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... drives I was testing with, then ran FFS to update them (I found the quick and dirty way to get a large file to work with was to just open my VeraCrypt container click on a folder, then a file, then close the folder and unmount the container). Verify is now working. I'm now debating on whether to ...

... of information, which I'll get to in a moment. I'm using the following setup now:
- macOS Sonoma 14.5
- FreeFileSync 13.6 donation edition
- VeraCrypt 1.25.9

In our company we store finance and coworkers related information in a verycrypt container on a NAS (network attached storage). The files ...

... usually don't have them, hence why the error occurred (this is also the case with USBs, though some portable hard drives have it). Some programs even take advantage of that feature such as VeraCrypt, which recommends mounting containers as removable storage to ensure files are deleted permanently.

... Disk Time" , 1st line of output lists your disks. Adapt script (just the number in "PhysicalDisk(2*)") in to reflect your config.


HTH!

* Veracrypt (my FDE tool) unfortunately uses kinda cache, so FFS is finished tens of minutes before the cache is written down)


the batch file:
@echo off ...

... Unfortunately for me, the synchro was only of interest if I could do it via USB cable. I've switched to an online solution...

I recreated a VeraCrypt file on another USB key (same size in GB, in ExFat) and synchronized with FFS: the duration was normal.
However, when I created a second ...

For the smartphone, MTP is likely they root issue, and MTP sucks
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For the USB drive, it could have failing NAND, failing controller, or the VeraCrypt layer is causing an issue.
How you tried with another USB key with a new VeraCrypt setup?

... phone.

Particulars :

- Smartphone: Samsung SM-N960F
- USB key: SanDisk 128GB, files synchronized in an encrypted virtual disk, created with VeraCrypt.

My problem: When I synchronize to my smartphone, I've noticed for several months that the backup takes longer and longer to “start”. Nothing ...

VeraCrpyt has been known to cause that issue
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... of user friendliness and performance.
So, I'm experiencing the same issue:
- using macOS Sonoma 14.4.1
- FreeFileSync 13.5 donation edition
- VeraCrypt 1.25.9
- syncing 2 VeraCrypt containers: 1 is on a NAS (buffalo networked attached storage) and one is on the SSD harddrive of my Mac
When doing ...

Thank you, that seem to work.

Here's something that may help.

In VeraCrypt, open settings, preferences and look about halfway down for the option "Preserve modification timestamp of file containers".

If unchecked, then any change to a file or folder in the container will update the container's timestamp.
If checked, then ...

I use FFS mainly for backup and archiving purpose. That means that files on the target drive may be overwritten but never deleted.

I have a few veracrypt containes that should always be overwritten by the source file. The problem is, that changing a file in the container does not change the ...

Thanks for replying, though I have checked both but none satisfies my needs.

For VeraCrypt, the problem is it's a single file. Syncing a 10GB file is quite fast on a local drive, but may take hours to a cloud storage. I can break it down over several containers, but that would be tedious to update ...

... these days), so if you synced from local drive to (local) encrypted drive,
then synced (local) encrypted drive to cloud?

Maybe:
https://www.veracrypt.fr/en/Home.html or
https://cryptomator.org/downloads/

(Not familiar with either, though I had used, long past, truecrypt [predecessor to ...

Hey, sorry for the late reply.

I did end up solving the issue by running FFS as administrator. I'm not sure why this is necessary though, when the permissions are set correctly.

Prior to making this post, I was actually running a version of FFS at least 1.5 years old and I still had this issue. I ...

To prevent confusions:
It is not RealTimeSync (RTS) you are talking about, it is FreeFileSync (FFS). Plerry, 21 Mar 2023, 10:42

You're right man, thanks. I was in a rush when I read the instructions, I'll try it later.

To prevent confusions:
It is not RealTimeSync (RTS) you are talking about, it is FreeFileSync (FFS).

In order to run FFS minimized, you need to save your sync configuration as a *.ffs_batch file, and follow the instructions as described here.

Ok. I found what the problem is but please help me solve it.
RealTimeSync shows a pop-up windows once it opens.
After synchronization, pop-up stay on. If I minimize the pop-up, it starts synchronizing.
I need to make this pop-up minimized.
I'm running Win11 64bit and FFS donation 12.1. Thanks.

Hello people, I'm running the latest FreeFileSync "donation edition".
I have 2 VeraCrypt containers, one is in my USB Stick - I will call it A.
One is in my laptop's HDD - I will call it B.
I made a "Two way" batch file, it's running in startup via RealTimeSync.
When I log into my PC, I open the A+B ...

Did a bit of research and found that this has occurred again and again before:
1. https://www.techsupportforum.com/threads/solved-free-file-sync-windows-error-code-5-access-denied.679585/
2. https://freefilesync.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7008
3. https://freefilesync.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6147
4 ...

I am trying to sync my documents folder on Windows 10 to an external SSD which holds a mouted Veracrypt container. When I run the syncrhonize command I get this error:

Cannot open directory "Y:\".

ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED: Access is denied. [DirReaderPlus]

I don't think it's a permissions issue ...

... not the issue.

So I investigated a bit more and found interesting things.
It is not related to a FreeFileSync issue, this is merely related to VeraCrypt or Windows or a combination of both.

What happens is that this situation occurs when we create a VeraCrypt volume, with a default name or no ...

... file for all drives. They just need to be named "EXT_DRIVE" and I can backup on several disks. This worked very well up to now without a VeraCrypt disk (so with two different disk having the same name).

So there is something that makes that the volume is not properly recognized with this ...

Hello.

I have created an NTFS VeraCrypt partition on an external drive, then renamed it as "EXT_DRIVE" partition name.
Then I setup a FreeFileSync configuration to write to that drive by its partition name above for some root directories like "DVD", "Data", "Installers". Instead of using the partiton ...

... why?

Then comes the problem in the title, since my backups are going to a removable device, i want them to be encrypted, i tried identifying the veracrypt containers by volume name and GUID, but is doesn't work because everytime i unlock the container, the GUID changes.

I believe it would work by ...

What is your source and destination? xCSxXenon, 05 Jul 2022, 16:24

Hey,

Scheme I do is:
Encrypt with Peazip straight to a Veracrypt partition.
Already from Veracrypt I send to Google with P Frrefilesync.

PS. I have backup versions of the system, so I got the older global settings file and replaces. Well, so far, no message.

hi,

i repeat the action again,
looks may not relate to ffs.

source:
NTFS partition encrypted with veracrypt on a tf card

target:
google drive 's cppcryptfs container, mounted as a drive letter w:

i use beyond compare to update the target, it still BSOD.
however, the error is not the same, this ...

my config is more than that however,

one side is a veracrypt partition on tf card, mounted as NTFS, and shared thru CIFS.

the receiving side is google drive with a cppcryptfs container, mounted and shared thru CIFS.

i will repeat the same sync using beyond compare. if BC doesn't show up BSOD, then ...

Hi,

I'm trying to copy about 250,000 photos from one external veracrypt encrypted HDD toa another external veracrypt encrypted external HDD, both on different USB 3.1 connectors/Hubs.

In (donation) version 11.20 the copying starts out at about 35 MBye per second / about 10 elements per second, but ...

... up again:

Would it be feasable to introduce an option to compress and encrypt target files and directories without having to use BitLocker or VeraCrypt (etc)?

For example, pass all output files and directories through a pipe, such as Zip/UnZip using I/O redirection, or incorporate Zlib directly ...