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The solution I am using now, is to backup my 'normal' folders to the standard OneDrive folder on my hard drive. But what I do is to set the OneDrive folder so that all files are stored in the cloud, and not physically on the hard drive. So the file/folder structure uses almost no disk space.
The ...

@franksisco
Save this code as a .bat file and run that. Make sure you enter your OneDrive ID.
It will map your OneDrive to drive letter X:
(There is actually more comment than code in the file. If everything is clear and works, feel free to clean it up).

REM Map OneDrive to a drive letter
REM My ...

Here is a solution that someone told me about that might work for you. A product called Mountainduck. ...

You can also do that by using NET USE . I put it in a .bat file:
net use x: https://d.docs.live.net/AAAAAAAAA /savecred /persistent:no
AAAAAAAAA is your OneDrive id.
OneDrive ID can be ...

The only issue is a small one, and I wrote it step-for-step in my previous response:..... xCSxXenon, 11 May 2021, 04:55

And the benefit is 1 click instead of 2 ....

Well, I use FFS like this: I usually have FFS (GUI) open most of the day. I currently have 23 different projects (.ffs_gui) defined in FFS. I use FFS to backup to a network drive over VPN.
During the day, I work on 2 to 5 different projects (of the 23). Whenever I switch projects (or when I go for a ...

That is an option. But I like to keep my files organised as they are and not 'force' them into the OneDrive folder.
So I set OneDrive to 'not synchronize with my harddisk'. I use OneDrive basically as a cloud backup drive.
That said, I use Dropbox as you describe.

Yes, but then you have every file twice on your harddisk: in its original folder and in the "C:\Users\xxxxxxx\OneDrive\".
Or you must move it entirely to "C:\Users\xxxxxxx\OneDrive\" ....

Great! Thanks for letting us know.

I think the easiest way for you is to edit your configuration files with Notepad.
These files have the '.ffs_gui' extension, for 'normal' configuration files, or '.ffs_batch' extension for batch files.
If you open them in Notepad, you can change the left and right folder path names:


<FolderPairs ...

Not exactly sure what you are trying to accomplish ... But, you can rename Configuration files from within FreeFileSync.
Also, since FreeFileSync configuration files are XML text files ... You should be able to edit them as you like, using Notepad. You can copy them, relocate them ....
But, as said ...

FFS batch jobs that run on double-click is probably a better fit for your requirements. (They can be attached to the FFS icon in the Windows task bar, which makes them more easily available for manual exec.)

Yes, I created a batch file. Double-clicking the batch file compares and synchronizes in ...

Ok, thanks for your help.

Can I put this somewhere as a feature request?
- Add a checkbox in the 'Synchronization' settings: "Always run a Compare before Synchronizing"

There is something weird going on.
- I add a new file to the source folder.
- I click 'Synchronize'... No files are copied to Target Folder.
- I Exit FFS.
- I restart FFS.
- I click 'Synchronize'. Now the file is copied from Source to Target ....
It seems that just clicking Synchronize does not do a ...

When I just click on 'Synchronize', it says that there are no files to copy. Even after I deliberately have added a new file to the source folder.
When I do a Compare, it sees the newly added file.... Just doing Synchronize directly (without doing a compare first) does not see the new file .....

You can synch to OneDrive if you assign a drive letter to OneDrive.
It works but is slow, and has some quirks. For example, files that have a '~' in the filename, are renamed on OneDrive.. the '~' becomes a '^'.
If you upload via the OneDrive browser, it does not show this behaviour.

https://www ...

You can synch to OneDrive if you assign a drive letter to OneDrive.
It works but is slow, and has some quirks. For example, files that have a '~' in the filename, are renamed on OneDrive.. the '~' becomes a '^'.
If you upload via the OneDrive browser, it does not show this behaviour.

https://www ...

Hi,

In FreeFileSync, apparantly I always need to click 'Compare', and then I can click 'Synchronize' to do the actual synching.
If I only click 'Synchronize', FFS does not do a Compare first.
Is there a way without having to click the 'Compare' button first?
In other words, is there a way to do a ...