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Hi :-) I wonder if it is possible to make FreeFileSync create duplicates? I just got a photo ruin by bit rot and FreeFileSync copied over the good photo on my backup drive with the…

I am using FreeFileSync in macOS. I wanted to mirror the contents of a USB drive in a folder in my Mac but, by mistake, I did the opposite (mirror the contents of the folder in the…

And that is the real issue! You don't see a problem, but others might

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When you save a .ffs_batch configuration, you can run it from the command line or double-click the file you created to run the sync to completion. When you are in the FFS GUI, clic…

If FFS is still finding the files on G, are you sure you deleted the correct items? You could also try running 'chkdsk /f G:\" from an administrator command prompt

Save it as a .ffs_batch file instead. Open FFS, select your configuration, click 'save as batch job' in the top-left, choose the settings you want, and save. Double-clicking a batc…

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No, network drives don't support Recycle Bin. You can change it to permanent deletions or set up versioning to maintain your own 'recycle bin'

I can only speak on my previous experience with the donation version but try going to the unique URL you got when purchasing. There may be a spot to deactivate the previous license…

I run fairly large sync jobs, typically between my local NAS and GDrive. Several of my jobs fail, actually causing my Mac (a Mac Mini 2) to reboot. I had thought maybe something wa…

Hello FFS support, Could you suggest ways to deal with the mirror sync issues that I've reported, which have persisted? I guess these issues must impact other users, too, though th…

Same exact issue. Robocopy copies the permissions to the NAS just fine.

I have the same issue and ROBOCOPY works just fine. Permissions seem to be correct.

Dear xCSxXenon, Thank you for your helpful comment. I agree I am not used to how FFS works at all, I am only a lowly user, hence my asking for a helpful comment in full. After much…

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First thank you for sticking with me. I'm sorry to be so dense but don't understand what to delete. What "version" (version of what) are you referring to? I only have my D drive an…

So, I tested it with 12.6, and there the file transfers did seem to complete. However, I identified a upload speed degradation (from multiple mb/s to about 200 kb/s) with my provid…

Ah, thanks @Plerry. Seems I missed that

> This is very incorrect. ... With mirror sync, it will re-copy the files from source to destination since the destination files were deleted and are therefore missing. Based on Ze…

In your suggestion, what do you like FFS to do if it's disabled? Personally, I agree with Zenju, that I find leaving blank spaces cleaner... except for moved files, where a lot of …

The SYSTEM user, under which Scheduled Tasks run by default, generally does not have access to remote machines. Modify your Scheduled Task to run under specified user credentials o…

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In your post, you use the drive letter D for both your USB drives. I will assume the 2nd one is named E:\ instead of D:\. Also note you use forward slashes (/) instead of backslash…

Hello, I am trying use FFS 13.6 on new Raspberry PI5 with OS Bookworm 64-bit with latest version: GCC 14.1.0 G++ 14.1.0 Curl 8.8.0 libssh2 1.11.0 wxWidgets 3.2.5 but it seems runni…

Because you can copy OK in File Explorer to your NAS, it seems you are running a *.ffs_batch sync job launched by the Task Scheduler or by RTS which is in turn launched by the Task…

There are many ways to skin a cat. Act as proposed by xCSxXenon: Use the Update Sync variant instead of the Mirror variant Or: use the [URL] to specify the folders that need to be …

File copy works fine but an error message occurs when copying DACL, SACL, Owner, Group, (SetFileSecurity). The target is a Synology NAS shared folder that I can see I have full acc…

Using the UNC path directly doesn't appear to work (this is what I was trying to do initially). When I attempt to enter "\\mylaptopname\c$", FreeFileSync interprets it as "/config\…

Sorry for late reply. I found the cause of the issue. I had an include filter set. Obviously I did not do that knowingly. It must have been a shortcut I subconsciously executed. Th…

Hi, I run a FreeFileSync-Batchjob with cron and the following command /opt/FreeFileSync/FreeFileSync /home/stefan/FreeFileSync/BatchRun-Downloads.ffs_batch --display=:0.0 on Debian…

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Thanks for the Beta. It finally did delete one log file today when I ran a sync. But there are still two logs rather than one. I guess it doesn't matter so long as they're being cu…

In your second picture, the Mirror sync has become a Custom sync in which for the Difference Category "Item exists right-side only" the Action is now set to "Do nothing" (as oppose…

Hi xCSxXenon, yes, I'm sure it's not in local, I checked with ls -all command and also each time files are different, they are the file changed in the code folder

Hi therube, thanks for your feedback. I found the reason of my issue : AVAST. Avast has secured several of my files... and that's why it's blocking access to them. By suspending Av…

[Quote] I'll try to explain my problem... I have a server that every day updates a folder with some recordings and with the date marking, for example: "2024-03-21" and I need the 2…

I'm facing this same "problem" with a very similar system... would there be a solution to this problem, or so far nothing?

Thanks for your very quick reply. I should have also mentioned that the <Up> and <Down> arrows no longer scroll through the list of directories at the left of the main screen after…

Copying symlinks between SFTP wasn't implemented. But now it is: [URL]