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Yes. Indeed but it left traces. Nothing executable or usable to the new installation but just messy.

I agree that the FreeFileSync approach to installation on Linux means that the modern update managers dont get to control the releases and I have no idea who manages the Flatpak distribution in the Software Manager in Mint 19.2 but it is already a .1 version behind.

Perhaps FreeFileSync might like ...

Greyhald

CTRL-SHIFT drag the FFS and RTS progs to the desktop (one at a time) to make a shortcut and then right click the default icon and Properties and then click the icon to change it. Proper icons are provided in

/home/trevor/Downloads/FreeFileSync/Resources

Learning learning....

Greyhald

I uninstalled FFS from the Software Manager and downloaded the latest Linux release from FFS website. That comes in as FreeFileSync_10.16_Linux.tar.gz

I extracted this to my /Downloads directory and you get a sub-folder called FreeFileSync with stuff under it ...

How do I install the "official build version" for Linux? Its a .tar.gz file which is beyond my experience yet... (I think I might be learning though)

I have no idea. I am using the build in the Linux Mint Software Manager which I kind of thought would be the official approved version....

Hunting the FFS prog leads me closer with

/var/lib/flatpak/app/org.freefilesync.FreeFileSync/x86_64/stable

Its the only thing in /flatpak/app

Learning as we go

I am not a Linux expert but I am having to learn new things. So be it.

The RTS command line runs the Program FreeFileSync and passes the parameters of the fff_batch file to be run.

I have a batch that syncs the Linux "documents" with a uSD that contains the Laptop "documents ...

What path does the FFS installation routine for Linux Mint install in? This is the real question I think as the ffs_batch is easily located. The installation is what is hidden.....

Hi Zenju. Thank you for your reply. Unfortunately the manual does not seem to have any examples of Linux.

The problem is you drag and drop the ffs_batch file just like in Windows and the command line is self constructed but fails to run.
"/app/FreeFileSync/FreeFileSync" "/home/trevor/Test.ffs_batch ...

Simply follow the manual page on RTS .


Hi Plerry. Sorry but we are both asking the question for Linux Mint Cinnamon 19.2 where we don't have .exe executables and we simply drag and drop the ffs_batch to RTS and the prog builds the command line for us then complains it is incorrect when we try ...

Could you post your command line to run the ffs batch? I am having trouble getting it to trigger (Mint 19.2)

I am in an identical situation here. LMC 19.2 and RTS. I made the sync entry. Tested it. Saved it as a batch. Pointed the RTS config at the batch and get (incorrect command line:"/app/FreeFileSync/FreeFileSync" "/home/trevor/Test.ffs_batch").

Any pointers would be most appreciated

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