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@therube: Of course I do not mean to "insist" on JSON as the way to eternal happiness ;-). I just consider it "ideal" from my perspective, as e.g. Grafana (which I am using, and it…

[Quote] [URL] would hate that idea (and I agree.)

Why triple posting [URL], [URL] and [URL]? According to Internet etiquette, double and, even more, triple posting is considered inappropriate behavior.

> I don't see an easy way to achieve that at the moment. This is essentially described in the [URL], section 5. The procedure to follow is then: 1) Create a copy of your GlobalSett…

Thanks for the prompt reply, unfortunately I missed in important piece of information. I already have a personal OneDrive account using the app so I need to use the mapping drive l…

> Not having the latest version is having incorrect data I can relate to that. However, in the case of topic starter that is not achieved by just keeping the LockDirectoriesDuringS…

@Zenju Hi. Please reconsider your decision. You can keep a decent price for the Microsoft Store version like WinSCP. I'll be happy to pay there. Thank you!

[Quote] Are these constructive suggestions that can improve the application? Where in this forum should I post these suggestions so the dev could see this? -AOS.

So odd... Are you running the scheduled task with "highest privileges"? If yes, turn it off. If no, turn it on.

@Zenju: I ran my original version of the ffs_batch file (the one that originally prompted me to post here) and, using FreeFileSync 11.29, I no longer get an error message when tryi…

Sounds like permissions issues

> i don't know, how to create a new thread Simply use the "New topic" button (top left) in the "Help" or "General discussion" overview page.

Every time you run a FFS sync, it compares the entire contents of all directories in the scope of the sync. (obviously it has to; it does not know which file(s) may have changed). …

When defining a Custom sync variant, you can select your preferred action (different from: "Leave as unresolved conflict") for the Difference category "Conflict/item can not be cat…

It sounds like you didn't check 'auto-close' when you saved the ffs_batch configuration

Options are always nice, but feature creep is dangerous! I definitely think that staying consistent with native Windows behavior is ultimately best, if there can only be one.

I use fluxbox, and I wonder if that is the reason I always see a new window on the iconbar (taskbar) when I show the tooltip for the center column of the file grid. Perhaps more ad…

I was inaccurate earlier about Nirsoft FolderTimeUpdate. It can set the Creation Date AND the Last Modified Date. The Modified Time Options >> no change >> newest modified time >> …

1) You will have to use a batch file (.ffs_batch) If you want to accomplish number 3, automation. The difference in ffs_gui and ffs_batch is the first will open the FF program when…

With that in mind, I have wished for some indicator to be present in the menus themself. It would be nice to know which pairs have local configs without leaving the settings or cli…

Hello everyone, I am experiencing this on donor version 11.28, could anyone help me on this matter. About creating the API at Google.

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[Quote] Ah, you're right.

FFS isn't the cause of it. FFS doesn't have that ability. It may be triggering something else though

Yeah, I followed the steps in the manual (#1 here) and used the same user as the one that would log in but I still don't get a RTS icon... #2 sounds like it should work but I stopp…

You can either select not to use the the recycle bin for (previous versions of) files that get modified or deleted: [URL] Or use [URL], which uses a self selected location to store…

in case anyone else might find this useful, this workaround should work: put the main script into a batch file and have ffs' on-completion command be [Code] "start" by default does…

I am currently having a similar issue when trying to connect to an SFTP Server. It works fine when using WinSCP and FileZilla. Was a solution eventually found?

Oh!!! Thank you for that - I hadn't spotted the "+" button before and that's exactly what I wanted. Thanks so much for your help.

[Quote] Yes it possible. May be MEGA sync application sometimes change shortcuts of desktop icons. It may be green for example. But what shall I do to fix it?

[Quote] [Quote] Not necessarily true. VLC can open corrupt files and play them until it reaches a corrupt section. It's possible that the file isn't fully corrupt, but enough that …

Good stuff! Anything I should be aware of? So if I specify a ffs_batch file, the real time sync will do exactly the same as the GUI including ignoring excludes and doing sync the s…

I find it strange how people quickly jump to defend something that a) does not need a defense, and b) is not in their power to change anyway. Just because we are fine paying for th…

[Quote] Yes, I noticed that now. It will only delete files on the right side ( dst ) that are not on the right side ( src ) This is where I got into trouble. I have several PCs ( W…

There is a setting to specify what to do when deleting or modifying files. But this setting is applied to both, local and remote sides. When using e.g. SFTP there's usually no Recy…

FreeFileSync copies the file but also logs a warning. Probably the best an app can do considering the file system limitations, no?

do you have a deb version (ready for install)?

Just a quick note. AWS S3 offers versioning as well. If you were attacked by ransomware, all it could do it create an encrypted version of your existing documents without ever affe…

[Quote] I read your posts and I did not realize there were so many of these small file/folder copying programs. Have you tried SafeCopy Free and does it solve any of your timestamp…

It also happened to me for files with same name but different case, but also for same looking at name files with a word one coded in ANSI the other in UTF8...

I would love to know if FFS has this ability in the future. And what is your problem with Goodsync? if it works, why not complete your jobs via it? also, Goodsync has alternatives …

The version 11.28 now works as desired. Thank you (and new donation)

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[Quote] 58c is what I hit during this latest mirror operation.

Yeah. I might consider that. Thank you!

As instructed per the [URL], you should not just checkmark Ignore Errors, but also Auto-close, when saving your *.ffs_batch job.

[Quote] That is not necessarily the case. There certainly are attacks directly against NAS devices. [URL] [URL] [URL] A NAS can be ransomed without the PC's being affected at all. …

(Maybe it is a "Ventura" issue, [URL], where something is now no longer working in FFS ? And I take it, he's looking at WinZip as an alternative?)

Change deletions to be permanent in your sync settings

[Quote] There has to be something else going on. Yesterday, Win7, I copied a dirtree /LIB/ to a flash drive K:/LIB/, & except for the top-most directory itself (/LIB), all subdirec…