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In batch mode a log file directory can be specified where the file will be saved (menu->advanced->batch job). In GUI mode this has to be done manually via copy + paste, e.g. CTRL +…

0x8004230f is VSS_E_UNEXPECTED_PROVIDER_ERROR for which MS writes "The provider returned an unexpected error code." This doesn't give much of a clue, maybe resetting VSS helps (FFS…

The installer needs admin rights, maybe this is the problem. If nothing else helps, try to add the .exe to some whitelist of MS Sec. Essentials. But I would expect a more userfrien…

FFS creates these temporary folders when deletion handling is set to "recycler" and moves them to Windows recycler after sync. Chosing another deletion strategy is the solution the…

same should be done with batch files...

Correct, FFS uses Windows' message box font, which (for default settings) changed from MS Shell Dlg 2, 8 pt to Segoe UI, 9 pt since Windows Vista.

You can dynamically merge multiple ffs_gui and/or ffs_batch files into FFS an run them as a single merged sync. Is there anything else missing?

Z, Sorry for my confusion but I took versioning literally and thanks for the clarification. I guess that would be a feature request then to do both, one for the deletion directory …

There has been only one change in database format in v4.3. So you can use two versions of FFS v3.6 and v4.5. If one version reports a warning "incompatible database format", then u…

Currently one has to click left-mouse button three times in order to overwrite a configuration, which is insane. Having two buttons "save" and "save as..." would be the solution sa…

Thanks for clearing the mist away... :-) Max

It's already in (v4.5).

I'm moving to FFS after years of Microsoft's SyncToy and a two-weeks test of Allway Sync... This FFS is amazingly fast and I hope it will handle my "special" sync not correctly han…

This feature has been implemented into the next version. A beta version for testing can be found here: [404, Invalid URL: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3429197&g…

Should have read this sooner. Edited GlobalSettings.xml instead. Now I know better. Wonderful program.

Thank you very much Zenju. Now with v4.4 the error reports are gone and everything works fine.

Picture will be back up in a while. I rebuilt my server with different volume configuration to take some encryption load out of the web server.

OK, a quick test (creating a copy of the access database and running synch in USB 2.0 port, then copy database again and run in USB 3.0 port: network to USB (2.0) Info: Creating fi…

if I had an "include" option, similar the "exclude" option, but the file is included everytime, my problem with (small) truecrypt files would be solved

> it will not delete the files at the left side, right? No, the result of synchronization is always that both sides are equal for a particular row. The file size filter will exclud…

Good idea, I've changed the text on sourceforge. Let's hope other websites will adapt at some time.

========================= PLEASE ADD FEATURE - "ignore if EXACTLY ONE HOUR difference." ========================== TODAY again daylight savings happened in europe ... PLEASE ADD FE…

Good news: I have found and fixed the problem with "VSS_E_SNAPSHOT_SET_IN_PROGRESS". As it turns out there was indeed some "cleanup code" missing on my part. However I won't take t…

Hello everybody I'm using this software and works very well for backup files. Congratulations team !! Global max elapsed time, f.ex. a backup in weekend have to end on 48h max, if …

"Mirror" alone is not enough as a criterium, but "read-only" is. See discussion here: [404, Invalid URL: http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3166021&group_id=234430&ati…

> However if I set it to Ignore the errorlevel is always zero Warnings that are ignored, automatically or by the user, are not seen as an error, so the return code is "success"(0).…

With the previous 3.21 yet the comparison phase was terribly slow on my work pc; two sync files appeared on the Windows desktop and the comparison process stuck. On my home pc it h…

%appdata%\FreeFileSync for local installation, <installation directory> for portable installation.

See discussion here: [404, Invalid URL: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=3403508&group_id=234430&atid=1093083]

Seems your looking for the "update" sync variant. - Zenju

This should already be possible with the current release. However note, that Skydrive allows only certain known types of file extensions. Trying to sync others will result with err…

Thanks again! How does FreeFileSync determine whether a file has changed?

This request is covered by the time range selector.

I continue on the proposed topic "date range selections": [URL]

I don't think there are duplicate finders (or any other programs) that dereference shell links. If instead of using shell links (.lnk files) you'd use symbolic links, then you shou…

The changelog is automatically shown in the directory containing the file release, e.g.: [URL]

FFS does not have a built-in scheduler, but a sync-job can be started by Windows Task Planner, by invoking "c:\Program Files\...\FreeFileSync.exe <path of syncjob.ffs_batch>

Hi, I've been running some tests synchronising 2 folders with RealTimeSync. This works very well and i haven't had any problems so far. However, what if i want to synchronise 3 fol…

Double-click an entry and copy and paste. You can insert rows at a specific location by setting the grid cursor prior to insertion.

> If FFS has the ability to verify a file was successfully copied, why is it not made easily available instead of hidden in config file. This is exactly the point, FFS (and other t…

@nosbischs: They do convert in my tests, so I have no idea what goes wrong in your case. Maybe the config file is in an older format than v3.17? Anyway I wouldn't expect too much f…

It's possible, but before that, FFS needs to implement a file system abstraction layer. Right now it directly reads and writes files through WinAPI (at kernel level). This is a pla…

This topic is discussed here: [404, Invalid URL: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3292696&group_id=234430&atid=1093083]

Done: "ignore errors" can now safely be used in all circumstances, also in case of failure to access certain sub-directories as discussed above. In this case, the corresponding fil…

I've added macros: %day%, %hour%, %min%, %sec% for v3.19 > Is there any plans on making a Scheduler app for this to make thing easier than old CMD prompts? Currently not. Using the…

ad >1: What about a simple button: "delete empty folders on right side after sync'ing"? ad >2: A fixed date would be helpful to automatically produce an incremental backup (after a…

I would have to agree with Zenju. I would not want the file sync software to perform the encryption as it would only serve to slow it down. I use TC and it works just fine. I have …

The most recent version FFS has a filter on time and filesize. However filtering is applied after input directories have been traversed. So comparing only the most recent ones is n…

See discussion here: [URL]

Okay, I think I may understand the mirror. If I have deleted some folders out of the original file and the backup folder still has it in it, the file will be deleted in the mirror,…