Did you check your Exclude Filter?
Files that satify the Exclude Filter rules will not be copied over.
That might explain the differences.
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- 13 Oct 2013, 14:53
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Source has more files than destination.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 667
- 06 Oct 2013, 15:07
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Feature request - decrypt files on a source
- Replies: 1
- Views: 632
Re: Feature request - decrypt files on a source
Look into BoxCryptor (Classic). BoxCryptor is a file-level encryptor, and as such quite a nice companion to FFS. It allows you to create one or more encrypted folders, that appear in unencrypted form as (virtual) drive(s) after you enter (or locally store) the encryption key. By using FFS to sync be...
- 25 Sep 2013, 09:06
- Forum: Help
- Topic: how to delay a Windows scheduled FFS batch job?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 882
Re: how to delay a Windows scheduled FFS batch job?
See the discussion (and suggested batch-file solutions) in below thread:
viewtopic.php?t=1372
viewtopic.php?t=1372
- 09 Sep 2013, 15:12
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Feature Request: perform synch under a different user account
- Replies: 1
- Views: 743
Re: Feature Request: perform synch under a different user account
At least in Windows, you can achieve this yourself by using the "runas" command ... See http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/runas.mspx?mfr=true Your "program" here would be something like "C:\Program Files\FreeFileSync\FreeFileSync....
- 06 Sep 2013, 14:02
- Forum: Help
- Topic: 5.2 Bug? Incorrectly reads file modification time?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1071
Re: 5.2 Bug? Incorrectly reads file modification time?
As a workaround, you might want to look into using the FileTimeTolerance
parameter (see the FFS Help), which can help you bridge the "gap" of 1 hour.
parameter (see the FFS Help), which can help you bridge the "gap" of 1 hour.
- 15 Aug 2013, 14:56
- Forum: Help
- Topic: FFS unable to read Directories created by FFS
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1101
Re: FFS unable to read Directories created by FFS
Looks a bit like viewtopic.php?t=1381 ...
- 13 Aug 2013, 11:42
- Forum: Help
- Topic: sluggish recognition of mapped NAS drive
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4004
Re: sluggish recognition of mapped NAS drive
As you are proficient in creating batch files, you don’t need to wait until the retry option is included in FFS. By replacing your > dir \DiskStation\path\goes\here > nul by a real check on availability, e.g. via IF [NOT] EXIST \DiskStation\path\existing_file_name and only call your FFS batch job if...
- 09 Aug 2013, 15:42
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Remote Laptops, Startup VPN then FreeFileSync
- Replies: 1
- Views: 959
Re: Remote Laptops, Startup VPN then FreeFileSync
> Can this work or are there other suggestions? This can work, but is not built into FFS. You can write a batch-script that checks if the VPN connection is up and running, (e.g. by pinging a remote IP-adres or by checking for the existence/availability of a remote file), if necessary wait until that...
- 09 Aug 2013, 12:52
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Sync file to base path
- Replies: 1
- Views: 648
Re: Sync file to base path
If you sync left location C:\folderA\folderB\folderC\ to right location D\folderE\, all files and (sub)folders of C:\folderA\folderB\folderC\ will sync to D\folderE\ in their folder tree, relative to the left, respectively right “base” locations. Thus: a file C:\folderA\folderB\folderC\fileA.txt wou...
- 07 Aug 2013, 11:57
- Forum: Help
- Topic: sluggish recognition of mapped NAS drive
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4004
Re: sluggish recognition of mapped NAS drive
In multi-disk NAS systems, the spin-up of the individual disks is almost always done sequentially. Spin-up requires a supply current that is substantially higher than the steady-state current. Simultaneous spin-up of all disks thus requires a more capable / bigger / more expensive / (steady-state) l...
- 02 Aug 2013, 13:13
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Forum
- Replies: 2
- Views: 823
Re: Forum
*This is the Open Discussion section of the FreeFileSync forums. So, you are spot-on.* You are free to edit the include/exclude filter according to need or preference. Your most recent settings are normally retained, or otherwise can be restored (Left bottom corner: Configuration / <Last session>). ...
- 19 Jul 2013, 11:03
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Error message "Cannot open directory" Error code 5
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2458
Re: Error message "Cannot open directory" Error code 5
If the content of that directory is not relevant to you
(you have no clue what it is about anyway ...),
you might simply put it in your FFS exclude-list, and be done with it.
(you have no clue what it is about anyway ...),
you might simply put it in your FFS exclude-list, and be done with it.
- 16 Jul 2013, 07:32
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Keep Folder timestamps
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4973
Re: Keep Folder timestamps
RogerL wrote: > The whole point of a backup to me is that if it is needed when a file tree is reinstated > it should be the same as it was with all the original folder timestamps The whole point is that FreeFileSync is a synchronization tool, not a backup-tool. That you can (ab)use FFS for backup pu...
- 02 Jul 2013, 21:07
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Possibility to overwrite equal items
- Replies: 3
- Views: 861
Re: Possibility to overwrite equal items
It seems you do not need FFS, but a simple "copy" (with confirmed overwrite)
- 23 Jun 2013, 15:19
- Forum: Help
- Topic: how to backup just a few files in a folder
- Replies: 2
- Views: 978
Re: how to backup just a few files in a folder
As there are no takers yet, I'll give it a try. If all these files need to reside in one and the same folder, I am not aware of an easy way out. However, if you can move all files not to be synced to one or more subfolders, you can easily exclude those one or more subfolders from the sync. Conversel...
