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Wow thank you so much❣

Thanks. Very helpful.

Thanks very much, therub and xCSxXenon.

Thank you, that's the information I needed.

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Tools -> Options -> Default Log Path

I never click compare as FreeFileSync apparently detected changes when I've used it.

Most versions within reason are compatible, but XP to 10 is an insane jump

You would want to use 'update' as your sync method, but it will not detect moved/renamed files

No, FFS is for syncing, not deduplication

Zenju, that and reinstallation of 11.11 fixed it. Thanks. I knew it had to be one of those "sloped shoulders and flat foreheads" things.

There is FFS, [URL]. Additionally, you may have set priorities in Windows Task Scheduler or via the desktop shortcut (Properties)... What you're probably running into is what xCSxX…

I keep finding relatively simple scenarios which don't seem to be possible without the use of multiple pairs (and which would of course all be solved by allowing regex). If you thi…

Thansks for your support. xCSxXenon. That's what I'd do. Instead on six systems, I use now eigth systems, buit yesterday the last system I've updated crashed with a total disk fail…

No it can't. RTS automatically runs the command one time when it starts

Thank you. Based on the article you provided, I removed the "run with highest privileges" check from the Task Scheduler checkbox, and it appears to work well now. I appreciate your…

Glad you got it fixed! Hearing what happened when you plugged it into your computer, you probably could have ran "chkdsk /f X:" where X was the drive letter

Just ignoring the error and running the sync is enough. The broken db file will be overwritten. But make sure you manually check sync directions before doing this.

Go to your unique donation page and look at the bottom

Your personal donation web-page also shows you which machines FFS (thinks it) is installed on. Removal of any such installation from the registration is not taking effect instantan…

Syncing 'Mac OS Extended' ↔︎ 'ExFAT' So here's what my 'Filter → Exclude:' looks like now: /.fseventsd/ /.Spotlight-V100/ /.Trashes/ /._.Trashes */.DS_Store /.DocumentRevisions-V10…

See [URL]. But note: exclusions are relative to the left and right base location, and apply to both said locations, not just one.

[Quote] That's the problem.

Click the green cog and show us your sync settings, they are wrong. Get an image of the global settings and the three individual local settings

Brief Feedback from myself - for those who might come into a similar situation: Word Makes Autorecovery copies into c:\users\yourname\appdata\roaming\microsoft\word\ *.asd and part…

Ok, Thx!

I have now entered the shared folder from the notebook in the fstab and could now find it via "Select". Everything is going well for now. Greetings, Frank.

Note that FreeFileSync (FFS) is a synchronization software. Synchronization is about copying data, to make a destination essentially contain the same data as the source. Moving fil…

> something is installed and it interacting with those files causing the changes For instance, a media player may go out & add a tag to mp3 file... Pick 2 small files, run a file c…

I can see why you dropped it. - The new versions are so much faster / nicer apart from all the other enhancements.

Thank you for your quick response, tippunmon. This pretty much confirms, that Mesa 21.1.4 fixes the issue. So if anybody else with this bug needs it fixed ASAP, can get it here: [U…

They are just files, they are located in the root folder of your source and destination

Simply write a script that executes the pre-sync actions and then launches FFS from that script ...

Yes, I guess it's incorrect to call it a FFS bug, but LTSC works the way it works and you can either choose to support it properly or not. I hadn't noticed the custom path options …

Exit code 2 is "Synchronization completed with errors". See here for all the FFS exit codes: [URL]

Indeed, the "Desktop" path does not exist for the SYSTEM account by default, and FFS probably also shouldn't try to create it. The following version implements a work around where …

That is definitely what happened, couldn't tell you what caused it without being there though. Some files may be missing because not everything supports being sent to Recycle Bin, …

No bugs, something is set up incorrectly. Check filters, check for any timespan options, screenshots of both locations and settings can be very helpful.

Yes, it is tied to your donation amount. It defaults to three devices, so if you donate 20 Euros, you get 1 year for those three installs. If you modify it on your donation page to…

Thanks ...

You can change the number of devices on the page where you download the Donation Edition. The question is if these "auto-scaling" servers are reused or if they look like a new devi…

Anything previously synced will not be checked. You will need to wipe the target and sync again to verify everything. I think that is what you mean. Remember, if a source file gets…

You need to create a link instead of a shortcut. [URL]

[Quote] Fixed with FreeFileSync 11.12. Thanks for the report.

Yeah, you would have to run a script that runs FFS then the completion script. It would be cool to see a toggle in the GUI. We would have to create code that returns the proper exi…

Feature Request: the existing tests such as "new and updated", or comparing against fixed sizes, are not equivalent. Unless ffs provides the ability to define our own callbacks for…

Thank you for the 7za solution, I'll try it out. The reason why I need it on Ubuntu/WSL is twofold: 1. syncing certain files between Ubuntu file system and Windows file system. In …

So let's test the new FreeFileSync M1 build! Chances are good, this will avoid the crashes. It seems Rosetta 2 is consuming heaps of memory that a native build could avoid. Please …

FFS does not change file names, nor does it change file extensions. (With the exception of when using some flavours of Versioning) FFS always copies files retaining their file-name…

Right. It worked.