FreeFileSync Forum

Awesome! Worked like a charm! Thank you! :)

Background: I want to change my backup plan - some important files on my laptop (on D:\), backed up to external hdd, and cloud (cloud's local folder is in C:\). - i want to move no…

You mean, that i should type the sources into the include rules and only one scource c:\?

Your drive seems to have some corrupted sectors. What happens when copying these files manually from Explorer?

Sounds more like the issue of Android not supporting modification time: [URL]

There is verly likely some remnant task scheduler entry somewhere that is starting FreeFileSync, so I'd start investigation in this area. Next time the error message comes up have …

Rats. Would you believe the problem returned ? I had to do a clean re-install. I have restored the user permissions for shutdown & I am using the same batch files...but shutdown is…

Try again with the new beta version, chances are that you'll see a more detailed error message: [URL]

FreeFileSync does not change volume names at any time. Additionally doing so would require admin rights which the tool does not have by default.

Hi all I have a cloud on Hubic and I'd like to sync it. Then do it? (not in ftp) I have several different sources to save on my cloud, then I distinctly create several projects in …

Zlhnxqgf - ah, good point. Feels like I jumped before looking. Thanks.

Hello to all, surely it will be easy to do but I can not find how to do it. to change the name of the folder in the other side creates me the renamed folder, by copying everything …

ok.. my bad. It won't let me rename it on the server like I said, Either. Must be something with the NAS. Thanks anyway

Probably some AV software that is blocking the installer start (maybe Comodo + HIPS?).

Hello since i updatet to Version 8 the logfile path i set is not working anymore. It creats a logfile in the same directory as the program is. Any help? Greets

I have the same issue. I think it would be easier if you could adjust the software we are downloading to not create a false positive

Hello. My question is if I can ignore newline differences when comparing files. I searched in this forum with "newline" keyword, but I cannot hit, so I posted this question. Regard…

Hi, I want to sync my music mirroring the folder on my win 7 PC to my android device, as long as there are no deletions to be mande on the external sd card of the android device it…

[Quote] Sure, at least with FreeFileSync this isn't a problem.

Thanks for the answer and solution. I did not realize that the term for summer/wintertime is daylight saving time. I did already a try by comparing file contents, which takes time,…

[Quote] Write me an email (use the email at the bottom of the FFS homepage) and I'll send you a new link.

For future reference I've added information about move detection to the manual: [URL]

I've added a new FAQ entry with reasons why Explorer and FreeFileSync may legitimately mismatch: [URL]

Passing multiple FFS configurations will [URL]. Passing a single ffs_batch file for each call should do.

[Quote] I've found Ubuntu 16.04 is scheduled for April 21st. I'll switch FreeFileSync compilation as soon as this version is out.

The installation count is increased at the beginning of the installation, mabye you started a couple of times and aborted (or someone else using your installer)? Anyway, try again …

[Quote] It happens to me, too. From FFS 7.8 above I cant run the software after clicking on the executable file. Running the version for Debian didnt work, either. I still have ins…

The data associated with an application will usually have a specific file extension, e.g. .doc for Word documents. You can use the filter function [URL] to only sync those files.

Hi, After manually copying those files the sync seems to work. Thanks!

Updates will be posted here: [URL]

any help? how to start RealTimeSync.app on start? how to keep RealTimeSync.app regulary to sync? i can start it and will sync but then it seems to stop, and not doing the "realtime…

Zenju, thanks for your hint. Disabled the network before the installation according to thread. Avira Antivirus Pro was ON. Installation without any issues.

Hi, like with the previous version the GUI freezes almost completely during synchronization. Every few minutes it refreshes and shows the new progress for a second or so then freez…

[Quote] This warning is generally an indication for a configuration error that is causing the unexpected delete. E.g. if you have a setup with two folder pairs like: A -> C B -> C …

So many questions... To answer a few: The ffs_batch file in the root folder is just an example, it can be anywhere, the same applies to the 10 seconds idle time. See also: [URL] No…

Well, I'm a noob, too - but I am syncing to a Western Digital My Cloud box, and to a cloud app I use called Sugarsync. It should sync to just about anything you can reach from the …

Thanks! That really helps to understand the reasoning. NOTE: After spending some considerable time in the help manual (pressing F1), I have discovered that I can get what I want ra…

Thanks! High speed reply! You fix it with amazing efficiency! It works fine now! Wow

1. FFS won't delete files as a result of a failed read access on the source side. Only if the folder traversal is successful (= it didn't return any errors), FFS will assume an emp…

Thank you for the answer. One more question--how do I manually compile the provided source code on Windows?

Sounds strange, I'm not aware that there is some limitation on this field and typing @ also works for FireFox. Maybe this limitation is caused by your browser?

Check the options that you chose when you set up the batch job: [URL] I get a FreeFileSync window for all my batch jobs which I'm pretty sure have the settings shown in the first s…

I want to sync by content and then 'touch' all files to mirror their modification time. Is there a way to do this in one fell swoop rather than by two separate compares? Thank you.

There seems to be a file missing: cp: cannot stat 'Build/styles.gtk_rc': No such file or directory FFS 8.0 that is.

I run Linux Lite 2.8, which is based on ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty Tahr) x64. I currently use FFS 6.x and it's working great. I'm fairly new to linux and don't want to upset anything. Do…

Warnings are always logged. The global setting only determines if a popup should be shown in addition. This behavior is similar to ignored errors, which are also logged.

You can set [URL].

Looks like an ordinary out of memory. One way to get around it is to split the sync job into smaller tasks. [URL]

Worked after disabling Kaspersky Total Security during install.

Oke I have found the option in the save as batch job :) Just click Ignore.