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The latest screenshot shows "3 dialogs hidden". One of them is likely the results dialog. Zenju, 07 Aug 2024, 10:59

Thank you!! You're absolutely right & now everything works.

It was solved by the answer here:
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Thank you Zenju for Post 7138!! You're right. Of the 3 dialogs hidden, I had to change the 2nd from the top to this:

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Now everything works the way I wanted & the sound is back when synchronization finishes.

No, it's not saved as a batch file (those are attended, right?). I have 2 batch files that run minimized & autoclose, but several that aren't batch files. However, the result dialog box closes & doesn't make a sound, even though one is set for comparison.

If I choose, Save As..., this dialog box ...

I have FreeFileSync 3.7 [Donation Edition].

Instead of the results dialog being shown & staying up, it now pops up & then disappears. Is there a way to keep it up until I dismiss it, because that's the way it used to work?

Thank you.

Yes, that's when I want to hear the sound...after the results dialog. However, instead of the results dialog being shown & staying up, it now pops up & then disappears. Is there a way to keep it up until I dismiss it, because that's the way it used to work?

Sounds work if I click on the play button (>) to test any sound. It also works if I put a sound in for comparison, although I want to leave it blank. However, when I put any sound in for synchronization, there's just silence.

I just noticed something else. It used to be that the window that pops up ...

This may seem like a small/stupid problem, but FFS used to make a reassuring ping sound after I synchronized files. (Win10, V22H2) All of a sudden that sound disappeared. Do you know how I can get it back? I didn't make any changes (that I know of) to my Windows sounds.

Sorry. I just solved it. I resaved the Info job as a batch file (clicking the icon in the top right of FFS) & checkmarked "run minimized" & "autoclose". Now it's behaving.

I have FFS 13.1 64-bit donation edition. I have 2 real time sync jobs: bridge & info, which, I think, have identical options set. The bridge one works perfectly, i.e. if I open a file & make no changes & close it, there's no pop up or sound.

If I open a file in the Info folder, wait 10 seconds, the ...

I knew it was RTS because 1) I had it sent up that way, & 2) the sync icon was black (non RTS are green). So I just clicked on the icon in FFS, clicked on the filter icon at the top of the screen, & clicked on the synchronization tab. I saw that is was set for "Delete and Recycle bin". I changed ...

The configuration you're showing on the screenshot is not the one you have set up to run via RealTimeSync.

Thank you! You're absolutely right. Of all my sync jobs, this was the only one NOT set up for versioning...it was set for recycle bin. I've now changed it & consider this solved.

Thanks ...

Sure, but it's enabled. It's the 3rd post above (9 Nov 2023, 21:06), where I responded to you.

I get a previous version on my Win10 machine, where FFS is installed. I don't have a version or FFS installed on my WinXP machine. I should also mention that the "Info to Read from the Internet" folder is sync'd automatically.

I just created a "New Text Document.txt" in that folder on my Win10 ...

Thank you both for your replies.
Plerry: I have versioning set on my Win10 machine. However, I still get warnings that the recycle bin on WinXP isn't available. I'm not sure what you mean by "If you set the Delete Files method to Versioning, FFS will not (try to) use the RecycleBin." That's what I ...

Thank you for your reply. However, that leaves me with the original problem that I mentioned in the first question. I want to keep versioning on my Win10 machine, so that if I make a mistake in updating a file, I still have the previous file in my version folder.

BUT, this means that I keep getting ...

When I click on "Permanent", the versioning option disappears. I'm not sure how to delete on WinXP & keep the versions in C:\Users\Phil\Desktop\Versions. See attachment.
I'm sorry. Could you tell me what I'm missing?

Thank you for your quick reply. On my Win10 machine, when I click the sync button, I see the image below.
I want to be able to save the last version on my Win10 machine, in case I make a mistake.

Am I able to do this and delete on my WinXP machine (I only have FreeFileSync actually installed on my ...

I have 2 computers: Win 10 & WinXP. I keep certain folders sync'd with FreeFileSync. However, if I run a sync on a folder named "Info to Read From the Internet", I get the following message every time, telling me that the recycle bin on WinXP is not available:

11:58:20 AM Warning: The recycle bin ...

Thank you so much for your reply!!! Although Word on both WinXP & Win10 word fine & I can copy in either direction when I don't have different file paths, I like your idea of using %userprofile% on all files where this is an issue. Thank you again. I'm sure this will work, but I'll let you know.

Thank you for your response. The fields are supported in all versions of Word & Windows Explorer doesn't "see" them. I can explain it best by an example. Suppose you have a desk with 3 drawers & you want to have 3 documents that lists the contents of each drawer. Call them Drawer1.doc, Drawer2.doc ...

I have FreeFileSync version 12.5 donation edition. I sync between a Windows 10 & Windows XP computers. Some of my files have includetext fields. On Win10, the filepath is C:\Users\MyName\Target. On WinXP, the filepath is C:\Documents and Settings\MyName\Target.

Trying to sync Word documents that ...

Thank you for your reply. I had actually tried that, by changing the compare from "content" to "file time & size", but was confused because the synchronization took just as long. I had forgotten that the synchronization time is independent from compare time.

I created a synchronization job for 2 folders & used the file content option. I would like to change it so that it always compares & syncs using date & time. I know that I can delete the job & recreate it, but is there a way to modify the existing job permanently?

If I change it temporarily, by ...

