FreeFileSync Forum

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/skydrive/download

or

http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57347395-285/how-to-map-your-skydrive-folder-in-windows-7/

You click compare and see differences on both sides. you then click sync and both sides should be blank when the sync is complete. If that's the case then you're in sync.

When FFS finishes it's mirror sync, does its interface show that the sync was good and no files are left to copy from either side to the other?

Where do you see this difference? Files like Thumbs and desktop are hidden file that I don't bother with.

My question would be... why would you want to do that? This looks like a job for a cloning software like Macrium Reflect.

Syntax:
FreeFileSync [config files]
[-leftdir directory] [-rightdir directory]

config files
Any number of FreeFileSync .ffs_gui and/or .ffs_batch configuration files.

-leftdir directory -rightdir directory
Any number of alternative directories for at most one config file.

Why is this a major obstacle? I've used this from day one via windows scheduler and it runs perfectly.

You can already enter an arbitrary command line. The items in the drop-down list are just suggestions. Thanks much! I should a seen that On 9/27/2013 8:08 AM, Zenju wrote: You can already enter an arbitrary command line. The items in the drop-down list are just suggestions. ------------------------...

I didn't know how to post a feature request so i'm putting it here. Like in this post: [404, Invalid URL: https://sourceforge.net/p/freefilesync/feature-requests/43/]. I want to expand the current post batch run that only allows for system shutdown, logoff, standby or close close process dialog to i...

You do a file copy in windows explorer then delete the original files. FFS is for syncing file directories.

Changing it to a click would not be logical as this isn't a scheduling feature but a batch job that can be run from the command Line or through an external scheduler.

Scheduling is not built into FFS. If you want to schedule a Sync just create the command line execution and schedule it in the windows task scheduler. "Lazy" and "Dummy" is no way to go through life. ;)

Search the help in FFS for Exlude and there's help on this.

Create a batch file that runs one sync then checks for first sync success before running second sync. Have this batch called by your registry RUN command.

Create a batch that tests for the existence of the drive specifically the drive letter or contents before running the sync.

I believe you have versioning enabled.

Just delete both sync.ffs_db's and rerun the sync.

That works. I know I had v5.19 installed I checked. But I downloaded from the link above again and all is well. Thanks.

I tried FreeFileSync.exe /?

and I get. And I've tried on 2 different PC's. On Win7 x86 and on Win7 X64.

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Error
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Cannot open file '/?'.
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OK
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My belief is that this is a File Synchronization tool not a true backup application. I use it to keep folders in sync from my PC to my external hard drive then use a backup program to backup and restore. The versioning feature to me is just as an oops option not a true restore feature. You would nee...

Plerry... Agreed

There a other schedulers out there. I believe this would be a whole product unto itself and a waste of Zenju's time.

I would agree that is not the purpose of FFS. I wouldn't spend developer time on this.

Are you logged into the PC when you run the scheduled task? I am running a task that runs as my user account and calls a batch file that contains: date /t time /t C: CD\Users\Me\Batches "01 - Backup Photos to ProBox.ffs_batch" "07 - Backup Docs to ProBox.ffs_batch" "11 - Mir...

Standard procedure for scheduling any task is to be sure that the account your running as has all right and privileges necessary.

I would just package this into a batch file and the first thing it does is check fir the existence of the other machine and then the existence of the destination directory. If the directory doesn't exist then bypass the sync.

I'd rather see Zenju spend time making FFS sync functions better instead of adding something that already has a solution in windows

You need to create separate batch configurations. Save the first and create a new one.

Laurent, Details! As many as possible! You will get no help with your first post above.

Test environment, you just need to make a full or subset copy of your source and destination and repeat your steps against that. Again what version are you running? I'm at 5.15. Copies of the configs would be good to see to know exactly what they were set to do. I see too many users downloading this...