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- 11 Mar 2024, 14:40
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Showing non-existed and deleted files
- Replies: 8
- Views: 351
Re: Showing non-existed and deleted files
If they only show up when syncing with the SFTP location, they must already exist in the other locations you are syncing to. You can use CMD to find and delete these files. There is no risk, if they are in use, you won't be able to delete them. It's not a FFS bug, 100% guaranteed
- 11 Mar 2024, 13:59
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Not reading external drives on a directory on an internal drive
- Replies: 2
- Views: 218
Re: Not reading external drives on a directory on an internal drive
Ah the classic 'I've been staring at pixels too long to be competent" error
Been there oh so many times
Been there oh so many times
- 11 Mar 2024, 13:58
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Showing non-existed and deleted files
- Replies: 8
- Views: 351
Re: Showing non-existed and deleted files
Files with a Tilda at the beginning are temp files that didn't get deleted gracefully by the program using them. Your File Explorer isn't set to show these hidden files, but you can change it so you can see them. Just delete them though.
- 10 Mar 2024, 14:10
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Not enough space on destination drive
- Replies: 1
- Views: 232
- 10 Mar 2024, 14:09
- Forum: Help
- Topic: "Detect moved files" feature -bug on Mac OS
- Replies: 3
- Views: 300
Re: "Detect moved files" feature -bug on Mac OS
Seems like renaming those document packages is also changing stuff inside, no? If so, it is being modified and the mod time should probably change accordingly. On Windows, there is the option of copying over permissions, it's in the Tools->Options section, maybe give that a shot. It may require runn...
- 10 Mar 2024, 14:04
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Daisy chain batch jobs
- Replies: 6
- Views: 320
Re: Daisy chain batch jobs
Sure is possible, just use the "post-sync" command option to have one sync config start another one and split the pairs into individual configurations
- 09 Mar 2024, 20:59
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Sync files after a defined date
- Replies: 6
- Views: 578
Re: Sync files after a defined date
Oh yes, I see! The only option I see currently is to run a comparison, right-click the header above the list of files, and use the 'select time span' option from there. That is obviously not a good long-term solution, as you have to compare all files first. Actually, I am unsure if a date selection ...
- 09 Mar 2024, 20:46
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Sync files after a defined date
- Replies: 6
- Views: 578
Re: Sync files after a defined date
There is a 'Time Span' setting in the filter section of the configuration options
- 09 Mar 2024, 16:59
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED: Access is denied. [CreateFile]
- Replies: 4
- Views: 583
Re: ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED: Access is denied. [CreateFile]
Run as admin or change permissions to that location
Log files don't usually write there though, are you sure you want that?
Log files don't usually write there though, are you sure you want that?
Re: Dot_
After running a comparison, try right-clicking one of the files and excluding from the context menu. This can provide some insight on the correct syntax as that is likely the issue.
- 09 Mar 2024, 15:13
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Start RealTimeSync at Boot
- Replies: 2
- Views: 506
Re: Start RealTimeSync at Boot
You can also put a shortcut that points directly to the ".ffs_real" configuration in the startup folder!
https://freefilesync.org/manual.php?topic=rts-as-service
https://freefilesync.org/manual.php?topic=rts-as-service
- 09 Mar 2024, 15:09
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Onedrive & FFS
- Replies: 4
- Views: 685
Re: Onedrive & FFS
Assuming the initial limitation for the 1st sync is to have all OneDrive files locally on the PC. What happens if you later select that sync'd OneDrive folder on the PC and choose the OneDrive option "Free Up Space" ? At the next sync will FFS detect that the freed up files files are now ...
- 08 Mar 2024, 17:22
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Many errors when backing up Mac OS
- Replies: 2
- Views: 238
Re: Many errors when backing up Mac OS
Use Time Machine to back up your OS, it is simply the best option in existence.
FFS is not a system backup/restore tool and shouldn't be relied upon for such use
FFS is not a system backup/restore tool and shouldn't be relied upon for such use
- 08 Mar 2024, 17:20
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Backing up other users' data on Mac
- Replies: 1
- Views: 199
Re: Backing up other users' data on Mac
Of course, the permissions are there to prevent other users from accessing your data.
You can either run FFS from each account for backups or run FFS using sudo from a terminal.
