FreeFileSync Forum

The Overview section is only useful to navigate the folders in the path (the main view, under Compare/Synchronize). I agree with GLC, asking for a feature that really collapse or e…

Good idea, An optional inline process for ZIP or 7z would be great.

Fixed for the next release!

Sorry All it's actually a .ffs_tmp file that i meant. I just found one! see link for screenshot [URL]

If you intend to try FreeFileSync under wayland, make sure you have XWayland installed as well. That is an X11 server implemented on top of wayland.

If tell FreeFileSync to sync c:\ on Win11, are there any important files or settings that it won't copy? I already use the Carbonite service but I'm looking for a weekly backup to …

I think you're looking at some other thread cause I haven't even had the chance to try the one solution you posted. Now as for the solution in your second post I think that will wo…

Are there updated instructions for using FFS with the "new" macOS Automator? The current [URL] don't jibe with the current version. Thanks! Roger

FFS "Two-way" syncing and comparing modification dates is really the only way to use FFS for this. If a file has changed on both sides, it should show up as a conflict warning and …

Good morning I use the Task Planner to perform the sync via a configuration file. However, the GUI only shows the date of the last sync performed via the GUI. It would be helpful t…

Good new. Thank you! BTW: Great tool.

Yes. That is a perfectly reasonable way to use a FreeFileSync Mirror job with rotating USB backup drives. Each week you can: 1. Plug in that week's USB drive. 2. Make sure Windows …

Please ignore, I found the option in the Sync Setting.... :-) Best, Markus

Hello FreeFileSync team, I would like to suggest adding cryptocurrency as an additional donation option for FreeFileSync. Many users hold cryptocurrency and may prefer to support o…

FreeFileSync shows the Modified Date, but for photos and videos I also need to see when the photo was actually taken or the video was recorded. For example, a photo may have been t…

Sent it again, no issues, also no (asynchronous) failure reportred. Most likely ended up in spam folder.

Please disregard. I found the issue.

Thanks for following up! That sounds very similar to a lot of other headless linux solutions for running this app, and other apps. As long as you can have it operate completely wit…

Hashes are commonly used to determine if files have become corrupted; file size and date has remained unchanged, but its content has changed. The potential of file corruption in be…

Hi 3mc.00c, I had the same problem, and I solved it by using Double Commander's built-in sync-tool, operating from Mint with MTP over USB cable. It works probably as you've suggest…

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 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…