FreeFileSync Forum

"May this be the problem here: The lock file is located in a subdirectory and
thus visible during another synchronization? "

I think that you are on the right track here. My residual file is in a
subdirectory being synchronised within a diectory that is also being
syncronised.

"as it is already excluded during comparison." Ah....... that is my problem then. Why is it then that the file is not excluded from synchronisation in me case? It started working fine after I manually excluded it. Could it be that this because the Batch job I am launching from was created ...

"At this point the directories are still susceptible to write access: 1. If sync didn't finish completely, user may try again with the remaining items." But that seems what is causing my problem. As the files is not deleted a re- run of FFS (without completely closing FFS) is causing the d...

Sorry for the late reply but I was busy with work. No the program did not crash or end unexpectedly. The error is actually 100% reproducible and I think it is a bug related to having multiple folder pairs with more than one pair sharing the same source folder (i.e like a folder triangle). the file g...

Thanks, Zenju, but one of the files is stuck in one of my folder pairs even
after the program exits.........

I sometimes use any one of these tools to change the timestamp:

http://www.portablefreeware.com/index.php?sc=82

Why is the new version of FFS leaving this file within the synchronised
directories? Is this by design or is it some sort of a bug?

I vaguely remember something similar happening to me with files that contain
weird characters in their file name. Could this be the problem?

I would rather, to be honest, click on "compare" to start the process rather than "Abort" one that has started already. If I understand it clearly then your request is well catered for using the batch mode anyway. To minimise clicking one option would be the ability to compare an...