FreeFileSync Forum

https://freefilesync.org/manual.php?topic=rts-as-service
and
https://freefilesync.org/manual.php?topic=schedule-batch-jobs

Why triple posting here, here and here?
According to Internet etiquette, double and, even more, triple posting is considered inappropriate behavior.

> Is it not possible to add a command in the software - repeat this operation once every XX days / hours / weeks? Obviously that would theoretically be possible. But things like this are quite OS specific, and FFS is also for many other OS's than Windows. And even in Windows, there are so may differ...

The "Ignore errors" and "Automatically retry" settings (as found in FFS GUI Comparison settings (F6) ) are sync-job specific, and stored in the sync-job's *.ffs_gui or *.ffs_batch file in an xml-tag called Errors, e.g. <Errors Ignore="false" Retry="0" Delay=&q...

> I don't see an easy way to achieve that at the moment. This is essentially described in the command-line manual page , section 5. The procedure to follow is then: 1) Create a copy of your GlobalSettings.xml-file under a self selected name, e.g. GlobalSettings2.xml See here where you can find your ...

> Not having the latest version is having incorrect data I can relate to that. However, in the case of topic starter that is not achieved by just keeping the LockDirectoriesDuringSync flag set to "true", but requires the two syncs to be run in the proper sequence. I.e.: first run the PC1 =...

> This will lead to incorrect data.
I beg to disagree.
At worse, the PC1 => NAS sync will overwrite the NAS version of a file you have just synced NAS => PC2.
So, you may not have the latest version of that file on PC2.
But that will correct itself when you run the next NAS => PC2 sync.

FFS will not get confused, it will just wait until the FFS sync job that wrote the sync.ffs_lock file on the NAS finishes and removes the sync.ffs_lock file (see the link below). But if your data-flow is only as described: PC1 => NAS and NAS => PC2 There is even no need to use the sync.ffs_lock file...

This sounds like a case where you have multiple (at least 2) left-right base folder pairs and a full or partial overlap between those base folders, or any of their (sub)folders. FFS should give you a warning if that is the case, but you may have selected to ignore warnings. Example: If you sync A =>...

> i don't know, how to create a new thread
Simply use the "New topic" button (top left) in the "Help" or "General discussion" overview page.

Every time you run a FFS sync, it compares the entire contents of all directories in the scope of the sync. (obviously it has to; it does not know which file(s) may have changed). And a comparison by file content takes a lot of time (relatively spoken). > ... every time I make a change it goes throu...

When defining a Custom sync variant, you can select your preferred action (different from: "Leave as unresolved conflict") for the Difference category "Conflict/item can not be categorized".

Comparing by time only is not possible, but would not save any substantial time either. But, look into defining a Custom sync variant in the Sync Settings (F8). There you see the several Difference categories (hoover your mouse over the icons), and can define a desired action per Difference category...

> Where then, does FreeFileSync get the idea that I have MULTIPLE base folders? As per your own above message your sync has 6 left-right base folder pairs . All of the right-side locations are listing [T5Backup2]\ or in some cases a subfolder of [T5Backup2]\ . There you have your first set of overla...

1) I don't know about the icon, but when using the Task Scheduler, when you define a Basic Task, you define the next and then click next, which brings you to the Trigger tab. There you can select when the task is to be run, e.g. "When I log on", instead of "When the computer starts&qu...

You can either select not to use the the recycle bin for (previous versions of) files that get modified or deleted: https://freefilesync.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9195&p=33227 Or use Versioning , which uses a self selected location to store (previous versions of) files that get modified or delet...

If the default filter entries do not already exclude your recycle bin, then run a Compare in FFS, right-click on the RecycleBin, and select to exclude.

FreeFileSync does not (or at least: is not supposed to) change/modify file content when copying.
So it seems there must have been a corruption during copying.
You can try to do a verification after copying, by setting the VerifyCopiedFiles flag to true.

If your message is intended as criticism, you should not criticize FreeFileSync (FFS) and/or RealTimeSync (RTS), but rather Google Drive. If you read the RTS manual page , you can read what RTS does (get notified by the OS if changes in the monitored directories occur) and why ( only run FFS when ch...

This warning occurs if there is an (at least partial) overlap between one or more of your base folders or any of their contents (including in subfolders). You write your target base folder is on your I:\ drive, but it seems that either the source base folder is also on the I:\ drive (and has an over...

If your Microsoft account is an Admin account on your machine, you should have full control (Controllo completo). However, if your Microsoft account is not an Admin account on your machine, you are a plain User, that only has read and execution rights, no write access (Lettura ed esecuzione).

Simply make sure the user under which credentials you run FFS has write access to the mentioned folder.

If it is always the same file causing issues, and (as you write) you don't care about this one file, you can use the FFS Exclude Filter to exclude said file from your sync.

When saving your *.ffs_batch job, did you follow the instructions as per here, item 2) and 3) (checkmark Run minimized, AutoClose and IgnoreErrors)?

For FFS exit codes see https://freefilesync.org/manual.php?topic=command-line.
So, it seems your sync runs, but results in warning.
Check the FFS log-files to see the which warnings.

One option is to set up (at least) two accounts on your Fedora machine; one limited account for your sun (possibly even without login credentials), and (at least one) separate account for you, with login credentials. For the latter account you could then use an auto-mount for your NAS share. Or even...

In line with the FFS Manual section on Filtering, you could add
*- Copy*
to your Exclude Filter.
This will exclude all files and folders (and their content!) that have "- Copy" in their name.

@pnachtwey
Instead of using two different sync variants sequentially,
try out creating your own Custom sync variant,