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Yes sure, transferring the files again is not good.
If a bulk rename tool could be a temporary (in case mirror switches to db) solution for you, I would recommend "Rename Master.
You can set rules for renaming, then switch to the other path and use the same rules again. There is also a directory ...

Another idea:
You could change the way you rename the files.
I.e. write a little batch script, that renames the local file, and at the same time the remote one.

Hi Matt,

please excuse me for tuning in here and saying: I do not like this idea.
Let one tool do one job perfectly, do not integrate everything into every tool.
There are a lot of schedule tools out there for your timed jobs. I prefer distinct tools for distinct jobs. This gives you the freedom to ...

Ah, thats great, thank you. I only found the "Default view" setting :)

Cheers

Servus,

this may be a bit late, but what about a batch file?
Here is an example that does what you want. If there are spaces in the path/file name, you will need to use apostrophes in the batch. The example does not actually delete, it just echoes.


Save as example.cmd ...

Oh nice, I did not know about this feature, that can be found in the help under "Variable drive letters". Well, I do not use storage via USB.

Reminds me on the resolution of environment vars in the backup target and versioning folders, when you hover over them, thats a very handy idea, too.

Hello,

I want to set the default of "Show files that wont be copied" in "Select View" to false.
If I turn it off for my update sync jobs, to clearly see what will happen, the setting is not remembered, even if I save the job. So my proposition is to save these settings with the jobs. What do you ...

I was shocked at first glance with V5.0.
But the compressed view is really useful to check what has changed in the file
system. And you scroll to the entries in the right hand list.
A good change, thank you.

No drive is being mapped. This is just for the credentials to the resource. If
there is no current connection to the server/share, ffs will not be able to
access it, like any other program.

In this case, I am using a batch cmd job to connect to the resource:
net use \\network\share /user:name passwd
Advantage is, you can close the connection after ffs has finished:
net use \\network\share /d /y
Advantage two is, that you can do additional things in this batch, like
sending a ...

gby,

try it like this:

- TC launches a cmd file, with the left and right pane as arguments, use double quotes to protect spaces in paths.
- the cmd file sets the two path names.
- the cmd launches ffs with a pre made ffs_gui file as argument.

Example cmd file "viaEnviron.cmd":
###
set ...

Two other solutions come to my mind.
- use environment %vars% in a customized config file, set them via batch file and launch ffs.
- use a command line xml tool to insert/remove paths in a config file, via batch file and launch ffs..

Hi there,

I just liked to say that I am glad that you released the converter :-)

best regards

Hello,

the implementation on your side would only be one 'print' line,
breaking nothing :)
But it is a nice idea anyway, so I will adopt my batches and
ffs jobs accordingly. Another positive effect will be, that one
can see the size change of the log for a distinct job more clearly,
telling ...

Hello,

maybe I can help you here. Small shutdown tools exist already,
so it is not needed to include shutdown in FreeFileSync.
You can accomplish this with a simple batch file.
First save the sync job as FreeFileSync batch job, then create
a batch file in the FreeFileSync folder:
- launch ...

Hi there,

it would be nice to see the batch file name in the log files,
so I can see which batch refers to the log file.
So, can you please write the batch file name into one of the
first lines of the sync log?

regards,
fred

> An immediate comparison when starting FFS regularly is not in discussion
anyway




Oh, I did not realize this. So, this is no problem for me at all, as I only
start the gui, then load the files I want to work with, which are mainly batch
files.



> 2. Except when any of the directories is ...

Hello,

just my opinion: the main reason for me to start the GUI, is to change
something. So I need to look at the paths first, change something, then press
compare for a preview. You see, in my case, I would not want a hard coded
compare at GUI start. Compare is only one click away.

To solve ...

> this is true for the portable version that saves globalsettings.xml and
LastRun.ffs_gui in current working directory (in comparison to installer-
version that saves them in %appdata%\FreeFileSync regardless of the working
directory.

Oops, I was not aware the zipped version is for portable use ...

Hello,

a solution for keeping the setting "< CheckForSignificantDifference >" private
to batch files, is not to operate in the exe directory. My batchfiles for
backup jobs is not in the exe directory, so starting them without changing to
the exe directory creates a file "GlobalSettings.xml" in ...

> If loaded from GUI the batch job is implicitly converted to a *.ffs_gui file
stripping off the *.ffs_batch-only parts. If the batch job is loaded from
"Create batch job" no conversion takes place and all settings will be
editable.

I see, yes this works.

> Either hide the dialog permanently ...

Hello,

when loading a ffs_batch file, some settings are not editable via GUI, i.e.
"Silent mode", "Log dir", "Error handling", what would be nice.
Choosing "Create batch job" from a loaded ffs_batch file, shows source/target
lines, but the mentioned settings are not reflected.

My proposal ...