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Yes, that is possible. But as you already have two different batch-files (batchRun1 and batchRun2), you can better also create a dedicated RTS task for each of these batch-files (RTS1 and RTS2). The RTS1 monitors for changes in C/original folder 1 and D/folder X, and when detecting any such changes ...

Simply run a Compare in the FFS GUI.
Select and then right-click the folder or file you want to exclude, and add the file to the Exclude Filter via the context menu.
Then you are sure to use the correct filter definition.

You first have to create a valid *.ffs_batch-file yourself
(e.g. via the FFS GUI and then save it as a *.ffs_batch-file),
and then "drag and drop" that *.ffs_batch-file into the RTS GUI window.

> The user was the sole one ... so yes.

In Windows you always have the System user (next to any other users), and as stated, in the Windows Task Scheduler, tasks are by default run as the System user.

Perhaps this is also relevant here.
The task-bar only shows tasks of the logged-in user; tasks running under different user credentials are not shown.

As described in the FFS manual.

Perhaps this is also relevant here.

Does the user under which credentials you run the FFS batch-file (as a scheduled task /cronjob) have access to and write permission for your Versioning location?
In the Windows Task Scheduler, tasks are by default run as the System user.

You determine yourself how often for your use-case you need to run a Compare+Sync.
Some do it once every week, others once every day, and some one every hour.
You can also use RealTimeSync to run FFS according to need, i.e. only if changes occurred.

Can be handled by FFS similar to as described in viewtopic.php?t=9914

Assuming you will at most only run an FFS sync a couple of times per day, you can consider that to be fairly infrequent in terms of potential disk wear-out. Obviously, every time you run a sync in FFS, it will first perform a Compare on every file within the scope of the sync. Depending the type of ...

An FFS Mirror sync does not "rely" on sync_lock files. FFS works just as well when you disable the use of sync_lock files, by setting the LockDirectoriesDuringSync flag to false. Make sure to read why that feature is there, and the "risk" you run when disabling it. That "ris...

You seem to be making several statements; not asking any question. Your statements are at least incorrect in that you are mixing up FreeFileSync (FFS) and RealTimeSync (RTS). If you read FFS where you write RTS, your statements above are mostly correct. RTS serves to monitor for changes (in between ...

Not answering your question, but relevant to the topic:
https://freefilesync.org/manual.php?topic=volume-shadow-copy

Like xCSxXenon wrote (yet fairly condensely): use Filters. Use the left-right base folder pair C:\MyJobs <==> B:\AllJobs And change you Include Filter from * (= everything in the left and right base location) into /D/* /F/* /G/* /R/* (= everything in the D, F, G and R folder and their subfolders) An...

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...