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FreeFileSync (FFS) only needs to be installed on 1 computer. Obviously the computer on which FFS is installed and running should have at least read- and (depending on the type of s…

I have the same error. Am running Linux Mint LDME2 AMD64. It seems this doesn't ship with libpng16, only libpng12. Installing libpng16 only throws up further errors. Reverted to pr…

[Quote] Any suggestion? Or should I do it from the scratch?

Can anybody confirm/refute this bag ?

Sync the local versions of the two cloud services using the "Two way" variant. Synchronization Settings [URL]

Or 6thgear's bank suspects/distrust the transaction Stripe is trying to complete ...

The SD memory card is probably near its end of life. [URL] They speak about 10 years but in my personal experience it is too optimistic. Mine 32 GB Samsung SD used in my Galaxy die…

To be the administrator doesn't mean you can do anything to you pc without warning or without specific permission, so try to run FreeFileSync as Administrator: Right click on its l…

Thank you, I've kind of solved it by making a general rule to allow any outgoing connections of any process to that url.

Did you try: Tools/Reset Layout or Tools/Options/Show hidden dialogs again (Tools being the top left in between File and Help)

Actually it's not the same. Having a number of individual files dispersed in a mass of other files makes excluding a tedious job of having to go a few files at a time. "Unselect al…

When i run a batch of two items i get after processing the second item the errorcode 17, File exists (open) in the log file section. This occurs after updating to the 9.2 version A…

Try reading this post. You just need to find and delete the file mentioned there. [URL]

Replied by email as to related program in use.

The next logical step is to have a look at a Process Monitor trace to see what's actually going on at a file system level: [URL]

Date selection on Modified Date can be accomplished also with FFS. Look for "Select a time span for files to include via the date column context menu" at the "Tips and Tricks" page…

On my Macbook, MacOs Sierra 10.12.6, I downloaded the update 9.2. The files are in Finder, but I do not know how to proceed now to install the update. See the attachment.[Attachmen…

To understand what's going on you should look at the preview shown when you press Compare. May be that these hops from one disk to another make some changes in date/time stamps.

FFS running as Admin - still no log files in root C:\ Created a folder, like you suggested. Now working fine. I guess it was silly to try to use the root anyway! Thanks

Thank you all

Hi I have a large folder full of subfolders (all just single layer deep). I would like to copy all the files from all these folders to a single destination. Which include/exclude s…

The issue is very likely a corrupted download. What FFS version were you running previously? Is the installer executable signature valid?

I have created a FFS batch file. I then copied the batch file path to RTS command line. The command line reads as follows: "/Applications/FreeFileSync.app/Contents/MacOS/FreeFileSy…

I'm currently getting this same error. Any suggestion on what it means or how to resolve it?

OK, I found it. Done!

I looked around for this, but didn't really know how to phrase the search. Is there are way to change the default save folder for new .ffs_gui files? Thanks.

The error above (Error Code 121: The semaphore timeout period has expired) is unrelated to FreeFileSync, and indicates a more general issue with your system.

There is a specific flag to un-check [x] Hide protected operating system files Please follow my link and look for 5. To show protected operating system files

Hey guys I keep getting this error message when my sftp server is doing a sync and I don't know what to do any help would be appreciated greatly as it reoccurs every few minutes du…

when I setup the realtimesync with my android, it says "The MTP protocol does not support directory monitoring: "mtp:\(phone model)\Internal Storage\Download"" Or there are any way…

Hallo all, with FFS 9.2 I want to synchroniz files/folders between on network drive (is the "master") and a laptop. Files on both sites are equal (name, timestamp), but after compa…

Hello, Is there a way, in the mirror mode, to know the size of the files about to be deleted? For instance, if I remove a 30 MB file in the source folder and launch a comparison, i…

OK----I decided to take my own advice and look for a 'cause'. Turns out, I embedded my icons into the application I wrote and that the .ico file isn't even needed in that folder. I…

I would start by looking at a single error message at a time, e.g. start with the first one and try to find out what it is about. After this is done, the next steps will become cle…

I read that! It was just because I did not get here.

Hi there Is it possible to just copy NTFS permissions (ACLs) from source folders to target folders? If so how? Thanks HB

So I was just wondering if there is way to sync the dates between the sync'd folders? Any suggestions would be very appreciated.

ok, thanks. Just wanted to make sure that example should work and was valid for a "single" individual/user scenario. Not sure why bustachili was wanting to zip up the installed/act…

Hi, I'm struggling to find the correct path description for folders on mtp-devices to enter in one of the FFS addressbars for syncing files between my android devices and my deskto…

The folders preserved are only those starting from the folder you indicate as your source. So to achieve what you desire, if your source is C:\Users\foo\bar the destination must be…

That's a known Android bug: [URL]

USB memory sticks or external hard disks often get different drive letters assigned when plugged in... [URL]

Hi, I created a batch file for real time sync. It is supposed to sync my home directory (Ubuntu) to an external HDD. When I open the batch with FreeFileSync it works perfectly. How…

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Unless this is your first sync, where this behavior is expected, there must have been an issue reading the database file, in which case FreeFileSync has shown a warning message.

Now it is working great. I don't understand what happened in first place. Great app, Thanks alot.

Hi, When RealTimeSync is monitoring and detects changes, is it supposed to run through a full comparison of the folder pairs before syncing the changes? The way I read the Manual, …

I'm new to FreeFileSync, I've been using my own robocopy scripts for backups but wanted something a little better. Two questions about running a batch file via task scheduler: If I…

I also have exactly the same problem but on the Mac OSX version of FFS. My NAS is a QNAP. However, I also run Windows PCs on my network, and they work fine.

Thanks to Gianni1962. That worked.