FreeFileSync Forum

Hello, I don't know enough of how to respond properly, i'll do my best, please bear with me. do both /tmp & /out & /music & /musiK all also exist? Yes, they both exist. Anyhow, describe your sync; comparison & sync types. I am syncing a large folder in an external drive onto another ...

@therube, thank you for your response, I have a lot to learn. I am backing up on a mac 11.6 Big Sur, from a softraid array attached to it, to another external drive, using update mode. The folder being backed up is a big folder with a lot of stuff in it. I realize I have changed placement of files a...

Hello, can anyone explain what this means, both directories are there, but I keep finding this error message.
Re: ENOENT: No such file or directory [mkdir]

Thanks.

Same here, it is happening just now, it was fine a few days ago. Starts with this message with one file: Cannot delete file "/Volumes/El ocho/CloudStation/PERSONAL PHOTO WORK/AAA RAWS (new)/NEW RAWS 201-205/NEW RAWS 203/2021/08/01/080121-76815~c7b2.ffs_tmp". EINVAL: Invalid argument [unlin...

Now it is clear, thank you for your response, and patience. Now my workflow is working seamlessly.

Thank you for the information Plerry. I did not create that folder, and assume it was created by ffs, do you know what would be the disadvantage of not syncing it? Thank you.

Hello, I keep having this problem and have reported it in the past, unfortunately I have not been able to fix it. The document revisions folder (.DocumentRevisions-V100) has a 'no access' sign, no matter what I do, I can't change the permissions on it to allow changes by ffs (despite the fact that I...

My apologies xCSxXenon, I appreciate your response.

Hello Zenju,

Thank you, please bear with me.

I have this as the line in the Exclude folder:

*/._**/.DocumentRevisions-V100/

as far as I can see it looks just like the one you sent me, should I be modifying it somehow?

Thank you.

Hello Zenju, I am seemingly having the same problem with a similar folder, just installed the update 11.1 and still get this message, could you please advise where to get some information to understand how to fix it? I am also running Big Sur in a Mac mini. Thank you. Cannot open directory "/Vo...

Thank you, apologies for the delay in replying. This has been happening for some time now, but your answer helps me to understand more about the issue.

Hello, I am encountering that the application seems to back up unchanged data. Making a backup much bigger than I would expect it to be. Do you know a consultant with good knowledge of FFSync that could help me understand how to improve my workflow? I just need to ask a few questions. Any suggestion...

Not really, is there a step by step explanation somewhere to the way to configure via the hostname/UNC path? My knowledge is limited, also, I am working on a mac. Thanks.

Hello, I am setting up FFS to backup to a Synology NAS via FTP, as I try to create the path, I get this message. Any suggestions will be appreciated.

Cannot determine final path for "ftp://192.168.0.7/~".
CURLE_RECV_ERROR: response reading failed [curl_easy_perform]

Hello, I am getting the following message: Some files will be synchronized as part of multiple base folders. To avoid conflicts, set up exclude filters so that each updated file is included by only one base folder. /Volumes/El 6/CloudStation/PERSONAL WORK BACKUP/PHOTO JOURNALS Does this mean the fol...

Thank you Alain, I appreciate your help.

Maybe someone else will comment!

Thank you for your feedback. I know Catalina, the new mac OS has added levels of security, creating all kinds of problems. The user under which credentials FFS is trying to run the sync does not have write access to the directories I believe I did have access to the drives. I have granted FFS permis...

Hello Alain,

Good morning. Yes, I am backing up a removable drive to another USB drive.
Here is the capture of the message I get.
Also, my experience as a forum user is very limited so bare with me.
Many thanks.

I apologize but clearly this is way out of my league. I have encountered problems trying to run a backup that ended with error messages. The error message I get now is: Cannot set directory locks for the following folders: Cannot write file "/Volumes/El 6/sync.ffs_lock". EACCES: Permission...