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you guys don't get it....

he does this because he gets money (probably pennies) when the installer with all the bundleware is run.

portable version with a zip file means no installer, no bundleware, no money...

The cmdlet "Start-Process" that has the "-Wait" paramater.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh849848.aspx
http://ss64.com/ps/start-process.html
if you need something more robust, tweak the script below to your liking


$ffs = 'C:\FreeFileSync\FreeFileSync.exe'
$path = 'D:\ffs jobs ...

you've probably already seen this but none the less
https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/performance-tools-for-software-developers-intel-compiler-options-for-sse-generation-and-processor-specific-optimizations/

FFS when launched from "\FreeFileSync.exe" does indeed spawn child process "\Bin ...

Couldn't Zenju fix this?

/LARGEADDRESSAWARE
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/wz223b1z.aspx

but you could try the following in the mean time:
1. Download & install NTCore Explorer Suite
http://www.ntcore.com/exsuite.php
2. BACKUP original "FreeFileSync_Win32.exe" file!
3. Open the ...

FFS already has such capability built in.

If you are in a situation where you're running FFS under the context of a different user you might want to look into Sysinternals' PsExec (part of PsTools & Sysinternals Suite).

PsTools
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/pstools.aspx ...

To start with, open FFS, click Tools from the menu up top, click options, checkmark "Copy locked files", click OK.

did you try testing with a small set of test files?

Process Monitor might also be of use in this instance.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/processmonitor.aspx

How to use process monitor:
http://www.howtogeek.com/school/sysinternals-pro/lesson4/all/

For what it's worth ...

Use USBDLM with an Autorun.inf on each USB device

USBDLM
http://www.uwe-sieber.de/usbdlm_e.html

Autorun.inf
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/cc144200%28v=vs.85%29.aspx

try this Scheduled Task Action instead:

Action:
Start a program

Program/script:
Msg

Add arguments (optional):
USERNAME Backup Complete

replace username with the user to send the message to, or, use * to send to all currently logged on users. more info can be found here:
https://technet ...

Press ALT-TAB until the FFS window is selected.
Press ALT-SPACE once.
Press M.
Press any of the 4 arrow keys once, then move the mouse to relocate the window as desired.
The window title bar will be attached to the mouse pointer, left click to release it.

This procedure has been around since the ...

what's in the FFS log? does it get stuck on the same file every time? does it get stuck on adding new files or updating existing files?

have you tried testing with FFS using a small set of test files to rule out variables?

Readyshare seems to have some speed issues in general.
https://www.google.com/search?q=readyshare+slow&ie=UTF-8&nfpr=1

might want to even do some manual testing see if you are having issues in general with that device.
https://software.intel.com/en-us/node/327667
Intel NASPT might be gettin a bit ...

I'll be honest Zenju, you have a product that has the potential to be more successful than you realize. Remove the adware, quit the install.dat shenanigans, improve the installer (offer a current user or all users option as well as a working silent installer), add more command line options, fix ...

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How much should this cost? It's basically impossible to calculate a reasonable price without knowing the future.

WinRAR = unlimited trial, lifetime license option, been around about 2 decades
http://www.rarlab.com/

7-zip = free, donations accepted, been around almost 2 decades now
http://www.7 ...

as i stated in my first post, it already is

> FFS -> Options -> "Copy locked files" is checkmarked

EDIT:
however it seems you're not using the system wide %programdata% but instead using the user specific %appdata% path for storing "GlobalSettings.xml". is this going to be corrected in a future ...

Volume Shadow Copy is set to manual and does start when FFS is launched.
also tested with VSS set to auto start, yielded same results
both user1 and user2 are in Administrators security group
User Account control is disabled
OS is Windows 7 Pro SP1 (x64)
FFS -> Options -> "Copy locked files" is ...