The main FFS window "remembers" its size *and* position, so I agree that the progress dialog should also remember both its size and position. wohlfelder, 18 May 2023, 07:54

Does it remember its position for you? And what OS do you have?

I still have Windows 10 Pro, but it's had several updates. Currently the version is 22H2, (build 19045).
I have various software tools, but other windows can be opened, moved to another spot, closed, & will reopen where I last placed them.

I know this is an old post, but I'm still having this issue on Windows 10 with every update of FreeFileSync (donation edition). Even when I drag the result window down, it moves up to the same position.

I have FreeFileSync 11.18 (donation edition) & Windows 10 version 21H2 (64-bit).

I know this is an old thread, but the issue I described (the pop-up window blocking the list of files) still occurs. I've tried it maximized & with different adjusted sizes. However, no matter what I do, the pop-up ...

Thank you! You're knowlesge is impressive.

Thank you for the information. Sorry it took me so long to reply, but I had computer problems & ended up doing two different restores.

The restores put FreeFileSync back the way it was where the jobs ending in .ffs.gui showed the dialog, so I could see what was happening.

Is there any other way to ...

Additional: all my jobs now auto-close. I even created a new job, named it test, & it auto-closed. In fact, when I put the same to folders in the sync drag & drop boxes & saved it with a new name, it automatically synced only the same files.

Thank you for your reply. When I select & click Save as..., I don't see any options for auto-close.

I have version 11.15 donation edition 64-bit. On a regular sync job (not real-time sync), I clicked the box for auto-close. I want to change it back so that the dialog box doesn't auto-close on regular sync jobs. I can't find a way to get it back, as all my dialog boxes close immediately after a ...

Hi: I have Windows 10 & FreeFileSync, version 11.9 [donation edition], 64-bit. When I run a sync job, the pop-up window always shows up in the middle of the main window. It would be nice if it could be made so that if I drag it down lower (so I can see the main window), it would pop-up lower ...

Thanks again. I cleared cookies/cache & whitelisted this site with Ad-blocker & uBlock origin. We'll see if it happens again.

Thank you for your reply. Before posting, I tried several times where I moved the screen out of the way & then closed it. Also, I noticed something about that smaller screen. If you move the mouse to any of the 4 edges, you get a double sided arrow, which usually means that you can make the screen ...

First, I'd like to say how wonderful this utility is. I have Win10 & FreeFileSync version 11.9 [Donation edition] 64 Bit & use it several times a day.

After I run a sync job, which may involve several files, there's a pop-up window showing that the job was completed & errors, if any. I wish the pop ...

Thank you for your reply. I suppose it could be something similar...I just don't know. Wish I could stop it from happening, since it occurs every time I reboot Win10.

I saw someone had a similar problem in June of 2020, but got no answers. I have 2 machines, Win10 Pro & WinXP, that I sync various folders. I created 2 Real-time sync jobs, that ordinarily work fine. However, if reboot my Win10 machine & look in the notification overflow area (the one you see when ...

Thank you so much. I assume that I must keep the sync.ffs_db that's contained in the folder of the other computer (WinXP), since FreeFileSync is only installed on win10, correct?

Hi:
I'm using version 11.9 (donation edition). I have 2 folders, called Info to Read from the Internet, on different computers that I sync. I then created a a real-time sync batch file. Now, both the manual & real-time jobs show up in my configuration.

1. Can I delete the "green" manual job (&/or ...

Thank you again for your reply. I don't have any files that end in .ffs_real. This is what I have:
Sync jobs.png

I tried both a shortcut to & a copy of Info_Internet.ffs_batch in my startup folder & RealTimeSync wasn't monitoring after I logged in & out. So I'm not sure what I have to put in my ...

I followed the directions & it was working. However, I logged out & back in. I noticed that the folders were no longer being monitored.

So I started the RealTimeSync again & got an error message.
RealTimeSync_Error Message.png
RealTimeSync_Dialog Box.png

In order to make it work again, I had ...

Thank you both!. While I saw the "Save as..." in the upper right corner of FFS, I had never hovered my mouse over the one on the upper right to see the "Save as batch job...". I knew I was missing something simple.

I have donation edition 11.6. This may be a stupid question, but I've tried to follow the directions in the online manual, but when I click "Start", I get the message "Command "" failed." Trying to follow the instructions, I've pasted them & said what I did.

Here's what I did. I created two folders ...

Thank you so much for the information. I can see a workaround now.

What I really need to sync is the substance of my documents. The filepath is only needed so that if I print a document, I can immediately see where it's located on my computer(s). Since that's the only purpose for the filepath, it ...

Thank you for your reply.

The footer is in a Microsoft Word document. Word has fields that can put the filepath & filename in the footer of the document. If you move the document to another folder & update it, the field will update also.

I am syncing them over a network.

I have the latest FreeFileSync donation edition. I'm having a problem regarding synchronizing some folders.

I have 2 machines: a WinXP machine & a Win10 machine. I want synchronize two folders (let's call them Folder1) to make sure the relevant content is identical, one on each computer.

The ...

I noticed this was asked in 2017 & now it's 2021. I just donated today, but have a question before I install the "donation edition". I donated because I want to support what I consider to be a wonderful product. The free edition fulfills my needs, although I'd like to try out the extra features of ...

Thank you so much!! I never thought to move the mouse...duh. This deserves another donation!

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