- 21 Jun 2013, 20:22
- Forum: Help
- Topic: FreeFileSync and task scheduler
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1165
Re: FreeFileSync and task scheduler
If you want to solve it in our batch-file, use: start /wait "C:\[path_to_FFS]\FreeFileSync.exe" "D:\[path_to_FFSbatchfile]\[your_FFSbatchfile].ffs_batch" instead of: call "C:\[path_to_FFS]\FreeFileSync.exe" "D:\[path_to_FFSbatchfile]\[your_FFSbatchfile].ffs_batch&q...
- 18 Jun 2013, 01:28
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Feature Request - Skip file
- Replies: 2
- Views: 900
Re: Feature Request - Skip file
> I guess you could just filter it out, then remove the filter when you want it to sync Or, you can create two sync jobs (either as *.ffs_batch or as *.ffs_gui). One full sync (including the "big" files), and One "quick" sync (where you have excluded the "big" file(s) v...
- 02 Jun 2013, 20:53
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Problem when I try to sync file on LAN
- Replies: 4
- Views: 999
Re: Problem when I try to sync file on LAN
> What kind of details do you need
Well, the relevant kind of details ...
Well, the relevant kind of details ...
- 30 May 2013, 17:29
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Freefilesync - see what will happen
- Replies: 2
- Views: 686
Re: Freefilesync - see what will happen
Simply store your FFS job as a *.ffs_gui file,
and not as a batch-file (which is a *.ffs_batch file)
and not as a batch-file (which is a *.ffs_batch file)
- 21 May 2013, 09:43
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Setting RealTimeSync to run on computer bootup
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1335
Re: Setting RealTimeSync to run on computer bootup
The title was correct after all, but you had me fooled by your first port: > How do I set that specific job to load in my windows 7 startup please? For a specific sync job the batch approach is the way to go. However, obviously that job only runs once at startup. If you want your sync to run "c...
- 10 May 2013, 20:19
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Setting RealTimeSync to run on computer bootup
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1335
Re: Setting RealTimeSync to run on computer bootup
If you have not yet done so: make a FFS batch-job for that sync and save it as a *.ffs_batch file.
Then simply put that *.ffs_batch file in the Startup folder/menu item of Win7.
Then simply put that *.ffs_batch file in the Startup folder/menu item of Win7.
- 10 May 2013, 10:29
- Forum: Help
- Topic: automatic backup of external hard drive
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3636
Re: automatic backup of external hard drive
> Well, I do not use storage via USB. Then it is not clear what you intended when you earlier wrote > How do I set it up to automatically backup once I connect the external hard drive If you are not talking about a hot-swappable hard drive, it seems you refer to a drive, possibly a network drive, th...
- 09 May 2013, 13:10
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Need to filter folders and all their content
- Replies: 1
- Views: 765
Re: Need to filter folders and all their content
Did you bother to read the FFS Help or search this forum?
- 08 May 2013, 08:51
- Forum: Help
- Topic: automatic backup of external hard drive
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3636
Re: automatic backup of external hard drive
It seems you could create an AutoRun item on your external drive, that is triggered upon insertion/connection of that external drive. Obviously, AutoRun needs to be enabled in your XP (which it is by default). Your AutoRun.inf file could then refer to a FFS batch file you created. As drive letters m...
- 06 May 2013, 12:09
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Need help with include/exclude filters.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1044
Re: Need help with include/exclude filters.
Don't know if this works, but as no one has replied yet: Did you try to create two folder pairs (using the green "+" sign just left of the left sync folder location box)? For example: Define "C:\" as your first left-location and e.g. "D:\BackupFolder\" as your first rig...
- 25 Apr 2013, 15:38
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Behaviour of excluded files
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1121
Re: Behaviour of excluded files
1) It depends on the sync-method you select. If you choose the "mirror"-method, after the sync the R-location will only contain all the files in the L-location that are not excluded via the filter. Any files that exist in the R-location prior to a "mirror"-sync, but not existing ...
- 22 Apr 2013, 09:32
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Trying to understand versioning...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1274
Re: Trying to understand versioning...
If you select "Versioning", you have to tell FFS where to store the previous version(s). That can be any existing folder on any local- or networklocation to which you have write access. Preferably that folder is initially empty. The versioning location can even be the root of a drive (usef...
- 18 Apr 2013, 15:22
- Forum: Help
- Topic: How to Get FFS to Email Logs with Errors?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1237
- 02 Apr 2013, 16:01
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Files on targe drive deleted after trying to sync from other drive
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1143
Re: Files on targe drive deleted after trying to sync from other drive
"So if I had made a subfolder in the target, even with the mirror setting, my data would have stayed in tact?" To be more precise: If you had used a (sub)folder of the target drive as the sync-target , you could have used "mirror" without loosing your data in other (sub)folders t...
- 02 Apr 2013, 11:13
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Files on targe drive deleted after trying to sync from other drive
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1143
Re: Files on targe drive deleted after trying to sync from other drive
It depends on what synchronization method you choose. 1) A two way synchronization will make your folders identical. (left-to-right + right-to-left) 2) If you opt for a mirror synchronization, the application will make the folder on the right identical to the one on the left, even if it has to erase...