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I realize now what I really need is a command line sync so that so I can create folder pairs on the fly.

Update: I have create a test command with 3 left and 3 right folders. The GUI pops up, which was not what I expected. It does allow me to manually and visually compare, which is a step I rather ...

Pfft! You have a very specific use case that, as far as I see it now, is presently not supported by FFS.
But I may be overlooking possibilities …

Sorry about that.


On second thought:
You may look into defining a Custom sync variant.
In the Synchronization settings (F8), you can select the ...

(5b) Also, I am allowed to create folder B while away from Office. A copy of folder B is created and then deposited to the filing cabinet when I am back at the office.

I hope this explains why the sync happens only greater or equal 1 folder level deep. I am not interested in taking the whole filing ...

Based on what you describe, it seems all changes will originate locally.
Then it seems a simple
Left - /Local/
Right - /Remote/
will do,
but you need to select the (left-to-right) Update variant for your Sync-settings (F8), so not the Two-way or Mirror variant.
This will sync your left location ...

PS: just to confuse everyone, the above pseudo code does not deal with deletion of sub-folders of the folder pair and that is good. If I delete a sub-folder of the folder pair on the left, I do not want the deletion to propagate to the right.

Unless of course it is a deletion of the contents or the ...

and then you can use the Include filter (the funnel-icon at the top between the left and right separator) to include just
/2/*
/3/*
/9/*


Sorry if I didn't explain myself clearly.

That is exactly what I am trying to avoid. I would like to avoid manually adding folder pairs or filters.

Think ...

Hi, I'm new here. I am looking for a way to sync a subset of folders. I am using to collaborate with other people but I don't need the entire contents of a folder. Let me explain.

Left - /Local/
Right - /Remote/

Left
/Local/2/
/Local/3/
/Local/9/

Right
/Remote/1/
/Remote/2/
/Remote/3/
/Remote ...