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Same problem copying to a smb share with MacOS. I've configured 5 repeats. Most of the time this works. But it is a FFS issue.

Thank you for the suggested workflows. The first one would fit. As per: [Quote] I didn't expect automatic transformation between c:\path_to_my_files and /mnt/windows_c/path_to_my_f…

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Sure, FFS Donation edition includes a portable version of the software

I have TrueNAS-SCALE-24.04.2.2 and SMb share to access files fom Windows. I've been using FreeFileSync and loving it so much that even paid for it twice to support development. The…

Hello, I need help, suddenly i get error message when trying to compare folders Cannot set directory lock for the following folder: Cannot read file \\directory path\sync.ffs_lock …

Strange that the WarnSignificantDifference flag (or some other flags) are not listed in your GlobalSettings.xml file. Perhaps you are using an older version of FreeFileSync. Anyway…

Hi, I have a similar configuration and what I do is run on windows the Microsoft optional open SSH server feature. You can activate or install open ssh server through the settings …

Sorry, I'm an idiot :-( :-( :-( I always looked in the Compare/Sync settings Thanks . . .

Examples for using running statistics: - If I can see that the number of mismatching files grows at the same rate as the number of investigated files (ie. they are all different) t…

Use the Update sync variant. This variant does exactly what you describe. Make FolderA your left location and FolderB your right location.

Thanks for the advice. It appears the disk had a number of faults and I ended up trashing it.

Thank you xCSxXenon. Confusing my old brain but I was successful! Practice, patience and a little help.

[Quote] I have the same error, in Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard , version 6.3.9600 compile 9600 But I can't test v13.8 because the install has expired. Could you share …

Let me first be clear that I manufactured the two pictures to try to explain the behavior I wanted. To do that I had Comparison by File Size and either Two-Way or Update and no dat…

It could relate to FFS, if there was a function to lock files. I'm going to try FFS for my dwg models (AutoCAD). It is so much faster to work with the files locally, than over a sl…

[Quote] Only one ok! Doing only manual syncs, not batches started in the background by Windows Task Scheduler for example, it is enough to use only ffs_gui. I just wanted a confirm…

A firmware update for my mesh (TP-Link Deco) today fixed the problem immediately. Fingers crossed it's a permanent fix. Thanks for your suggestions

[Quote] Oh, I wasn't responding to you at all then. I was responding to the OP

If you are only concerned about backing up new/changed file from your source end (HDD), then I would think the Update method should do it. [URL]

The job names are simply the file names of your saved sync configurations. File names do not support bold and/or italics.

In line with xCSxXenon's reply: RTS will simply launch its command line, and is fully unaware if that launches an FFS Mirror sync, an FFS Update sync (or any other application for …

@dave_m You are welcome. One of the things that's nice about foldersync is that it supports about a dozen Cloud providers including Google and Microsoft and many others so I'm a Mi…

I'm using FFS to sync my MC mods and worlds to a folder on Google Drive, using the built in integration. It copies mostly everything no problem, but a few random files have this er…

Ok, Are you using Windows Pro and logging in to AD? The only thing I can suggest is to try testing any other sync program to see if the problem follows to the other app. Windows ha…

Those are pretty much the only downsides. Not having a DB file means you can't have FFS detect move/renamed files. As such, if a file gets moved or renamed in the source, FFS will …

[Quote] I'm not aware of a single case where such a tool was helpful with regards to FreeFileSync. Suggesting it adds noise to the discussion with practially zero chance of being h…

Log into your existing account "daveclayton", then rename it to "daveaclayton" in your User Control Panel.

software closes while scanning Zorin Os 17, Ubuntu based system. 32GB of availabe RAM, seens to be working fine. MAybe a linux update broke something, but I don´t know that, other …

[Quote] Click the cloud icon next to the location box, then look at the right side

Hi, I have FFS Donators Edition. Today I have tried to sync my drive I: (google drive) do my drive Z: (Regular HD and directory) but I got stuck with the following error: [Attachme…

Locating the original email, which is also what is says to do in the FAQ, was the first thing I tried to do. I could not locate it. I found my stripe receipt for the payment, and t…

Good afternoon, I want to connect to an FTP server and I get the following error when I want to expand the folders: Cannot read directory "ftp://[Email]". CURLE_OPERATION_TIMEDOUT:…

I did some fooling around yesterday and today, based on a hunch triggered by a comment made on the Linux Mint forums, I think I got this fixed. Yesterday, after making a Timeshift …

Your Google browser session and FreeFileSync are completely unrelated. Logging out of one does not affect the other. That said, Google has some page where you can can see a list of…

[Quote] Good ideas, thank you!

I'm in the same situation. Did you figure it out? I would love some help. Thanks!

That is correct

[Quote] My analysis was purely based on what my logs showed, and they were consistent across all of them. Nice to know that any operation that reduces space-used is run first. I sa…

You can't exclude .ffs_tmp files, they are hard-coded to be included since they are a part of how FFS works. You need to exclude the file with the actual extension it has: 'D7AAB42…

This is correct, GDrive will not work with RTS. granted, RTS doesn't work with the client program either, as you experienced. For what it's worth, I use RTS to monitor OneDrive loc…

[Quote] Ah yes! That is an option. I will have to test this as I am curious how the speed compares to other alternatives. I do still prefer an overall "geographical" display though…

Thanks @McGyver, that worked well, though I simply selected all on the destination and made the selection.

What does "But use Nssm can not work" mean? NSSM throws an error? It installs the service fine but never runs? It installs the service fine, runs, but the FFS config never runs? So…

Ok, so I kept digging here, and I don't think the issue is related to what it was that I thought. I was originally only reading the Errors and Warnings summary, but when I look at …

Thank you.

[Quote] Thank you, Plerry. Finally I figured it out.

Hi, Another solution is to use one of the available utilities that are capable of mapping a drive to different server types and I know one that supports FTPS. This way you can use …

[Quote] Thanks for your suggestion but unfortunately that doesn't work. Because those google files still have size (shown in the second image). And if you exclude size 0 then empty…

Thank you for your explanation. You were absolutely correct -- it corrected itself. I had left to join friends and when I returned and started the FFS over, it functioned perfectly…