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I performed a mirror sync between my 2 hard drives. All files but the one file has synced successfully -- .photoslibrary type, ~42GB size. I have an older version (~40GB) of this s…

I can sync all my folder to my other computer, but it hangs and stops work, showing more than 1300 days left to finish.

I forgot to write, i use a Donation Version.

Hello, is it possible to make copy from one side to another with flag read only? It would be very useful for me.))

I am finding increasingly often files and folders that shouldn't be deleted in the thrash. It feels like FFS (A program that I routinely support by donating) can't really guess whe…

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The file was not removed from your hard disk. It was only removed from the MRU list (most recently used; programming concept). If you know where the file is, you can just go open i…

Hi. I purchased a Donor edition some time ago, it was version 7.8. I have changed to a new machine and would like to use the current (10.6?) version of the Donor edition. Am I stil…

Upon completion of a Sync operation how can I automatically refresh my screen as if I were to select "Compare" I see an area for a command under Synchronization settings - Run a co…

I finally got an app on my phone (SMBSync2) to do it wirelessly which is better in the long run but it takes forever to initially sync. The app is setting the creation date the sam…

Hello, Is it possible to set ffs to: -Back up files and folders and to keep them in the destination if they are deleted in the source destination -to detect renamed folders and fil…

New user of FFS. Every instance running FFS will leave one more FFS green icon in the dock? I have to click on each one then remove from dock...?

Thanks. I'll give it a try.

1) If you move files out of the (left) base folder location(s) or one of its sub folders, that file is removed from the "scope" of the sync and is thus considered to be deleted/rem…

I am running the scheduled task as a user called nasuser and same user and same password created on NAS. Could you explain better your recommendation? Not clear for me Tank you

Hi, My company is requiring that I purchase a license for any installed software. The donate / license terminology on the website is causing issues with some people here. Is there …

Good evening, When I sync with my my cloud I get the following error message: Could not write the modification date of "ftp://78.253.113.26/eric/FLEZ_CUZY/A Postal Agency Tannay.70…

My Office 365 subscription comes with 1 TB of OneDrive Personal storage, which seems like a great, free, location for offsite backups. I dislike the Windows 10 built-in OneDrive sy…

Shoot, how did I miss that when I searched? Thanks!!

When program is doing file comparisons it is not using the Media Created date but the Date Created or Date Modified. This is causing many files to be out of Sync and it appears to …

Hey, I am trying to use FTP setup of FFS, but I cannot find where is it in FFS GUI: [URL] Anyone knows where is it? Thanks in advance!

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I downloaded ver 10.6 for windows and have a file corrupt error when running the installed. I tried it from 2 computers and both have the same error. ( one with Windows 10, other w…

My workaround seems to be making a copy of the target library and attaching it to the source library machine. UPDATE and TWO WAY both copy Permissions in that configuration. Networ…

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Hi, I have a little bit complicated configuration: 1. I sync D:\A with X:\B\A. X: is a virtual device, encrypted by Boxcryptor, i.e. the encrypted files are emulated so that they l…

Miguel, To see what is in the Recycle Bin just double-click on it and it should open an Explorer window showing the contents. Alternatively, you can right-click on the Bin and sele…

Hi, I'm new here. I love FFS and donated and use it on my local laptop and 3Tb networked drive here at home for general back ups. I also use Google Docs for some things. I know GD …

Everything very clear. I tried the NAS solution and it works perfectly. Best regard and thank you for all

Now it works again, thanks Zenju.

Error Code 22 Meaning? by tosim » less than a minute ago I only get this on a few of the directories to where I am mirroring, and not on others, where it mirrors well: Error Code 2…

As far as I am aware, provided the appropriate setting has been enabled, FFS keeps the data of what has been synchronised in a file titled sync.ffs_db See this manual page for more…

I've aggregated the conflict items in groups by base folders and prepended the base folder pair like: [Quote] You can check out these changes in the latest beta: [URL]

Hi guys, I'm successfully running a sync (specifically a mirror) from location A to location B without any errors but I have noticed that the read only attributes are not being cop…

Hi everyone, I'm new to this software and I've tried unsuccessfully to do this task. I have a folder with subfolders where I put my all my business receipts for accounting (more th…

This issue should be fixed with the improved path handling as of FreeFileSync 10.6.

This issue should be fixed with the improved path handling as of FreeFileSync 10.6.

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Thanks !!!!!!!!!!

Case-sensitive SFTP to SFTP sync on Windows/macOS is working with the improved path handling as of FreeFileSync 10.6.

[Quote] This issue should also be fixed with the improved path handling as of FreeFileSync 10.6.

Plery - my apologies for the late response. I had a client hit with Ransomware and it has taken a while to recover for them. I am happy to say that your suggestion worked for me. T…

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I just reran the "File Content" Compare in FFS, this time from the Original Backup to the New Backup (thinking there might be unreadable hidden or system file somewhere on the main…

hey hope someone can help.. been using ffs for a couple years now. never had a problem before but now its causing havoc in my files ... i sync my pc win 10 with my macbook pro via …

Can FreeFileSync work for the following situtation? Situation: Let's say I have 2 computers, A & B. And each has a root folder, whose contents I want to keep in sync - via a USB fl…

Hi, I've found that installing freefilesync stops apple maps from working (or at least I think its apple maps) in my chrome browser such as on the website gridreferencefinder. When…

Here's the proper fix (without relying on volume serial numbers) that will be used in the next release: [URL]

Everyday at noon-ish, I copy Excel files uploaded to our server by our client to a local machine. Another program monitors the local machine, processes the excel files overnight. I…