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The first two error messages seem legit. Or do you think the "already existing" is not correct? The last one seems to suggest that some other application is messing with the file c…

Use versioning: [URL]

Seems like the execute bit is being set somehow. What do you get with [Code] for source and target folders?

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Hi there, Since last week I get error 56 and I have no idea how to fix this. I'm using FreeFileSync for over a year now, and this has never happend before!? Laurens

Hello, Can a two-way synchronization be undone so that both folders have the same data state as before synchronization?? Thank you very much!

The synchronisation type you want is "Update >" "Update" will copy new and updated files from the Left Side to the Right Side. Make your laptop music folder the Left Side and your …

Figured it out for anyone interested -- it wasn't an APFS issue, APFS seems to be supported in FFS. I was having problems with hidden .AppleDouble files. FFS doesn't seem to like t…

Thanks for the update! Glad you got it resolved and for updating us here for the record :)

Seems the issue has been fixed: [URL]

I'm sure you'll make it work :) thanks for the effort!

[Quote] Are you talking about the log for a batch job? I would send you here to see: [URL] In the Save log you either type in or use the Browse button to find the directory in whic…

Yes! That worked. Thanks for replying to yourself. I never would have figured that out. -------------------------------------------------------- ...after updating to Windows 10 Cre…

Also, it might be worth while, since it has come up, to add this to the documentation for future reference. I'm sure someone else would RTFM and come here afterwards.

Thank you for that! I guess I wasn't expecting such a long procedure just to rename a session. I opened a [URL] to maybe make this easier in the future

I urge you to please consider first viewing these tutorials: [URL]

@Silhorn Did you setup "Detect Moved Files" ? [URL]

I think the problem is that the files that copy over bear a more recent file date than the original ones, which makes them not identical and thus subject to being overwritten. I co…

Hello all! I'm running a scheduled FFS task on Windows Server 2016. The task takes the data from folder A (network shared from windows) and sync (update) to folder B (on a Synology…

Yes, Copy is the correct word, and its from source tablet to target server.

Cannot read directory PATHNAME. Error Code 1006: The volume for a file has been externally altered so that the opened file is no longer valid. [readDir] i am getting this error rep…

Sorry, I didn't get to this issue until today. So I think I owe you an answer. No the Explorer copying didn't work either for some reason. But from the 14.11. to the 15.11. somethi…

Take a look at the options available when you need to schedule a batch job: [URL]

The generated CSV file contains the folder pairs and eventually the files shown but you must at least have done a compare.

May be has changed location, now it is in the Synchronization Settings panel [F8] Run command after synchronization: On completion: On errors: On success: Try it!

Ah, ok, thanks. Unfortunately, don't have ideas for a better word. Maybe just simply: "On success and On error"? But coming back to the functionality, on success means the success …

Thanks, that did the trick. No idea why as it adds the same text to the exclusion filter: *\#recycle\ Anyway, thanks a lot!

[Quote] Yes I just tested this, setting up two files with the same name that will conflict, and on clicking the "Synchronize" button FFS puts out a warning dialogue window that the…

If all files left and right are equal, the compare-result window will be empty, as FFS does (by default) only show the differences (with intended actions), and the conflicts (if an…

Beginner issue, but stuck. MacOS 10.12.6. Two folders of photos, one on laptop, one the desk. I just want to combine them in one, but the two-way sync wants to delete a bunch of fi…

This is a known "design issue". The current concept is that macros are substituted before being used by the folder pickers. So as long as the macros are inserted after using the fo…

There wasn't actually any problem such to motivate my question; rather it had to do with a comparison of features between this software and another. Thank you for your time.

Hi, I am using TotalCommander (TC) from Ghisler.com. There you can use a multiple renaming option and use placeholders (in FFS macros). In TC it's possible to use parts of the file…

Can I use the cloud sync setting with GoogleDrive? What is the IP / Server name & Port # if so Thanks!

Update: Switching to SFTP instead of SMB made it work properly. For reference: Linux and Samba do not play nicely with file ids as far as I can tell.

Auto-retry is used for FFS batch jobs and the synchronization part of GUI syncs, but currently not for the comparison phase. The reasoning is that the most-likely error is a folder…

[Quote] @Gianni1962 Summary shows something went wrong but doesn't specify which files are involved. @Zenju One of my favorites!

Yes, that is how I remember it from MS-DOS/FAT days - 1/1/80 being a default for "no actual timestamp". But those files have been untouched for decades, and something, somewhere, h…

[Quote] Thanks! I'll try it next time. Plus, it was my first time to run the sync so there is no deletion, only copying to the backup folder.

I connected my pc and my laptop with an USB 3.0 Smart Link Cable. Now I would like synchronize my files with FreeFileSync but not with my network but with the usb cable. How can I …