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by IsaacD
20 Oct 2022, 01:59
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Is using FreeFileSync with git recommended?
Replies: 2
Views: 805

Re: Is using FreeFileSync with git recommended?

I see. But as far as git is concerned, will I ever run into a situation where both sides are updated but different git files are modified on each side and FFS ends up merging the wrong way (i.e. in a way that messes up git's internal files)?
by IsaacD
15 Oct 2022, 21:39
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Is using FreeFileSync with git recommended?
Replies: 2
Views: 805

Is using FreeFileSync with git recommended?

I'm considering using FreeFileSync to sync two locations that contain git repos. Is this a good idea?

I'm thinking that since I don't care which location I commit a change from it should all work out provided I don't change both sides between syncs. If I do though, is there a clean way to resolve ...
by IsaacD
24 May 2020, 03:56
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What does .sync.fs_db store?
Replies: 6
Views: 7051

Re: What does .sync.fs_db store?

So suppose I have three locations A, B and C. I place files in A and sync them with B. Then I delete a file in B before syncing B and C. If I then sync A and C, the deleted file will reappear in C. Is there a way to avoid this?

To make things clear, these are the steps:

1. Create a directory, A ...
by IsaacD
22 May 2020, 22:11
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What does .sync.fs_db store?
Replies: 6
Views: 7051

Re: What does .sync.fs_db store?

Oh, I see. So they're identical anyway and no such issue could arise.

Thank you!
by IsaacD
22 May 2020, 19:46
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What does .sync.fs_db store?
Replies: 6
Views: 7051

What does .sync.fs_db store?

Hi,

I use FreeFileSync to sync my files on two different computers periodically. The way I do it is I mount the filesystem of one onto a directory in the other (via sshfs) and then sync the home directories.

So my question is, what is stored in the sync.fs_db file?

Here is the reason I'm curious ...