FreeFileSync Forum

Simply comparing by file content should find all corrupt files, doesn't it?

Hi, Are on Windows, Mac, Linux? The procedure differs depending on your O/S... See [URL] for more info if you run Windows... Also this post: [URL] on Ubuntu. Although it does not w…

[Quote] Did you actually read the link posted by Plerry??? The file is where all the settings should be: into your own appdata folder! From the help page linked: "To locate this fi…

Would be very nice FFS verifying files after sync without our interference in line 13 <VerifyCopiedFiles Enabled="false"/> after every update .

Wouldn't this would be an overhead on the workstation because it would always have to be running. best to schedule the backups with Task Scheduler so that there is a small footprin…

It would be really handy if FFS could be configured to compare some (e.g. 10%) of the files each time it runs such that over the course of a certain number of runs (e.g. 10 runs) a…

yes, found that setting there and ticked that. Thanks.

Today, I faced a problem because of no settings file. (as mentioned in other thread requesting to have a "hard disk" settings file.) I am taking a backup of all my settings files o…

I do not know your specific case, but ... I have a use-case where I am running a sync against a NAS. When I run a first sync, my NAS needs to de-hibernate, spinning up the disks. O…

I am interested in this feature. I would like to copy back equal files (full contents) from remote disk to my local disk when the timestamps different. This happens when using git …

Ok, or i would need to configure my OS accordingly, so that the buffers are also used after restart. Thanks for the quick response. Edit: I'm backuping circa 3tb data by comparing …

I've added support for copying the folder creation times on OS X, too.

I've added support for authentication via OpenSSL PEM private keys: [URL]

+1 ... due to the way our network backups work these files are currently visible to our end users which is not ideal. It would be better if these were located somewhere outside of …

This offer should already have been disabled. Are you running the installer in a VM or the like?

Wonderful! Thank you!

It would be helpful if Freefilesync indicated a forecast of the amount of space left on each drive _after_ completion of the intended operation.

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Hi, you press F8 and then you press the UPDATE button. With this option you have untouched the right side, and only update that files.

It would be very nice if FreeFileSync could become part of PortableApps. However, this seems to be complicated because of problems described here: [URL] Therefore I would like to a…

When saving as a batch, the setting is set there... answered my own question :/

Thanks a lot for this reply. It seems that ther was an issue synchronizing together with Window Offline files. I didn't fully sorted that out, but I trust that FreeFileSync did its…

I think it means that you also need to copy the Hidden-System file, Desktop.ini when you make your syncs. So in 12:Filters, you want to check the 'Hidden' box. --- [Quote] That's r…

Maybe [URL]? Otherwise there are various sync methods around to do things like to only send changed bytes kind of thing. Depending on one's needs...

Hello! I wonder how and when files can be deleted in a two-way Synch. It's possible?

My suggestions for FreeFileSync: I would like during a mirror copy operation with FreeFileSync there be an option available so that all files and subdirectories have their attribut…

Hi, I have a scenario in which I guess (correct me if I'm wrong) I need to have two folderpairs with the same destination folder. I want all my files from root + specified folders …

I have an existing RealTimeSync job. I want a clean and simple way to setup multiple jobs that sync different folders with completely separate rules for each sync job. I must have …

I found the answer myself. FFS is included in the LM SW Manager. To get FFS the Linux Mint SW Manager's settings need to be adjusted. edit > SW sources > additional repositories > …

I am running Linux Mint 17.3 on a notebook. Using FFS, I want to synch my /home folder with a copy on an external HDD. Synch setting "mirror" my /home with a folder /homecopy. Cond…

Follow the explanations by @Pierry and especially to the last thing: Save your settings. I have several settings for synching several folders (never all) on to several HDDs. I clic…

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It seems this doesn't install the new fonts.... It looks like it's copied over.... but did not install. (I feel like this is a Windows 7 bug?) Can the RealtimeSync be configured to…

Just look into the FreeFileSync installation folder for the manual. However the online version seems to be way more useful. It's so much easier to post links around rather than try…

Come on, fantasia. Stop nagging and do as instructed/requested. The error message is extremely clear: your system can not find the file "C:\Program Files\FreeFileSync\Bin\FreeFileS…

Hello, thanks for so good program. I have been a user of goodsync for long time, for me is the reference. The only thing I miss is the sftp with certification. Now you can only use…

Zenju, thanks for the reply. So until then, the choice is either to RTS the entire drive (in this scenario), or else to use Task Manager to schedule regular backups. Anyone have an…

Is the FreeFileSync considered a Server Backup app or a PC backup up?

Hi .this is a very good one to sync files. Please help me to how to auto sync with this software in a day.

Hello, In the "Synchronizing..." progress dialog, it would be nice to have the remaining time for the current file too, which will be useful for large files. Thank you for this exc…

> Cat5 crossover cable? Never used one, so don't know if that would work or not? You would think the cable being a physical layer, FFS shouldn't care or even necessarily know, you …

[Quote] And just what are those limitations? And is it file name only or file name + path?

nice

If implemented please make this optional, preserving the owner is very important for my use case.

FFS takes the directory structure into consideration when it makes its compares. And at present you seem to be compare a source with 1700 files to a target with 0 (I'm presuming). …

I love freefilesync, what an awsome program. I use free file sync to backup my hard disk. After rearranging pictures (taking them from a folder to another), free file sync deletes …

Why is noone responding? Please add an option: "auto-copy the newer file on conflict"

I third that. Folders would be great. I've used weird filenames to organize.

I set up a file time/size, Update sync. Source was FFS instalDir Target was C:\OUT Ran that. Then went back & changed file extensions of the files in the /Languages/ directory to C…

haha thank you. I am officially blind.