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Perfect! Thanks a lot xCSxXenon

The setting in RTS is idle time, not an interval setting
https://freefilesync.org/manual.php?topic=realtimesync xCSxXenon, 04 Nov 2024, 15:50

got it. It means that the synchronization will occur after I have modified the file and during my idle time.
thanks!

... requested accurate and useful information in an effort to assist them. Thanks for the advice pal
Since you only want to, incorrectly, pick and choose ... resolution/info. Considering I am the common denominator, seems like a 'you' issue.
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viewtopic.php?t=9692 xCSxXenon, 28 Oct 2024, 18:07

Thanks! I'll find a workaround for now. Nevertheless another vote from my side for any option somewhere for deleting files that are not in the scope with the mirror method.

@xCSxXenon:

Understood. Thanks for the info!

Hello,
Sorry for not getting back to you, I was on vacation.

xCSxXenon, StefanM and SonicRings many thanks for your help.
I will test your advice over the next few days and write the result here.

Thanks Plerry, killed 2 birds with one stone: renamed all the RTS and FFS files, now working perfectly. The cmd window still opens (it always did in my ... this also start the cmd command? There's no cmd command in task scheduler. It also still comes up with C:\Windows\System 32 which xCSxXenon criticised.

Many thanks for your answer @xCSxXenon.

With your suggestion, now it works perfectly.

Thanks for your replies, Plerry & xCSxXenon. I've made a contribution & downloaded the donation edition. I'm going to start over, uninstall the previous edition, delete all FFS & RTS files, & install the donation edition. I'm not very tech savvy, but this is very useful software, & I really need an ...

... you only need one. The .ffs_batch type is what allows starting a sync without any visual interruption.

Only one ok!
Doing only manual syncs, not batches started in the background by Windows Task Scheduler for example, it is enough to use only ffs_gui.
I just wanted a confirmation thanks.
Cheers...

... solve the issue.

I also don't want to just kill FF because I might have things open that I need to close properly.

I'm old. And forgetful. If I wasn't, then I would just remember to shut down FF before I do the backup. But I am.

Maybe there isn't a perfect solution.

Thanks for the ideas, though.

Thanks xCSxXenon - so I did!

But that isn't what was causing the issue. Eventually I found a nugget in the manual:

"Daylight Saving Time (Windows)
A common problem synchronization software has to handle is +-1 hour file time shifts after a Daylight Saving Time (DST) switch has occurred. This can be ...

... probably more options also.
What you probably meant is "Is exFAT the only file system that is natively support on both Windows and macOS?"
The answer is yes


Thanks. I understand there are software available but I wanted a simple setup. What I really wanted to know if FFS can do it natively in app.

@ xCSxXenon: Thank you for your feedback. I have not been able to produce the crash files you mentioned; I am a basic user, I don’t dabble into this ... phone, but it manifests itself only when I try to use FFS a second time in the same session. So, is there something that can be done about that? Thanks!

Hi xCSxXenon,

Thank you for your feedback. I am using an S24 Ultra and, indeed, sometimes disconnecting and reconnecting the phone seems to fix the ... properly only once before hanging again. That makes me think the problem is on the FFS/Windows/computer side, not the phone. Any suggestions?

Thanks!

Hi both,

Thanks for your quick responses!
@xCSxXenon: I understand what you are saying. But...we have the situation that many of us are using Windows. And even if Windows has some issues: should we not try to aim having a tool that works with it in a correct way? Even if there are some non-perfect ...

Thanks for your reply, xCSxXenon. I looked at the thread that you linked, but I don't understand how it applies to my situation.

If "multiple instances" means more than one FFS job running simultaneously, that's not the case for me. The batch jobs that I start from Task Scheduler are scheduled to run ...

... This also means inserting any other SD card with a different name won't be found by FFS. If FFS is showing it as the D: drive, that is because it is assigned the letter D. If you use Disk Management to change the drive letter, FFS should also recognize the new letter


Cool that works! Thanks much!

... a proper backup solution. 3-2-1 strategy isn't perfect if we nitpick, but it is incredibly better than the average person has or needs.

Thanks for the link, i will look in to it and do a lab test to only modify size but not timestamp on the file to see the versioning works. :-)

I have a ...

... use search (slap on my own wrist for that)

Maybe a dumb question but do you happen to know how I can help report a false positive like this? I've used FFS for years now so I didn't really doubt it just find it "annoying" to have a pop up like this if you understand me :)

Again thanks for answering.

We'll need the entire window, not a section xCSxXenon, 08 May 2024, 21:36

Hi, may I cover up the folder & file names shown in the window, or do you need to see those listed in the screenshot? Thanks.

... doesn't have one though


Finally I managed to get it working. To do this I saved the configurations on the desktop and then transferred them to a dedicated folder on the computer. In fact, it did not accept saving them on the external backup hard drive. Thanks to everyone and greetings from Italy

... be permanent in the sync settings or figure out a way to get access to the Recycle Bin on the network device. It likely doesn't have one though


Thanks! It worked with my first external hard drive. But when I tried to repeat the same operation with my second external hard drive a window appeared ...

Hi @xCSxXenon
thanks. You're right.
Was not as comfortable as expected, but after several runs over single folder and folder groups I found the differences and could copy thePost m manually from source to destination folder.
Post can be marked as resolved.
Regards
Anton.

@xCSxXenon; Thanks.
I'll have to use Multi-commander then and search for duplicate files afterwards.

@xCSxXenon
ok, that clears it, many thanks for your explanations!

Post a screenshot of the RTS configuration window xCSxXenon, 01 Apr 2024, 17:01

Thanks for your time

@xCSxXenon, thanks. I did miss it.

... the feature. FreeFileSync still treats these file names as different, but matches them as pairs after comparison.


https://freefilesync.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11134


Thanks for the link and explanation, I'll see with use.

I still expect unintended consequences and apparently not the only one.

Since you aren't the developers at all Plerry and xCSxXenon (I don't know if you are programmers at all) I won't address you anymore.

I apologize to the actual programmer @Zenju. Thanks Zenju for creating a great tool. And maybe you can read over this post and do with it whatever you like. For context ...