It is only possible to Exclude files and/or folders (and their child-folders) based on their (own) name.
It is not possible to (automatically) Exclude a parent folder based on the name of any of the files or folders it contains matching a name or pattern.
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- 15 Mar 2024, 10:14
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Exclude repositories including a .git repository
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1287
- 12 Mar 2024, 15:09
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Showing non-existed and deleted files
- Replies: 8
- Views: 348
Re: Showing non-existed and deleted files
If those tilde-files do not just start with a tilde ( ~ ), but with a tilde+dollar sign ( ~$ ) they are most likely remnants of Microsoft Office files, generally caused by improper termination of an MS Office application (e.g. a forced system restart). You should then be able to recognize the file e...
- 10 Mar 2024, 14:17
- Forum: Help
- Topic: "Detect moved files" feature -bug on Mac OS
- Replies: 3
- Views: 294
Re: "Detect moved files" feature -bug on Mac OS
I don't know MAC, but if those packages/folders behave like folders in Windows, then just like in Windows FFS may simply not be able to retain folder modification timestamps.
See here.
See here.
- 10 Mar 2024, 14:10
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Daisy chain batch jobs
- Replies: 6
- Views: 318
Re: Daisy chain batch jobs
If you want to run your left-right folder-pair Compare and Sync in sequence per pair, you can either • Run a batch/cmd file that starts your sync jobs in sequence, waiting for the previous job to end before starting the next sync job (via the "start" command). Something like start "C:...
- 10 Mar 2024, 12:55
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED: Access is denied. [CreateFile]
- Replies: 4
- Views: 526
Re: ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED: Access is denied. [CreateFile]
By default, the FFS save-location for log-files is C:\Users\[UserName]\AppData\Roaming\FreeFileSync\Logs
So, you must have changed that previously.
So, you must have changed that previously.
- 10 Mar 2024, 12:50
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Start RealTimeSync at Boot
- Replies: 2
- Views: 471
Re: Start RealTimeSync at Boot
@dpeteual:
Why literally repeat exactly what is described in the manual?
Why literally repeat exactly what is described in the manual?
- 08 Mar 2024, 14:13
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: FreeFileSync broken
- Replies: 2
- Views: 493
Re: FreeFileSync broken
> ... because of the stupid and wrong registration ... That is quite presumptuous The only thing fair to say is that there is a mismatch between the way the FFS donation edition tries to enforce installation on just a fair (non-excessive) amount of computers and some less common OSs that continuousl...
- 07 Mar 2024, 07:02
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Parallel File Copy
- Replies: 2
- Views: 267
Re: Parallel File Copy
> ... as this program allows multiple sets of information to be mirrored in one easier operation The feature of using multiple left-right pairs is already present in the standard (non-donation) edition of FFS, and is unrelated to the Parallel file feature present in the donation-edition (and the Bus...
- 06 Mar 2024, 08:03
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Empty source folder after an Update
- Replies: 2
- Views: 236
Re: Empty source folder after an Update
As described, Update seems to be the way to go for syncing OldFiles => OldFilesBackup . > how ... to trigger a process that will empty the "OldFiles" folder without messing up the newly-updated "OldFilesBackup" folder. FFS does not seem capable of emptying OldFiles for you. Inste...
- 05 Mar 2024, 06:52
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Donation Edition stops working!!!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 689
Re: Donation Edition stops working!!!
> There's probably an easier/more direct way ...
In the GUI of the installed FFS donation edition, go to Help / Check for updates now.
The screen that appears has a button "Home page".
In the GUI of the installed FFS donation edition, go to Help / Check for updates now.
The screen that appears has a button "Home page".
- 03 Mar 2024, 12:53
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Cannot Read ..\Videos\.lock_11688
- Replies: 3
- Views: 188
Re: Cannot Read ..\Videos\.lock_11688
There was nothing attached, but:
https://freefilesync.org/manual.php?topic=volume-shadow-copy
But is sounds strange that an exe-file would be locked, because exe-files generally do not get changed when in use.
https://freefilesync.org/manual.php?topic=volume-shadow-copy
But is sounds strange that an exe-file would be locked, because exe-files generally do not get changed when in use.
- 03 Mar 2024, 12:44
- Forum: Help
- Topic: How to sync Folders but not files?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 260
Re: How to sync Folders but not files?
> I still don't get it, because I need this particular folder to be treated differently then the rest of the sync. So I need to specify the folder in the rules. As per my previous reply, I don't understand what goes wrong. If all else fails, because " I need this particular folder to be treated...
- 29 Feb 2024, 07:42
- Forum: Help
- Topic: How to sync Folders but not files?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 260
Re: How to sync Folders but not files?
See here.
So, it seems you would need to exclude *: without the folder-name part in front of it.
However, if that turns out to be true, I fail to see the logic behind it.
So, it seems you would need to exclude *: without the folder-name part in front of it.
However, if that turns out to be true, I fail to see the logic behind it.
- 29 Feb 2024, 06:18
- Forum: Help
- Topic: FFS Stopping
- Replies: 3
- Views: 198
Re: FFS Stopping
What does the log-file tell you?
- 28 Feb 2024, 11:29
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Setup local Network
- Replies: 5
- Views: 243
Re: Setup local Network
> Then, on Windows, map a drive to the Mac SMB share. Run FFS and choose the appropriate drive letter. You can also access network drives without mapping them. In FFS's location bar type in the network folder address you want such as \\[NetworkComputerName]\[SharedFolderName] or \\[NetworkComputer-I...
