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I had a hard time getting the file to autorun but it's working now.
In the past I never created the configuration file and I had it working just fine.

Thank you very much for all of the help.

I added real time sync to the list of startup applications Sounds like you put a .ffs_batch configuration in there /Jim/BatchRun.ffs_batch I'm not familiar with Linux "list of startup applications", but sounds like you need, BatchRun.ffs_real (rather then BatchRun.ffs_batch). Thanks for t...

Sorry, batch files are relatively new to me. Aren't what you asked and what I described essentially the same thing?

Yes, you are correct, I added real time sync to the list of startup applications and copy and pasted the command from real time sync that it created from the batch file. This is the command I used: /home/laptop/FreeFileSync/FreeFileSync /home/laptop/Documents/Jim/BatchRun.ffs_batch It does everythin...

I have a fresh install of Linux mint cinnamon on my laptop. Prior to the fresh installation, I added real time sync to the startup applications and it would start as it was supposed to with the laptop, but it wouldn't automatically start the syncing, I just had to push the "start" button, ...

You don't need to sync your entire laptop and desktop to your external drive. You are free to limit the scope of your syncs, either by: • using multiple, more specific left-right base folder pairs • using the Include and/or Exclude Filter I am not syncing my entire laptop and desktop, I am only bac...

You may want to switch to 'update' mode instead of two-way xCSxXenon, 18 Sep 2023, 18:34

I read the help regarding "update" mode, but that won't do what I'm trying to accomplish. That won't allow me to have the most up to date version of my files on my local drive

Here is my dilemma, any help would be appreciated. I have an external hard drive connected to my router in which my desktop and laptop both back up to. Right now it's not so bad, but once my kids start using laptops and backing up their files, I fear it's going to get confusing for everyone so I'm t...

Yes, I tried restarting the router. When I hooked hard drive up directly to laptop there was an error that came up and none of my files were accessible or even visible for that matter. I thought about it realized there is nothing on the drive that I couldn't just back up again so I reformatted and t...

I have an external usb drive connected to my router for backing up purposes. Everything was working fine until I attempted to setup a backup from my phone so that if I plugged my phone in it would automatically back up the data on my phone. When I did that I fell asleep with my laptop and phone on m...

I connected an external hard drive to my router and am trying to use FFS for my backing up needs. Basically I'm backing up my "documents", "videos", "pictures" and "downloads" folders on two laptops and a desktop. Each computer backs up to the same folder on t...

I installed the most recent version of FFS so maybe the fix wasn't applied after all?

I installed FreeFileSync on a different laptop also running Linux Mint and it's getting the same error, "cannot set directory locks".

The link from the other post you shared no longer works, would you happen to have an updated link?

thank you

Thanks for responding, I figured it out last night. I needed to install an additional windows networking feature. I can't remember exactly what it was called but everything is working now.

Thanks again

I'm trying to setup freefilesync on my sister's laptop. She has an external hard drive hooked up to her asus router but when I select the folder on the external hard drive to sync to I get the following error. The selected folder "this pc\rt-ac86u-4870\browse folders\josie_s_backup\documents&qu...

Sorry that was a poor choice of wording, but yes, I have a 1 minute idle time set.
I am syncing between my computer and an external hard drive attached to my router.

I'm running a laptop with Linux Mint Cinnamon and I have it setup so that when my laptop starts it starts syncing automatically every minute. It works great until my laptop goes into a suspended state due to inactivity or the laptop being closed. Once I start the laptop up again, it no longer auto s...

I'm running a laptop with linux mint and I'm using freefilesync to 2 way sync my documents, downloads, music, pictures and videos folders to an external hard drive that is connected to my router. I set everything up last night and I did a sync overnight and the files were copying when I went to bed....