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> And there I get the Errors as they have no NTFS capabilities. What errors do you get? FFS already checks if the target drive supports persistent ACLs, and if not it will not copy…

Hi All, This may come through twice, I am still learning how to port here. I just picked up a customer with SBS 2003 R2. He is using it as an Exchange Server. He has lost all his d…

Basically to have an option on "Global Settings" to disable the creation of the "<Last Session>".

Do nothing - already possible Left or right wins - already possible Newer file wins - this has priority anyway, as far as I know. Size only comes into the game if the datetimes are…

Can you give a description under which circumstances you are asked for a password although there is no need to? Steps to reproduce this behavior would be nice.

> Does this mean the sync has to be run twice. If you have N folders that shall be synced in "two way" mode and one of these folders is changed (either create, update or delete) th…

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Here's the new beta for testing with support for alternate GlobalSettings.xml files: [404, Invalid URL: http://freefilesync.sourceforge.net/FreeFileSync_6.4_beta_Windows_Setup.exe]

It used to be impossible to mirror your data to SkyDrive, but OneDrive (MS's new name for SkyDrive) now mirrors fine. So in case anyone is interested, I thought I would outline how…

Feature request: write log information in STDOUT It would be very usefull to show log in stdout if running batch mode.

It would be a very handy feature, and would respect the standard behaviour of the applications on OS X. Obviously it would be comfortable also on other systems. P.S. Sorry for my e…

Error Code 17 is ERROR_NOT_SAME_DEVICE. Can you post the full error message text and give more info on what you are doing?

Hi, I have recently downloaded the latest version of FreeFileSync (version 6.3) and when I try to synchronize I get the following error "Impossible to create the folder "\\Tvt.xxxx…

I also forgot to mention I am on Windows 7 OS using the portable app. IS there something I am doing wrong?? I see you have answered other questions but just wondered if this is a b…

Hi Zenju, thanks a lot for your answer! I made myself a fool, as I suggested a solution to a problem different of what I tried to solve. The section of the help file that I misunde…

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The Debian 7.4 x64 release is available as a portable version for download: [URL] A general deb file for Debian is currently not maintained.

Hello everyone, I use FFS to sync files from my pc to my Synology DS209 when the computer Shutdown. I use a script to start the batch FreeFileSync. The task starts well, no problem…

Ability to "see" Devices, such as smart phones or nooks. I have to remove the SD card and insert into PC now. Other than that. I LOVE THIS WARE!!!!!!!! Thank you!!!

[Quote] Oops. I should have said a pause button *during the compare phase*. This phase takes quite a while as it has to read every single file across the network (if you're doing a…

Hi, is there a way in freefile sync to go in "diff" mode ? I am searching for a way to leave in the destination directory only the files and dirs which are note in the first one. R…

Hi, in the Portable version 6.3 there is (I thing) bug. When I rename program folder, and then run the FFS, loading of the program ends with error message "Cannot get process infor…

The changelog is great. But it doesn't mention which version is needed to run on Mac OSX 10.6.x I downloaded several but none would work. Also how to compile on Linux from source? …

Hi, syncing a Windows share (Windows 2008 R2 Standard) to a local hard disk on a AirBook crahes the Windows fileserver (blue screen). Is this a known problem? Is there some work-ar…

Is there an easy way to protect the syncing from Crypto viruses? That means that a target NAS should not be mapped into a Windows PC as a network drive but the sync to a target (NA…

I aggree. This would be useful.

Thanks for this very impressive tool. Interface and functions are amazingly thought-through. Whenever I think something's missing (saving filters), I realize there's a smarter way …

The zenxml library needs to be downloaded separately like the other external libs boost and wxwidgets: [URL]

is it any possibility how to save FFS_batch automatic when i save FFS_gui or working only with FFS_batch? in new versions is posible to open and edit ffs batch directly in sync. wi…

Yes, wait for the next FreeFileSync version :) Or get the beta now: [404, Invalid URL: http://freefilesync.sourceforge.net/FreeFileSync_6.3_beta_Windows_Setup.exe]

Try a search of this discussion board. I know that this has been answered multiple times.

I have FFS 6.2 on Windows 7. I have my personal Links pointing to my own Folders. Why do I need to run ffs with Adminstrative rights to preserve my Links? How can I change the loca…

Thanks! I had overlooked that settings menu. It says, osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to sleep' I cleared that field and all is now well.

> 1) [...] So if those numbers could be visually removed, it will make the program look more clean Not a big deal, but you may be right. I've removed these empty rows, let's see if…

I don't know anymore about this yet but will find out later today. It looks like when the program is starting, somehow a Windows 7 file that it requires has been replaced and with …

[Quote] The difference is in what happens with certain categories of file matches. E.g. "update" does nothing if the left file is older than the right file or if a file exists on t…

[Quote] Hello don't you have a deployment tool, such as SCCM or OCS inventory ? Normally GPO are ok to deploy, but i do not like this way very much. What error do you have in windo…

> Ah, I'm sorry. It is detected as movement, but its visualization is almost the same as add/remove. maybe it is better to visualize it in 1 line instead of 2?! Having only one lin…

Thanks for sharing your ideas! > 1 . Add the ability to create keyboard shortcuts for some custom context menu items. The first custom entry already has a shortcut, "Enter" or "mou…

excluding *\*.log worked! Thanks!

Working app Samba Filesharing ([404, Invalid URL: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.funkyfresh.samba]), Win7 can find this share. Then you have to mount it as drive…

Hi sorry for the fuzz. I deleted the file manually and since then the effect did not reoccur. If it happens again, I will post here again. Olaf

@Zenju thanx, i just downloaded v.6.2 and indeed, the filter-symbol is fixed; 6.2 looks also better with the newly "screen-centered" columns and progress-graphs. btw.: you're right…

OK, i see, thanks.

hi Zenju, indeed you're right: the GUI is well done and it's obvious you put a lot of work in the details too. Although everyone may have different preferences, i think the interfa…

Yes, so long as both machines are on the same network, e.g. you can share files on one machine and access them from the other one. If you haven't used this type of programme before…

[Quote] Excellent, worked a treat. thanks so much.

Why don't you use the "exclude via filter" context menu option on all remaining files (= those that were not synced due to errors) after synchronization? This should give the same …

> Single click Compare and Synchronise There are two ways: 1. On main dialog, directly click the synchronize button, even when it's greyed out. This will compare and start sync. 2.…

The Summary panel : Suggest larger fonts for people with eyeglasses using monitors at high resolution. Large green completion bar : Not redundant at all, since the graphs are only …