FreeFileSync Forum

Thank you Zenju, and best regards.

Hej, it would be perfect to have a file execution option on error. In my case: connection to server is aborted. After 5times retry of freefilesync - instead of an error - the recon…

I sync my NAS mounted on a Linux PC to an NTFS formatted USB drive. Assume I have a Folder/File on my NAS called "user0" and this folder/file exists as "User0" on my USB drive. (Fo…

We use FreeFileSync to get application data of the windows server on a network drive. We use the gui to setup FreeFileSync and write the ffs_batch file, we created a cron (task) on…

Hi, I use freefilesync to manually sync (mirror) one particular folder on one machine to a number of other machines on a network. The problem is that sometimes some of these networ…

I've recently found Bitvise SSH-server (free for non-comercial use), and it seems to work perfectly with FreeFileSync. It was also rather easy to setup. Hope this helps someone.

Just select the 2 profiles and save as batch?

Does copying them also fail with Windows Explorer?

NTFS compression is a good option if the receiving end has decent hardware and transfer rate. Any way to turn it off? Nothing makes a large sync grind to halt like compression does…

I don't think so. But maybe the name "GlobalSettings.xml" is not optimal.

Hi, this is the fastest sync app I have ever test. I'm using Portable version. And I think, Portable application must be Completely portable, and it leave No trace on HDD, except F…

Hello, I think a good feature would be ask for the sftp login password, if left empty, and dont save it. This is usefull for people like me that sometimes connect to sftp in machin…

Hello colleagues, Good Morning. I would like to make a susgestão developers of this wonderful tool backup, adding a change option in the direction of the process item to item in gr…

What is more secure? Using "File time and size" or using "File content" what's your experience? Volker01

The portable version loads GlobalSettings.xml directly from the installation directory.

Issue has been fixed: [URL]

That is perfect!!!

2: see e.g. [URL] Also look at the hibernate vs. sleep aspect

I'll be honest Zenju, you have a product that has the potential to be more successful than you realize. Remove the adware, quit the install.dat shenanigans, improve the installer (…

Hello I'm a new user. I discovered this great software weeks ago. I was thinking that syncronization settings could be improved. My idea is to adopt an interface like Microsoft Wor…

Hi I've the same problem, I use FFS 8.2. Impossible to sync .PST from the V8 update. Many thanks for a solution. Best regards.

I'm not sure, maybe it's useful to see sync.ffs_lock as an indicator that someone is currently sync'ing this folder so you probably shouldn't modify it? If for some reason you don'…

RealTimeSync registers an event listener with the operating system so that it is informed about file system changes as they occur. This avoids additional file I/O related to RealTi…

Let me know if you can somehow find conditions that trigger this, maybe it can be fixed, or at least the installer can be improved to show a reasonable error message (the one on th…

Thank you for your software! I like it! To improve its functionnalities, you could add a doublons finder : - select 2 directories - find files as doublon between the 2 directories …

See: [URL].

The problem ist not, that i have to pay "again" - but communication: What is missing is a clear hint to this fact when i decide to pay. I think the prog is great, saved my many hou…

Hello, Iám using Freefile sync now for a while, but iám keeping 1 problem. The problem is that the users create a mess on there folder structure, and that this will be synced betwe…

Does this software capable of using Presonus studio one music files, and Sony vid files for syncing? I appreciate anyones help on this, thanks,

Yes, the Recycle Bin was the way that I recovered many of the files from the drive. However, when I noticed the Recycle Bin full, I incorrectly assumed that the files had been tran…

Ahh. Perhaps because my flash drive is FAT?

Have you tried to change the setting under "comparison" -File time and size -file content -file size.. ? Try them all and see if it works. Try also two way instead of mirror, becau…

Hi, is there a way to detect whether there are changes or not in a folder pair via command line? I'm trying to do a backup of a folder at regular basis conditioned by the fact that…

Hello, im trying to Sync from remote SFTP server. This server /backup/ folder contains /monthly/datehere/ files there /weekly/datehere/ files there 2016-05-12/ files there 2016-05-…

You can use the UNC definition "\\192.168.1.123\public." I'm not sure if the "/user:admin /password:1234 " part will work. I use FFS with UNC path, with credentials stored in the (…

You need to select the "Mirror" variant instead of "Two Way".

Known issue with some applications in Windows 10 if display is scaled. This application has this issue. Easy fix is to right click the shortcut, choose properties, choose the compa…

The XML parent element is "CustomDirections", so there shouldn't be any confusion that they are unrelated to the specific variants "Mirror" or "TwoWay", but correspond to variant "…

Hi, I have the same issue. I would need only a big log with the following entries: <date> <time> info: file created <filename_with_path> (from <filename_with_path>) <date> <time> i…

Hi I am using FreeFileSync on my Windows machine, and it works great. I am using SFTP to sync a folder to a remote host. But now I wanted to install FreeFileSync on my MacBook also…

If you're using FFS to backup, then there's nothing to worry, it knows its own files. But you're right the sync.ffs_db file is something to make sure it's not damaged (deleted, ove…

During the sync procedure the windows that shows the sync repeats on the destination field the folder of the from field. Using version 8.1 on Windows 10

Would you please allow the log in with email address instead of username? Maybe OpenID, too.

Hello.. I use FreeFileSync for years now.. With an old V5.13... For using USB-Harddisks I write a smal GUI whitch use your batchfiles. So when my tool runs (as App or service) and …

@Zenju you have a point... i overlooked the option "save the current view filter selection as default", which is, of course a perfect solution to the "problem" (although i should p…

Poked around in the source code until I found the answer. Error levels in v8 are "Info", "Warning", "Error", and "Serious Error". Same as v7. NoDough

@NightOwl [Quote] I found no better Software for FileSync, and i tested many other Software over the Years. A Commercial Version is the Best Solution for Power User.

My first post on this forum. First of all, thanks for putting up effort for creating such a good tool. Well done job! I totally agree with the OP. Improving real-time sync performa…

[Quote] What do you mean with "does not proceed"? Why do you have to restart FreeFileSync? [Quote] You can click the "New" button to get a clean config including default filter set…

The compare creates a "sync.ffs_lock" file ([URL]). Maybe this is the cause?