- 28 Feb 2024, 11:21
- Forum: Help
- Topic: trouble installing the setup.exe & setup.key
- Replies: 2
- Views: 173
Re: trouble installing the setup.exe & setup.key
Normally (normal) users don't have write access to system folders like \Program Files\.
Simply extract all content of the FFS installer ZIP-file to a single folder where you have write access, and install from there.
Simply extract all content of the FFS installer ZIP-file to a single folder where you have write access, and install from there.
- 28 Feb 2024, 07:25
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Setup local Network
- Replies: 5
- Views: 243
Re: Setup local Network
I assume you will be running FFS on either your Mac or your Windows machine. In that case, you only need to share your to-be-synced folder(s) on the machine on which you do not run FFS. In my view, the simplest would be sharing via the SMB protocol. Further info https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-h...
- 27 Feb 2024, 16:44
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Silent Install on Donation Edition
- Replies: 1
- Views: 176
Re: Silent Install on Donation Edition
As you can see when comparing the listed features of the donation vs the business edition silent installation is only a feature of the business edition.
So, the error notification is correct.
So, the error notification is correct.
- 27 Feb 2024, 09:13
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Is there any exclude and include within the excluded feature?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 233
Re: Is there any exclude and include within the excluded feature?
... EDIT: I would suggest to add ability to give each pair a nickname for easier distinguishing because sometimes both folders have the same name, and drive letters is not practical to remember each time You sort of can. You could save each left-right folder pair as an individual *.ffs_gui or *ffs_...
- 27 Feb 2024, 09:03
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Real Time Sync bugs out while I'm copying files
- Replies: 6
- Views: 310
Re: Real Time Sync bugs out while I'm copying files
... because the next change will then catch all that was missed earlier. ... True in essence, but worded a bit imprecise. After the RTS-launched FFS sync has ended, the next change in the RTS monitored folder(s) will make RTS launch a renewed FFS sync. This renewed FFS sync will then "catch al...
- 26 Feb 2024, 07:16
- Forum: Help
- Topic: how to delete dirs/files by existing at other location
- Replies: 4
- Views: 224
Re: how to delete dirs/files by existing at other location
> And for which purpose is the Option "comparsion"?... What about being able to detect which files require sync actions ... Besides that: "comparison" is not an Option; it is a mandatory step in the flow of running a sync. The only thing "optional" about it is the compa...
- 26 Feb 2024, 07:02
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Real Time Sync bugs out while I'm copying files
- Replies: 6
- Views: 310
Re: Real Time Sync bugs out while I'm copying files
> RTS still detects changes even if a sync is actively running, as far as I can tell. From the RTS Manual page Limitations: ... While RealTimeSync is executing the command line, monitoring for changed files is temporarily inactive. So, if your RTS command-line is set to execute an FFS sync, RTS is s...
- 25 Feb 2024, 13:59
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: error msg?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 580
Re: error msg?
Your picture shows that: • There are 511 files equal between your left and right location • There are 393 files in your right location that are not (yet) present in your left location, and FFS intends to copy righ-to-left. • There are 11 conflicts between your left and right-side, that FFS can not r...
- 25 Feb 2024, 13:43
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Mirroring always restart from beginning
- Replies: 2
- Views: 329
Re: Mirroring always restart from beginning
If you hoover your mouse over the icon mid between a left- and right-side file in the Compare results window, it will tell you why FFS thinks it should take the proposed action on that file. But there also seems to be an issue that (at least presently) FFS is showing the same icons for moving or ren...
- 25 Feb 2024, 13:38
- Forum: Help
- Topic: how to delete dirs/files by existing at other location
- Replies: 4
- Views: 224
Re: how to delete dirs/files by existing at other location
FFS is a sync tool, not a de-doubler or cleanup tool.
- 25 Feb 2024, 13:35
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Irrational distribution of files and rights noticed after update.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 217
Re: Irrational distribution of files and rights noticed after update.
> It seems to be more efficient to have these files on the source as opposed to the backup, this way they would end up on both the source and the backup. And the user would not be faced with creating new configuration files which may be different than the originals. You are completely free to choose...
- 22 Feb 2024, 07:56
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: [Feature Request] Keep Modified Date Identical
- Replies: 5
- Views: 528
Re: [Feature Request] Keep Modified Date Identical
To the extent possible, FFS does preserve the modification date. However, there are some protocols (e.g. some (S)FTP flavors) that simply do not support preservation of the modification date, or the implementation of some protocols is shaky (e.g. most notable the MTP implementation in quite some And...
- 21 Feb 2024, 16:01
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Synchronization from hard disk to sd card on smartphone
- Replies: 4
- Views: 311
Re: Synchronization from hard disk to sd card on smartphone
Such connection between Laptop/Desktop and Android phone uses the MTP protocol.
And the implementation of the MTP protocol on quite some Android phones "sucks".
search.php?keywords=mtp
And the implementation of the MTP protocol on quite some Android phones "sucks".
search.php?keywords=mtp
- 21 Feb 2024, 13:08
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Recovering The Files Deleted by FreeFileSync
- Replies: 5
- Views: 301
Re: Recovering The Files Deleted by FreeFileSync
What was your "Delete and overwrite" setting (Synchronization Setting, F8) That setting defaults to Recycle Bin, in which case you should be able to recover files from there, if available. If you changed that setting into Permanent, you only hope is a suitable recovery tool. If you changed...
- 20 Feb 2024, 16:18
- Forum: Help
- Topic: FreeFileSync in Explorer Contextmenu
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1631