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This should never happen -- misdetection
David.P
Looks correct... I know you can manually change actions in the comparison results. Maybe there was an accident click that changed it? What if you run a compare again?
xCSxXenon
2 hours ago
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xCSxXenon
2 hours ago
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OneDrive
rianno
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[Quote] You're welcome! Glad everything is working now. Don't worry about the system account having permissions because it needs to be able to write to everything that you needed t…
LeoW
7 hours ago
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LeoW
7 hours ago
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A new possible feature
micropalla
This is what the grid usually looks for me when a folder has been rearranged by creating some subfolders and moving stuff to them. Only like 10 files might actually have changed he…
David.P
8 hours ago
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David.P
8 hours ago
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Sync error due to same date but different size ?
donauinsel
Transfer them manually. They have different content in them but the timestamps are the same so FFS can't know which one is newer to decide which one to keep
xCSxXenon
8 hours ago
1 reply
xCSxXenon
8 hours ago
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Freefilesync in business
Sonyu
You can't install in on your company's fleet without it being used commercially...?
xCSxXenon
9 hours ago
1 reply
xCSxXenon
9 hours ago
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[resolved] Mirror Mode doesn't work the way I want it to
Stan_Smith
Yes, we've seen this before. If a compare is ran, then data is manipulated, and then a sync is ran, that data manipulation won't be accounted for. Running a comparison queues up a …
xCSxXenon
24 Sep 2023
5 replies
xCSxXenon
24 Sep 2023
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Silent Installation now only for Business Version
qu1gon
What's wrong with building the function into the donate edition and then not releasing it for commercial use? Just because the dev sees it that way, it does not have to be so... as…
qu1gon
24 Sep 2023
10 replies
qu1gon
24 Sep 2023
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Feature Request: ignore Google files
dabble
I just wanted to add my voice in support of some way to filter out Google formatted files. Filters for *.gdoc or *gsheet and such don't seem to have any effect. On Linux at least, …
ETupelo
22 Sep 2023
10 replies
ETupelo
22 Sep 2023
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Best way to set up FFS for archiving original photos
camner
Sounds good. Thanks for all of your help!
camner
21 Sep 2023
4 replies
camner
21 Sep 2023
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"Not enough space" error
camner
[Quote] I DID have that much space, enough to save the DB file for 2 FFS runs (source = different folders). I didn't run out of the space until the 3rd run. Thanks for all of your …
camner
21 Sep 2023
6 replies
camner
21 Sep 2023
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Automatically Replace Illegal Characters in File Name
LunisequiouS
I understand what you mean. I don't know either c or python, so I've no clue how hard to add the feature but since the database can compare files 2 by 2, I guess the software may c…
ffs_sah
20 Sep 2023
7 replies
ffs_sah
20 Sep 2023
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New sync concept in FreeFileSync 13
Zenju
Thanks, I also chimed in over there.
David.P
20 Sep 2023
19 replies
David.P
20 Sep 2023
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Auto pause to prevent USB from getting to hot
LarsErikOsterud
[Quote] Do you know that to be the case? As in if the USB drive hits 85C, it says, "whoa there, time for a timeout!". Is it possible that the drive has cached data, that it needs t…
therube
19 Sep 2023
2 replies
therube
19 Sep 2023
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v13.0 Always tries to connect to the internet
FreeFileLove
Fixed! It will be necessary to remove the GlobalSettings.xml file one, though: [URL]
Zenju
19 Sep 2023
3 replies
Zenju
19 Sep 2023
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Versioning without backup
mconsult
Use the NAS for Time Machine?
xCSxXenon
19 Sep 2023
1 reply
xCSxXenon
19 Sep 2023
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Donation version delivers corrupted key
hs669906@gmail.com
Thanks for your patience with me. I installed the Donation edition successfully.
hs669906@gmail.com
18 Sep 2023
8 replies
hs669906@gmail.com
18 Sep 2023
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auto delete "sync.ffs_db" when it is no longer in use?
volker01
Auto-Delete "sync.ffs_db" after disabled in the settings from the folderpair?
volker01
17 Sep 2023
0 replies
volker01
17 Sep 2023
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Sync does not start at the first file in the compare list
masterjp
The sorting method you apply to the Compare results does not affect the syncing sequence.
Plerry
17 Sep 2023
1 reply
Plerry
17 Sep 2023
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FR: Specifying folder for LastRun.ffs_gui
FreeFileLove
Thanks for your reply, and I apologize for my long delay in responding. What do you think of having FreeFileSync write `LastRun.ffs_gui` to the same folder as `GlobalSettings.xml`?
FreeFileLove
17 Sep 2023
2 replies
FreeFileLove
17 Sep 2023
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Minimize on Mac makes application disappear!
minienigma
Respectfully, the response to the original question is useless. The user already stated that pressing the down arrow button minimized the window. Zenju restates this (removing any …
gdcutting
17 Sep 2023
2 replies
gdcutting
17 Sep 2023
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Feature Request: tag based synchronization MAC OS
HeH
I often want to restore from backup only the files with a specific TAG. Would be nice if it would be implemented! I use MAC OS. Thank you.
