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If you are renaming/moving files, FFS can detect that and avoid duplicating the file on the destination. FFS isn't a duplicate finder though, so make sure you are renaming/moving t…

And I was dumb - I didn't realise filters persisted between sessions. I was on [Last Session] (the default) and it remembered some irrelevant filters from an older session I'd had …

[Quote] Exactly! "file.txt" and " file.txt" will be shown as a renamed file on a single row rather than two rows (1. exists left only, 2. exist right only), in the same way that "F…

Still not what you're wanting then, i.e., directly from within the GUI, but if you still start from a batch file, & you can do the BEFORE before, & then you can pass the wanted .ff…

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[Quote] And you're doing this sync with FFS, & you stated that this is between internal drives. That's odd. I take it they are both NTFS formatted? [Quote] Explain that? If you are…

[URL] If you have a GB of RAM free, you should be fine. Files added during the sync won't be transferred by FFS until another comparison/sync is performed. You could put put them i…

Your beta version works. Thanks for the fast response.

[Quote] You may want to never use the internet or literally any service in the modern world if you are world about your email address and name being saved other places

That WakeMeOnLan utility from Nirsoft is the one I currently use with the internal IP address of the NAS specified. Could this and the FreeFileSync batch config file be combined to…

There are ways to do this, but not easily. FFS is a sync utility and your scenario is really no longer a sync process. You can set each subfolder as a source and point them all to …

I also would like that feature, comparison using only filenames, be added. That could help circumvent some bugs such as modification time being altered to current time when transfe…

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xCSxXenon, That's exactly what it took to get it to work, thanks! I first tried just adding "exit" as a second line in the batch file, but it never got to that line. But using "sta…

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BulkFileChanger did the trick, thanks, therube! Once I set the missing modification dates to the creation date, FFS was able to sync the files without any errors.

Thanks for clarifying.

> Basically, does it monitor a folder and if there is any change, it would make THAT change but not have to scan/monitor the folder to do so? No! As also described in the [URL], RT…

This would be very useful

hello Plerry, thanks for your answer. a) [Source] => [Target] (with subdirectories) no results but b) 1) [Source]\Sub1 => [Target]\Sub1 2) [Source]\Sub2 => [Target]\Sub2 1) [Source…

[Quote] Thanks Plerry I'm not familiar with the technical terms but thanks for rewording it... in a way that may be more easily executed by the Developers! From my user perspective…

Disable "Use database files to detect changes"

When I say "OneDrive Program" of course I am referring to the application that installed in the operating system allows synchronizing local folders with the Microsoft account. My q…

I have the same problem Cannot delete file "E:\Inetpub\xxxx\sync.ffs_db".

I actually had the same problem with gtk LDFLAGS which are missing at link time, so I had to add them with [Code] Would you add them to the Makefile please? Error was: /usr/bin/ld:…

This will never, and shouldn't ever, be something added to FFS. That is such a unique and complex case outside the scope of FFS' design. Also, you basically described FTP exactly i…

I have noticed FreeFileSync automatically attempting to check for updates in the menubar and via an annoying popup. I wish I could disable all update checks, as they are annoying a…

Can we get a confirmation on whether the freefilesync standard version is not under GPLv3?

I understand that if you compare by date that it will always copy the newer over the older file so I don't use the compare by data/size option. I compare by content. When two files…

[Quote] I think it's what I will do. No way I'm doing 500 drags and drops over the weekend.

ok, good explaination why it works as it works. Any plans make the great functionallity for file compare with more flexibility so we can use only path+ filename + modified time as …

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Understood - that makes sense as I don't get the error on the second run off the first sync !!! :) Doh! Thanks All

Not from personal experience, but I assume Windows Server 2022 machines support directory monitoring (from a remote location). On your local machine you can then define an RTS conf…

There is already the option of keeping as many versions as you select for as long as you select. For a detailed description see [URL]. As obsolete versions (as per your settings) w…

Plerry, you are wrong. The manual page you refer to needs a .cmd file to set the custom environment variable before running the .ffs_batch file. I would like this feature built-in …

> 1. Can FreeFileSync be used peer to peer? Yes > 2. If so, how is it configured? Or maybe better, where is the config shown in the documentation or videos? The videos and manual s…

[Quote] [URL] (Windows only), do a search for ext:pdf (or filter in any way you want, O: ext:pdf, to get pdf files from your O:ld drive, named, O:). Select all (or those you want),…

It sounds a bit strange, but the Manual page on Macros suggests FFS does only(?) support the listed (Windows) Environment Variables. Did you simply try using %HOSTNAME%? If that fa…

The exiting macro %ComputerName% is limited to 15 characters, when I use this macro try to make a single .ffs_gui that can be used to backup user profile on multiple computer, ther…