FreeFileSync Forum

If you're the only user on the system and don't need FreeFileSync's folder locking in order to serialize multiple sync jobs of the same folder pair happending at the same time, you can disable it: See FFS's help, chapter " Expert Settings ": LockDirectoriesDuringSync Hi Zenju, Thanks for ...

Thank you for a very reliable and competent piece of software. I use it to sync files to a folder which is mirrored to a safesync cloud folder. Safesync has no user control over the file types that are synced. RealtimeSync often triggers a scan resulting in no update but resulting opening and closin...

I am using the programs as follows Realtimesysnc monitors 2 folders (one local and one on mapped net work drive). The freefilesy profile that is triggered by a change to either folder versioning is set to put the deleted files in a folder C:\synchistory\TempArch. So at the end of the day temparch co...

I have set FFS to put the deleted files in a temporary folder. I have written a VBS script to move the files from the date stamped folders into a permanent folder with the same structure as the synced folder. It checks to see if the file already exists and renames it if required. If more than the re...

Thank you for the detailed reply. Your customer support puts many the commercial organisations to shame. For your information to explain why moving folders, rather than deleting and creating a new folder, would be beneficial. I have following system plain files folder <=>sync program<=>encf for Wind...

Thank you for the clarification.
I guess asking for the algorithm to work with folders as well is too much to
ask for.
I guess I will just have to be more careful in choosing the names for my
folders.

Geoff

I am also having problems with renaming folders and files. I have the sycn varient set to Automatic (it appaers in grey above the synchronise button). when I run compaire the preview show the files being deleted from the old folders and then copied to the new folder. I stugle to understand quiet how...

I agree with sm1987, having the old versions of files in individual time stamped folders is a problem. Appart from finding the old copy you dont know how long to keep the date stamped folders. Some files are change every day and some every week, month or year. If you keep the folders for 6 months yo...

I realy like this program and the uncompromising approach it takes. I am having a little problem with automatinhg the process. If I set HandleError section of the SyncJob.ffs_batch file to Exit Freefilesync returns a non zero errorlevel when there are un resolved confilcts. However if I set it to Ig...