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> >I have to grant users write access to the folder for the lock file
Why is that, FFS shouldn't show any errors due to failure to create the lock
file?



I am actually getting an error for the lock file:



[4:13:35 PM] Warning: Error setting directory lock:
"\\servername\path\sync.ffs ...

I have a similar problem. I am trying to set up multiple users to mirror from
a network location to USB thumb drive. Everything is working great except that
I have to grant users write access to the folder for the lock file. What I
don't understand is why the lock file is required in the network ...