FreeFileSync Forum

Hi, Thanks for this great program! I would like to suggest that, in addition to copying files from location to another, that it would be very useful (for me anyway!) to be able to …

I run a backup every day and I always get a warning. Heads up, some people may lose access You moved "sync.ffs_lock" out of the shared folder. I am syncing from Google Drive to a l…

Well, creating backups from one location and syncing two locations are slightly different things. Versioning is meant to provide different versions of the file in case we have to r…

I have used your software daily with the "Update" setting to update a large picture folder (>400 GB). This took just 3-5 minutes, depending on the changes I had made to this folder…

Yes, since 7.0 but it requires Vista or later.

Good timing, I just updated the [URL] about this.

1) Enable SSH on Godaddy (Cpanel) 2) Use the user name you used to log on to Cpanel instead of those created in FTP Accounts menu 3) Port = 22

Hi guys, I'm looking for a software to sync three DS-Stations to eachother. First I thought that Cloudstation could solve this but CS could not sync more than 200.000 files. So I c…

You can use the standard FTP syntax with FreeFileSync, i.e. [Code] and enter the password directly into the folder input field before starting sync.

I recently installed FFS, having last used it at least a year when I then uninstalled it. I now periodically get a screen message - see screenshot - [Attachment] "Cannot find file …

Hi! Thanks for your program! I create new task (every 5 min) in windows scheduler according to manual ([URL]). Task works, synchronization works! But the status is still RUNING, an…

Hello, I found a solution to the error code 32. A permanent and 100% working solution. It's a workaround but works great. I have 5 sync jobs that I run using a Scheduled Batch file…

Or could you tell me how to install FreeFileSync on ubuntu 14.04? Can I installed the last version of FFS or should I install FFS 6.2 for Ubuntu 14.04. I need sftp. Thank

[Quote] Thanks you very much :D, i will try it.

Thank you! Simple and elegant solution

Hi, I'm trying to run the sript in a Task Scheduler of Windows 2012 but it's no working. It runs double-clicking but not in the Task Scheduler. I've tryed both ways: using the scri…

Thanks, Zargron!

The primary purpose of FreeFileSync (FFS) is to duplicate the file/folder structure of one location with the file/folder structure of another location. In other words, make the con…

Thanks and sorry for this later reply - some health issues at the moment. I've just realised what's going on - I didn't know that the Select View buttons worked in conjunction with…

Please add an option to delete log files older than a parameter number of days.

Should I assume that silence means it won't happen?

FTP will be supported in a future version: [URL]

Hello, I have a lot of mirroring jobs and some are backing up read-only network share, others are backing up local directories. With the default value of LockDirectoriesDuringSync …

Hi! I need connect my gdrive account to FFS. What I must fill into "server name/IP adress"? Thanks for advice

It's fine, nobody should have to read a manual as a precondition to using FFS. But I would have hoped that the "show examples" link in the sync settings dialog is placed strategica…

We just donated to be able to silently install FreeFileSync through our SCCM system but now it seems that there is an installation limit per day for this donation version. How can …

Hello, I LOVE freefilesync. One thing I'd appreciate in the next edition (so I don't have to do the math) is have a items copied tally. It has an Items remaining with size, time re…

So they are. Thanks

Thank you Zenju for this reply. Best regards.

The Accessed date/time on a mirror copy remains the same on the Destination drive as it is on the Source drive. The Created and Modified date/times are copying over correctly, but …

The old help file is (currently) still present in the installation directory.

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Well since it is open source, as long as you follow the license, you are free to create and distribute your own installer, including silent, and not including any ads if you don't …

Does FreeFileSync support synchronization from Windows to Linux? If it does, will it carry over the AD file permissions over to the Linux (both Windows and Linux servers will belon…

Hi Thx for this soft, beautiful, easy. it would be great to have this feature: Restore files that were overwritten or deleted in previous syncs like in Synkron ( synkron.sourcefor…

Hi, First, kudos for an incredible software! I have a suggestion for a future release: implement multipart SFTP transfers. In this day and age of fiber access, multipart transfers …

Hi, is there a way to ignore leading/trailing whitespaces in the file content when i am using the compare function?

[Quote] You're passing a RTS configuration to FFS which expects a ffs_batch.

I want to set a sync server to sync many to one servers while maintaining versioning. It would be easier to maintain and manage if we did all the scripting from one server and pull…

Hi all, I am looking for a sync solution for my two macs and am wondering if FreeFileSync is the right one. I would like to have a bidirectional sync setup for specific folders con…

Good day! Need help settings. On the local disk exist folder_1 with a file that is updated each hour for a new one. We need from folder_1 file move to folder_2 and remove it from f…

Hello everybody, FreeFileSync is an amazing tool and it's great to see how actively it is maintained. Yet, frequent updates also bring the burden of constantly having to update the…

SFTP for MAC will be available in the upcoming FFS 8.6.

Ladies and Gents, Apologies if I have missed something but is there any way to check the status of a scheduled task on a windows box. To clarify: I can tell that the task is still …

Hi, Whether on Windows or Linux, there are standard OS utilities to do it. Task manager in Windows, various schedulers on Linux... Wouldn't that meet your needs?

I've changed the search backend to "MySQL Fulltext" instead of "phpBB Native Fulltext". Searching should have less limitations now.

I think I'm describing the same thing [URL] and [URL].

Am I asking for the same "compare only local files" feature [URL]?

I am using OSX El Capitan 10.11.6. I would like to backup my Photos library to an external drive "Foto Library.photoslibrary" but I received an error : Cannot open directory "/Volu…

Hello, First off great tool! Lovining it! I am running into an issue. Just put in a 10TB Storage blade and it is already almost 3/4's full. This was odd to me so I looked into it a…