You can either run FFS from each account for backups or run FFS using sudo from a terminal.
- 08 Mar 2024, 17:16
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: error msg?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 587
Re: error msg?
While you may have same named files, what about time & size (your comparison method)? You can see time in W/E, but not in FFS. You can see size in FFS, but not in W/E (at least not to the byte level). Might something have changed the dates of particular files &/or might the file sizes have ...
- 07 Mar 2024, 20:07
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Data taking up more space on destination than on source?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 242
- 07 Mar 2024, 18:27
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: error msg?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 587
Re: error msg?
The only difference I see is the capitalization of 'Mine' on one side. I'm sure it won't make a difference, but what happens if you change it so the folders match identically? Also, what happens if you only sync one of the files? You can click one of the photos and hit ENTER to sync just that one it...
- 07 Mar 2024, 18:03
- Forum: Help
- Topic: No response when I click browse, freezes up!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 213
Re: No response when I click browse, freezes up!
File Explorer works fine?
Reboot computer?
Reboot computer?
- 07 Mar 2024, 03:38
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Does changing source volume name break "detect moved files" (MacOS)?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 395
Re: Does changing source volume name break "detect moved files" (MacOS)?
Can't find any concrete info on what that directory is used for, so it probably has no need to be backed up. I would exclude it. It's definitely a system file location, and FFS isn't a good option for system backup/restore anyway
- 07 Mar 2024, 03:35
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Error Invalid Parameter
- Replies: 3
- Views: 209
Re: Error Invalid Parameter
The timestamp on the original file is probably corrupt/broken and contains a date outside the range that FAT can support. This means copying the file to the FAT location will lose the timestamp and set it to the current date/time, which may result in FFS detecting it as out-of-sync with the source o...
- 07 Mar 2024, 03:33
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Parallel File Copy
- Replies: 2
- Views: 268
- 07 Mar 2024, 03:31
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How to deal with *Extra Files and directories
- Replies: 5
- Views: 364
Re: How to deal with *Extra Files and directories
If you are renaming/moving files, FFS can detect that and avoid duplicating the file on the destination. FFS isn't a duplicate finder though, so make sure you are renaming/moving the file(s), not copying them.
- 06 Mar 2024, 18:25
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How to deal with *Extra Files and directories
- Replies: 5
- Views: 364
Re: How to deal with *Extra Files and directories
You should just use FFS from the get-go then, as it can detect files that are moved/renamed instead of creating duplicates
- 06 Mar 2024, 17:40
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Transfer donation edition to new pc
- Replies: 3
- Views: 238
Re: Transfer donation edition to new pc
Aren't we lazy.
- 06 Mar 2024, 17:37
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How to deal with *Extra Files and directories
- Replies: 5
- Views: 364
Re: How to deal with *Extra Files and directories
You probably want to add /MIR to your RocoCopy command, no?
- 06 Mar 2024, 16:00
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Does changing source volume name break "detect moved files" (MacOS)?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 395
Re: Does changing source volume name break "detect moved files" (MacOS)?
You should have run a sync before changing the name. Then, the moves/renames would have been detected as such, and then the matching operation would be performed on the destination rather than a delete-then-recopy. If you had done that, you could have changed the name to "Downloads", then ...
- 06 Mar 2024, 15:54
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Transfer donation edition to new pc
- Replies: 3
- Views: 238
Re: Transfer donation edition to new pc
How embarrassing. This exact question was asked and answered literally two days ago. That's so bad that I'll let you find it yourself
- 05 Mar 2024, 16:07
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Why isn't the ffs_lock file deleted after the sync job is done?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 319
Re: Why isn't the ffs_lock file deleted after the sync job is done?
Figure out what is interfering
- 05 Mar 2024, 15:18
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Moving donation license to a new pc
- Replies: 6
- Views: 320
Re: Moving donation license to a new pc
Maybe there is a lack of consistency but I have it installed on six devices without issues, and others are only reporting a warning once they get to 10 installs...Well no. I get three installs. DeirdreYoung, 04 Mar 2024, 20:03
- 05 Mar 2024, 15:16
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Why isn't the ffs_lock file deleted after the sync job is done?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 319
Re: Why isn't the ffs_lock file deleted after the sync job is done?
Something else is interfering before FFS can delete them