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PIerry,

Great answer, one that I would never have thought of or about.

I found a useful reference:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/140365/default-cluster-size-for-ntfs-fat-and-exfat

It would appear that, for the 1TB drives (HDD NTFS vs SSD exFAT), the cluster sizes are radically ...

silver011 wrote:
" I compare laptop (left ) to external drive ( right side ) with file time and size and
sync by update .... my compare time keeps growing since it always takes longer to scan my destination drive."

Zenju wrote:
"The comparison step is the same for all variants (mirror, automatic ...

There's a chance that the label on one of the settings is incomplete or misleading but it's best to clarify what the setting actually does to make sure than a synch doesn't result in the loss of a more recently dated file.

For example:

Assume a mirror (or any other) synchronization is done ...

Correction:

I wrote:

"I didn't fully understand the instructions and came to the conclusion that we are instructed to enter a single one hour shift for the FFS immediately after a change in DST."

I should have written:

I didn't fully understand the instructions and came to the conclusion that ...

I read the solution for time stamps, here:
https://freefilesync.org/manual.php?topic=daylight-saving-time

I didn't fully understand the instructions and came to the conclusion that we are instructed to enter a single one hour shift for the FFS immediately after a change in DST.

I hunted for ...

Archivist,

I don't understand (practically) what the issue is.

Can you please explain why the ability of FFS to "go one-step at a time to each folder" matters to you?

Why does it matter how FFS does the file sync (i.e., "depth first" vs. "breadth first")?

Asked another way, you wrote: "I left ...

Thanks for your comment, Markusoft ...

I think my initial confusion stemmed from not appreciating (understanding) the difference between a "backup" and "file synching".

What you wrote is of concern to me, as well ... but, if I understood what you wrote correctly, then my current understanding is ...

Plerry,

Thank you again. Your help has been over the top, and I am grateful to you. Hopefully, one day I will know enough to help others the way you helped me. I would have become very frustrated trying to learn what you taught me on my own, including by trial and error.

One last question, for ...

Plerry,

Thank you for your reply. It was extremely helpful. It made me aware of the fact that I'm too much of a newbie and lack a comprehensive understanding of much of the nomenclature used on this and similar sites.

It's clear to me now that FreeFileSync will accomplish much of what I need ...

I would appreciate being given some help in understanding how to use the backup program and, more specifically, whether the program allows me to do the type of backup I want to do.

One of the reasons for asking for help is that, unless I missed them, some of my questions aren't addressed either in ...