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Good idea! Implemented for next release.

The main grid doesn't really fit for having the same target directory multiple times: It's easy to (manually or automatically) set conflicting sync directions for the same file whi…

Only one small thing that would make my life (almost) complete. If there was a "move" choice in sync. I realize that move and sync are different, but you do allow overwrite.. I've …

You're welcome! :) Very nice idea with the quick access list BTW! This feature would not have been possible before the GUI redesign, so I haven't thought about it before. -Zenju

The logfile that is written in silent mode should contain everything that is relevant: errors, warnings, info messages and files that were copied, deleted or overwritten.

> phone gets the drive letter G and then another time gets a different letter? The current solution would be have multiple RTS processes monitor multiple drive letters. > How about…

That would be fine! If you could provide an improved version for "backup strategies" I'll gladly update the helpfile. Just some hint about the style: Please keep it rather short wi…

>didn't want to create a new batch job You don't need to create a new batch job. Just load the old one and change the settings, then save again. > could be made more 'fool'friendly…

Free File Sync is a great tool. Thank you very much! I look for an option to set file attributes on the destination. In my case, it is the 'Archive' attribute which I need to have …

Unfortunately the Windows Recycle Bin API doesn't notify when recycling is not supported and files will be physically deleted like on network shares of usb sticks. But using a "use…

> I am syncronizing 2 directories with over 550,000 word documents in them and it takes a long time to compare them both There is very little (basically nothing) that could be done…

>So is it possible to expand on the compare function to check for changes in file attributes as well? Right now file attributes are not considered when comparing both folders. As t…

The issue with out of memory on x64 build is a different story related to loading incompatible binary data, like a locking file created with 32 bit build: [404, Invalid URL: https:…

As above, with encryption. Thanks in advance.

Hopefully, the below loos better. --------------- Option explicit Dim NoOfCopies Dim MinTimeGapBetweentCopies Dim TimeGapStep ' This script compliment FreeFileSync to purge the fil…

Basically I know all the requirements for FFS, but I'm curious what you got.

Just implemented this feature for v3.12: Automatically exclude database and lock files from all directories (not only from base) > reason why you don't want to follow the conventio…

I just found it very odd. I've never seen versioning done like that.

>3600 freefilesync ignore time stamp Beginning with v3.10, this won't be needed anymore! File times will be calculated correctly without user having to do something to make it work…

> compression ratio doesn't rival any basic compression methods. I personally handle it by keeping all programs and tools as multiple .rar files located on an encrypted backup volu…

Finished a working prototype: [404, Invalid URL: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=2994784&group_id=234430&atid=1093083]

Perhaps a simpler solution could be to "compare by size only". This can be accomplished by setting a big value for "FileTimeTolerance" in GlobalSettings.xml [URL]

This is just a one time reminder, that database that is required for <automatic> mode is not existing for this folder pair. It will be created during first synchronization. Its pur…

Thanks :)

Thank you for your response. Actually version 3.7 used to report those 100,000 files as identical using the size / time criteria. Any way, I made a sync using content comparison. A…

> It would be great to see a box Like Win7 Start Menu? I have disabled this on my PC ;) But honestly though it sounds nice, more usable is probably something like collapsable folde…

in my test, Synkron was not able to detect a conflict. I edited the same file in 2 synced directories. FreeFileSync then detects a confilct. Synkron just copied the file that was l…

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I'm not sure if "hidden" is the right criterion to identify files that are not required to be backed up. Therefore the tool ignores this attribute. I think in practice this isn't s…

2010-06-25 16:39:03 GMT It's sad that this incompatibility is artificial. Now the burden of fixing it increases the administrative efforts with each release. Currently it's easy, b…

> Here is my proposed new User Interface. > I understand that it is a radical change Radical change is no problem in general if it is the "right" thing to do. But there are a lot o…

Won't work as system won't have access to network share on other machine.

It works, thank you! Regards, Roman

I guess you're on your own on this, I have no idea what is happening. However if you find some optimization technique that all users could benefit from I'm always happy to improve …

This issue has now been fixed. It needed the asterix to be added. Thanks

Generally I think these elements are quite useful and used frequently. The main GUI is designed to contain the most important items at positions directly visible and accessible. Th…

> What's the easiest way First add a list of empty folder pairs via the "plus" button (on left side of right main directory field). Then drag and drop each folder individually onto…

The issue should already be fixed. But you can open a bug tracker item if you have steps how to reproduce it.

i missed that. much better! thank you.

Hello Zenju, Thanks for the quick reply! Well that would definitely explain it then! I agree that the file name correlates strongly towards a file match, but surely file size and d…

>Yes, they are. Sometimes, not always. ....?? With the newest version 3.6? In which situation does this occur and what db files are visible?

I think that it is easier to make an additional comparison of the two sets of files: "right" and "left" - without regard to their location in folders.

> the matching row has a higher priority This rule ensures that only the selected column is sorted correctly. But the corresponding column on the other side still would contain a m…

Oh... Did never notice that menu option for some reason. Thanks.

Fair enough. However IMHO I think it's good to know if I synched the session 1 day ago or 1 month ago, and if I should bother to do a compare/resync or not (I don't sit and wait fo…

That feature would be brilliant! I would suggest that you include time intervals, ie. 24/3/2010 - 30/3/2010 into the options that include 'last 24 hours' and etc. I think it would …

Hi andrain, >Sometimes I overlook a big file Generally I'd say your usecase is rather special. Usually one wants to sync all files or only a few based on a preselection after compa…

@tgm91: >have their time are one hour up than the files saved There's a global setting to "ignore +-1h". Please refer to the helpfile, chapter "[URL]" for more infos. >Black text o…

Good to hear that it is on the list. I'm sorry I didn't check previous requests.

>What about an option Well, an 'option' basically is not an option. (Sorry for the pun ;) The underlying concept of the tool is to maximize ease-of-use by provinding only necessary…