give it also a name:
- from the toolbar Configuration using Save or Save as...
- from the menu File

Oops. Yeah, I had forgotten about that.

I deleted all my jobs and started over again ...

There isn't a default configurations (sync job and batch job) location, you can save them where you want and FFS will list them anyway, as you have already discovered.
Thanks, Gianni1962. If I create a sync job and do nothing on its placement, where would I find it on my hard drive? And wouldn't ...

When I create a new backup configuration, I've found some of them in C:\Users\[My User Name]\Documents as .ffs_gui files. However, I've noticed that some backup configurations listed in the FFS user interface don't appear in this expected location (C:\Users\[My User Name]\Documents). They work just ...

Anyone? Please just chime right in! Thanks!

I'd like to change all my configurations from "show summary" to "exit." Is there anywhere else I can do that besides while the configuration is running? I find nothing on this setting in comparison, filter, or synchronization settings.

I should have looked there first! Thanks.

I'm currently using FFS in Windows 10. Is the interface the same in Mac? That is, in Mac is there a Window that appears with configuration settings on the left, saved configurations listed below that heading, and compare and synchronize headings on the right?

Not sure I understand what you're saying here. Nevertheless, I see that one can't obtain the server name or IP address for one's iCloud account, so I guess FFS cannot back up to iCloud--not directly, anyway.

Now that I've found them, how do I move them to their own directory? Backing them up this way would be easier.

Can FreeFileSync back up to iCloud drive folders? If so, what is the path?

Never mind. Found it!

Where are the save configurations located, and can I back them up?

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