HeH
16 Sep 2023
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HeH
16 Sep 2023
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Replicate with FreeFileSync the "Contribute" option from SyncToy
magicool
[Quote] This is possible with FreeFileSync 13: The new "Update" variant using a database is equivalent to Synctoy's "Contribute": [URL]
Zenju
16 Sep 2023
6 replies
Zenju
16 Sep 2023
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Compatibility with prior version's configuration
LordJair
Thanks so much!
LordJair
14 Sep 2023
2 replies
LordJair
14 Sep 2023
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Detect if 50% of the files have changed and abort sync
Hemps
FreeFileSync already has this function, but it's a warning, not an error: "WarnSignificantDifference"
Zenju
14 Sep 2023
2 replies
Zenju
14 Sep 2023
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Invoice of Donation Edition
kin_workshop
It wasn't possible before, but now that FreeFileSync 13 has just released, there is finally a version that can be licensed and used by businesses (including an invoice): [URL]
Zenju
13 Sep 2023
2 replies
Zenju
13 Sep 2023
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Why SFTP password is base64 encrypted ?
Plug-fr
[Quote] Yes, SFTP is TLS-encrypted, and so is everything that is sent over the SSH connection. [Quote] This is so that your coworker doesn't see your password when looking over you…
Zenju
12 Sep 2023
4 replies
Zenju
12 Sep 2023
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Installation on windows 2012 server
actarus95@gmail.com
Oh, so you're not stating that you installed FFS onto 2012, you're asking if it will? Since 2012 is based off of Win8... you might expect current FFS to run on it.
therube
11 Sep 2023
5 replies
therube
11 Sep 2023
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Disabling individual folder pairs
mBrane
New feature request submitted and cross-linked: [URL]
mBrane
10 Sep 2023
3 replies
mBrane
10 Sep 2023
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Feature Request: Enable/disable single folder pair (button)
mBrane
Would respectfully request the ability to enable/disable an individual folder pair, for convenience when re-organizing storage, trying new settings, etc., without needing to save/m…
mBrane
10 Sep 2023
0 replies
mBrane
10 Sep 2023
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Feature Request: Sync single folder pair command (button)
Darko
Likewise, it would be nice to have an enable/disable button for each fold pair... right next to this new "go" button! Will drop my own feature request for this, but *so* closely re…
mBrane
10 Sep 2023
3 replies
mBrane
10 Sep 2023
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Feature Request: allow to be prompted for password for SFTP
AnyOne
[Quote] Well done @LeoW. Now my fight is with automation using password. I found some way to do this, but with a password in the settings not yet. rclone is wonderful too.
kwill
8 Sep 2023
11 replies
kwill
8 Sep 2023
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Hiding the password for cloud synchronization
Ziplok
[Quote]
LeoW
8 Sep 2023
11 replies
LeoW
8 Sep 2023
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NAS to NAS sync using a virtual machine
David Morrow
Great info! Another option for direct cloud to cloud sync is a utility called Rclone. You can run it on your NAS, and won't need a VM. No Windows task scheduler though. Your soluti…
LeoW
8 Sep 2023
1 reply
LeoW
8 Sep 2023
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Trying to Sync OneDrive to GDrive. sync_ffs_db triggering too often!
SunDog2710
"Try removing the Google Drive folder from being monitored in your RTS configuration" Here is a possible solution for you. In order to figure out if it will work for you you will n…
LeoW
7 Sep 2023
7 replies
LeoW
7 Sep 2023
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xclude not affected folders
gianniba
FreeFileSync always does a full Compare of all Included and not Excluded folders of its left and right base-directory (and their sub-directories). It must do so, because you can fi…
Plerry
7 Sep 2023
3 replies
Plerry
7 Sep 2023
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Thank you!
aamir
I just felt like thanking for developing this wonderful product! It is so useful.
aamir
6 Sep 2023
0 replies
aamir
6 Sep 2023
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Feature Request: Ignore size or time mismatch
maeterlinck
[Quote] (VSCS) [URL]
therube
6 Sep 2023
3 replies
therube
6 Sep 2023
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Best Practice Recommendation - FFS / Linux / exFAT external drive - EINVAL: Invalid argument [open]
FFS_BeagleWithBanjo
(If FFS "translated" a character, physically, on the target end, there is still the issue that the source name is not changed, so the next Compare will still find the same file. If…
therube
5 Sep 2023
1 reply
therube
5 Sep 2023
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Skip missing folders
FlorianZevedei
And in your Comparison are you comparing Project 1\images -> Project 1\images Project 2\documents -> Project 2\documents ... Or are you comparing from some other topmost directory?…
therube
4 Sep 2023
3 replies
therube
4 Sep 2023
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Sync Database File Location
adambutt
The sync.ffs_db-file (just like the sync.ffs_lock-file, if used) must be in the root of the left and right base-location, because syncs may be run on/by multiple computers to/from …
Plerry
3 Sep 2023
2 replies
Plerry
3 Sep 2023
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