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Probably, the dialog box is not from RealTimeSync (RTS), but rather from the instance of FreeFileSync (FFS) that was launched by RTS upon detecting one or more changes in the RTS monitored folder(s). FFS shows that dialog after completing a sync, if you did not checkmark Auto-Close when saving your ...

You probably defined your left-right base location(s) incorrectly for your "all 3" sync. If Source and Target are the (intended) parent of Sub1, Sub2 and Sub3 you should have a single left-right pair [Source] => [Target] OR you should have three left-right pairs (using the "+"-ic...

I suppose installing the Business Edition works the same way as for the Donation Edition. As xCSxXenon already wrote , you need to unzip the file you downloaded. That is: unzip all files in the zip-file into one and the same (unzipped) folder, and then run the installer from that (unzipped) folder. ...

For all clarity, todsandberg is asking for an extra Compare result category; not a modification/addition to FFS's Filter function.

How do you run the "automated task"? If you use the Task Scheduler (assuming Windows), by default your task is run as the SYSTEM user. In the Task Scheduler you can modify the scheduled task to run under specific user credentials, for which (if desired) you can change the default log-file ...

Note this is the forum of FreeFileSync (FFS);
not some general file-sync forum.
Please use a more suitable forum for questions and discussions that purely concern software other than FFS.

Obviously, you can use this forum to e.g. request FFS features by pointing to other software.

"Copy locked files" is a global setting and is stored in the GlobalSettings.xml file. The GlobalSettings.xml file and its location are user specific. You can simply create a separate user for which you checkmark "Copy locked files", and run the FFS jobs that require "Copy lo...

It sounds like the router-NAS does not (properly) support directory monitoring.
This is not unlikely, as it is not a full-fletched NAS.
Read the third bullet of the RTS limitations.

If you don't manage to get FFS launched by RTS, you can always resort to launching your FFS sync as a scheduled task.
Obviously, this may not run the sync "as soon as" as a change occurred, and may run unnecessary syncs (because no changes occurred), but at least the sync process will run.

This is not something FFS can do for you.
It sounds like a task you would need to write your own script for (e.g. CMD-, Shell-, VB- or Python-script).

But I even doubt it will work.
Just spinning a disk already causes it to heat up; reading the disk likely only causes little extra heat.

I don't know the reason for your approach. If e.g. the content of A is too big to fit just on B or just on C, you can also divide the content of A between B and C in a more structured way. Depending on what is on A and how it is on A, you may consider e.g. • If A is divided (mostly) in subfolders, s...

FreeFileSync (FFS) can not do this automatically.
But you can do it manually.
Run a Compare of A with B for a A=>B Mirror sync.
In the Compare result window select all files that FFS intends to copy A=>B.
Then right-click and choose Copy To and then choose the C-location.

In FreeFileSync (FFS), files that do not pass the Filter rules are not considered for any sync actions. So, if you set the Time Span to 1 Day, only files modified in the last day are considered for syncing; any files with an earlier modification date/time will neither be compared, copied, updated no...

Perhaps the Daylight Saving Time feature can help out here.

If you set the Time Span to 1 day (in the FFS Filter tab F7), does not mean everything that changed in the last 24 hours will be "downloaded" (possibly again), but rather that only files that changed in the last 24 hours will be Compared and considered for the need to be "downloaded&q...

There may be too frequent changes in all the RTS monitored folders combined. If that happens persistently, the Idle Time keeps getting reset and never expires. and consequently RTS never launches FFS. You can try reducing the Idle Time. Or use multiple RTS instances, reducing the scope of the monito...

Your proposal is remarkable. > then, ... , re-check all "considered not equal" files contents, assuring that they have in fact changed. The first Comparison (based on date/size) would already have shown the files are NOT equal, so why verify that based on Content? For such files, to become...

It seems you are running your ffs_batch file from the Task Scheduler.
By default, the Task Scheduler runs tasks as the SYSTEM user.
In the Task Scheduler you can modify the ffs_batch file scheduled task to run under specific user credentials

You can not change the location of the database files.
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> I am expecting the 'synced' folder to be copied and its contents. That is not what FreeFileSync (FFS) does. FFS syncs (just) the content of the left and right base-location. So, you need to sync between e.g. C:\XYZ\home => D:\ABC\EFG\home and NOT between C:\XYZ\home => D:\ABC\EFG You can enter/typ...

> I also took a screenshot of my sync so if it ever happens again I know what I've been doing every Saturday for many years. You can also simply save your FFS sync configuration(s) as a *.ffs_gui or *.ffs_batch file and (re)load that/those configuration(s) if you need to. Much simpler than "res...

> ... by replacing the old NeverGonnaGiveYouUp.mp3 with new NeverGonnaGiveYouUp.flac So, your proposed comparison variant would consider said files to be equal (because the pre-extension part is equal, and difference(s) in extension, size and/or date are ignored as per your request), while the requi...

> Where can i find the Log for the mail notification? The default log-file location can be found and modified in the FFS GUI under Tools \ Options. But be aware: By default, the Task Scheduler runs tasks as the SYSTEM user, which is a different user than would run the FFS GUI. This can affect many t...

Not from personal experience, but I assume Windows Server 2022 machines support directory monitoring (from a remote location). On your local machine you can then define an RTS configuration to monitor one or more remote server for changes in the folder in which the database is stored. You can create...

There is already the option of keeping as many versions as you select for as long as you select. For a detailed description see here . As obsolete versions (as per your settings) will be (automatically) deleted by FreeFileSync (FFS), not directly by the OS, obviously such deletion will only occur th...

> ... but this forum will not let me paste it in this post. It does! Below the Quick Reply window click "Editor & preview". Then (left below the Preview button) you see an Options and an Attachments tab. Click the Attachment tab and via Add Files add your image. After uploading, you ca...

> 1. Can FreeFileSync be used peer to peer? Yes > 2. If so, how is it configured? Or maybe better, where is the config shown in the documentation or videos? The videos and manual show you the approach. Based on that info, you should be able to configure your sync yourself. If not, FreeFileSync (FFS)...

It sounds a bit strange, but the Manual page on Macros suggests FFS does only(?) support the listed (Windows) Environment Variables. Did you simply try using %HOSTNAME%? If that fails, it seems that, until HOSTNAME would be added to the supported variables (if ever ...), you can always go the way of...

FFS is likely not the tool for this use-case (in which duplicate file-names could occur).