FreeFileSync Forum

Hello, I'm a blind user of FreeFileSync. In general, I like the tool because it is easy to use and doess what it should do. Its big advantage is that all jobs can be defined in an …

I may have resolved this issue now - here's my script. # FreeFileSync is GTK-based, so give it a private virtual X display. xvfb-run -a -s "-screen 0 1920x1080x24" \ "$FFS" "$JOB" …

I was looking for a way on Linux to allow the use of a single profile to back up to whatever removable USB device is connected, without the devices having to have the same volume l…

Thank you for your response. But I've had to wait a long time for a large folder that I don't want to copy right now.

No, but it uses the official binaries, check the manifest yourself: [URL] [Quote]

Ask Gemini why it's worthless for comparing FLAC files: The FLAC audio MD5 hashes only the decoded PCM audio, not the FLAC file itself. Therefore, two files can have the same audio…

Hi, when a comparison reports significantly different folders, I have to confirm the warning before the sync starts. If the sync then runs without any error, the config list still …

[Quote] This will happen, for instance, if you use Mp3tag to make tag revisions while setting its options to "Preserve file modification time when saving tags".

FreeFileSync has a well designed UI that is not being weighted down by unnecessary gloss, making it easy to learn. Functionality is always better than looks, and make no mistake, F…

Hello, Is it possible to install the product with the enterprise choice: CyberArk solution allows for a temporary elevation of privileges ("Just in Time")? If I try 'Run with admin…

If by "the status file" you mean the GlobalSettings.xml file, you are likely referring to the FreeFileSync (FFS) behavior described as [URL]. This is a still unresolved issue in FF…

I'm having a hard time getting this to work. I don't know if it's something that Windows 11 has done to screw up the files, I have this continuing problem with my first attempts us…

If the HTML tags bother you, why not set the log file to be created as plain text, instead of as HTML. You can do so in the FFS main menu Tools / Options.

[Quote] Assuming that is actually what happens when a volume is or goes offline, then to me, [Quote] is a legitimate RFE. (Also, some time back, there was odd happenings when a vol…

Actually... It looks to be an odd interaction between Net Transport 297 & FlashGot ([URL]). When I FlashGot the link, for whatever reason a # (symbol, %23) is being appended to the…

Solved. Looking in Windows Defender Settings > Ramsoware > Exclusions, FFS is present. Forget it. Sorry.

Yes. Winfsp. All defaults. Don't know what to tell you.

Very weird because it ends up pointing to a GitHub repository that is just hosting FFS versions. The latest Windows Setup executable matched SHA256 and is signed. Best case, someon…

Those files were probably always there, but flagged "hidden" or "system" and your File Explorer settings are not configured to display those types of files. Recycle Bin doesn't res…

When using the "Update" method, do you have the box checked to use a database file to detect changes?

Looks like most likely the installation crashed. Windows "helpfully" hides this by default, apparently hoping nobody would notice. [URL]

I noticed the same behaviour running UniGetUI: leaving a window open for a while leaves a ghost window. There appears to be a work-around: if you restart Desktop Window Manager (dw…

The same, I have a few configurations with many sync pairs and often I'd only like to run a few of them - so I need to keep many different configurations. Toggle on/off sync pairs …

Hi, There is a free open source app that might be better Suited for locating and dealing with duplicate files. It's called dupeguru [URL] It will rapidly locate all duplicate files…

Divide your large sync in multiple smaller sync configurations. Then use a script to launch those smaller syncs in succession, with your desired pause in between.

[Quote] Yes, this is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you. I've found this before, but I always forget about it because it's not easily discoverable in the GUI. Perhaps discov…

[Quote] Thanks Plerry. Unfortunately, doing so would ruin my workflow, as I find the FFS GUI very useful to manually run desired sync configs one after another within the FFS GUI. …

FFS sync configs include a useful option to run a command after the sync has completed. What I will appreciate is for sync configs to also have an option to run a command when the …

> it would really speed up things with a option to scan each sequaltially That option is already available via the "Run a command" option, at the bottom of the Synchronization Sett…

Would it be possible to add, in a future version, the option to define a percentage threshold for the differences between folders according to our requirements? The reason is that …

Thank you very much! I just installed the beta, and it works. Do you have an estimate when version 14.11 will be released? I didn't realize that the business version is a different…

This could be done with a batch script or PowerShell script as well, and is more likely than it being implemented in FFS

[Quote] This is how basically every system-wide program is installed and how it works??? Microsoft Office installs to Program Files but has user settings, because duh. Are you impl…

Would be really nice if Registered.dat could be read from the settings dir or something similar. then this would enable installing the regular version and put your license file som…

[Quote] That's wonderful news, thank you very much!

Fixed for next release: [URL]

[Quote]I had to check, but [URL] SHA256 does not include/compare ADS-data.

FFS creates a database to track file deletions/updates. The file name is different for Windows and Linux. Usually that is not a huge issue. It just tracks it twice. This topic also…

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I also encountered this issue now on version 14.9. The instance gets hidden. However, there is no item in the menu bar (which is what 'minimize to notification area' sounds like it…

My OS is Linux, Debian 13. I just found how to set the order, from "Select a folder" panel: - Right-click on the title of a column (e.g. Name). - Appears a pop-up where to choose d…

@d.andras If you get the donation version which I have you can set the app to automatically email you when the job completes. You will get an email either saying that it was succes…

Hello. Is there a possibility for the developers to add the "notes" box from the "Synchronization Settings" to the main window (or even as a messagebox), so that shese notes will b…

You can define a ComputerName specific Versioning folder. (That is, specific to the Computer that on which your FFS sync runs, not the Computer the file that gets deleted or overwr…

Proper backup strategy is the solution to that

> I want to back up only the files that are being updated. Again, it is unclear what you mean, and that unclarity concerns two aspects in above quote. • As asked before, but not re…

[Quote] I want to move the files from my Google drive path to my local D: drive path, what is the command to delete the files in the google drive after they are copied/updated to t…

If all files with a name starting with 01 have the same folder depth to your left and right base location, you should still be able to do it. As per your example: 1. \foo\01 myFold…

I'm having the same problem, any solutions or tips?