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Please post some screenshots showing the problem. When doing backup use Mirror as Synchronization variant and Versioning as the "Delete files" option. Read carefully and test on no…

Before using a new tool is good practice to read the manual and test on not important files and folders. [URL] [URL] [URL]

FreeFileSync is not the tool for this job. Search the web for "duplicate photos finder".

Drive mappings are (Windows) user dependent. Do you run FreeFileSync (FFS) under the same (Windows) user credentials as the one for which the drive-mapping is defined?

Linux Mint 17.3, 64, KDE FreeFileSync from PPA. System is updated. I used for years Windows and file format NTFS. Under Linux, this format creates sometimes problems, which I could…

I get the warning when I've added and/or delete a large number files, especially large ones. I just ignore it.

[Quote] EDITED Thanks for your very fast response. I agree that without being to reproduce the issue at your end it is very difficult (if not impossible to investigate). I also acc…

Had FFS for a few days and it looks good. - I have pictures folder and music folder on PC which I wish to back up to a Mycloud drive (from which my Sonos system uses the stored mus…

Many thanks!

Hi together, I want to use FFS on an Raspberry Pi 3 (64bit) with Ubuntu Mate 16.04. After unzipping the files I double click FFS and all I get is a new file saying "Invalid Encodin…

I prepared three stage backup process. The first is to monitor 3 specific folders. If RealTimeSync catch some changes in these 3 folders, it excute pre_ designed stage_o batch file…

Thanks, I'll have to check it out tonight when at home.

Why do you state that FFS does not want to sync said files? The screenshot you shared shows the outcome of the left-right comparison, and indicates that FFS intends to copy the sho…

Well, for sure your suggestions do not fit the present developer's choice of [Quote]Given the amount of questions in this forum directly or indirectly related to filtering, even th…

I email the log and something in the processing chain doesn't like UTF so I get this: [2:00:02 AM] Info: Synchronizing folder pair: [Mirror –＞] Not a big deal but it really bug…

My Cloud Mirror Western Digital synchronizes pretty well with my PC if it locates at home, in the same Wifi private network (I have a Livebox from Orange). I cannot tune settings t…

Unfortunately, I have fixed all of the sparse files, so I have none available. H:\ is my back-up drive, it is not a Linux-Hosted Samba share.

I think I found the problem (for me at least). I navigated to the *source* for the file that would not copy, and when I right clicked it and went to "Properties" I see the followin…

Done. (I'm not sure what the benefit is though)

The problem is likely a combination of ADS and the read-only flag: Probably the same issue as disccused here: [URL]

The problem is likely a combination of ADS and the read-only flag: Probably the same issue as disccused here: [URL]

Probably the same issue as disccused here: [URL]

FFS skips files with names beginning "_" and skips all symlinks (Windows shortcuts). Note symlinks are coded as their containing folders and simlink option is Direct.

The Browse button behavior is by design, it must show only folders. To have (eventually) something shown in the "Relative path / Date / Size" list you must first press the Compare …

I install free file sync antother computer and the filter options window is constantly opened, I close it and reopen it, when it restarts it is fixed for a few seconds, but at the …

[Quote] thanks, yes it did but without investigation (or with folders which have 500 subfolders and more) it would have been annoying to check and find out, this was kinda luck ...

I am trying to sync a folder on a USB drive to another folder (on another USB drive) to work each time the drive is plugged in, im using a mac is anyone able to help ? id have thou…

Please give us more details about this folder (full pathname) and contained folders and files.

thanks a lot gianni, i will check it asap!

[Quote] thank you very much Zenju, it works like a charm! This FreeFileSync is such a massive tool!

Hi I sync a whole folder (100Go) on my ftp server. At the end of synchronization, if I click on compare files (date and size), freefilesync find files already up to date : 152 file…

Hi Plerry You are absolutely right :) Thanks ..

I am rather new to FFS. I tried using comparison feature by File Content and can't seem to grasp the proper use of it. Let's say I have a camera that assigns names to files as an a…

I looked through the topic you mentioned and it was of no help to me. I don't even know what a SAMBA is.

This is not an error message coming from FreeFileSync...

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Praise for this awesome product! However, MFMT problem here too, FTP-ing to a Windows IIS FTP server (under my own control). Apparently, IIS has a modified implementation of the MF…

Thanks, Zenju. Tested and works as you suggest. Out goes my dummy file - Yippee! I'd second your view on Plerry's dogged and quick responses to forum questions - at least he answer…

ah OK. I understand. Thanks

Hi @Zenju that works, not obvious but when has software ever been obvious, Thanks for the help you have both made my life a lot easier.