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Thanks for clarifying Zenju.

Thanks for the clarification Zenju. I really like the ability to detect moved files and deal with them efficiently.

I plan on doing something similar, but will create two configurations for each of the backups that I run independently. I prefer not doing the backups at the same time if possible,…

Hi When I sync two drives, all the jpeg files are listed as existing one side only, but when I check they are on both sides. It only affects Jpeg extensions, it works fine with all…

When copying a file manually in Windows, the created date/time stamp is set to the current date/time. However, when FFS copies a file, the created date/time stamp is set to the ori…

Thanks Zenju, Will wait for the next DST to come around and report back. However, judging from your points 1, 2, 3 - it appears to me that the exact same thing is likely to happen …

If the Buffalo NAS uses some sort of web-page based authentication, you are likely out of luck, unless you enter into some serious scripting. If the Buffalo uses the standard SMB/C…

Thanks for great tool. I'm using it for syncing photos and short videos from camera via TeamViewer VPN connection (Windows 7, 64 bit). It works fine when connection speed is more t…

Did you get this solved - I had the exact same problem but it turned out it was a conflict with Panda Cloud Anti-virus software - as soon as I switched antivirus program the proble…

Just downloaded FreeFileSync and using it for the first time. I setup two drive and folders to compare and sync. However, it appears that it compares only the files in the selected…

Anyone know how to solve this error: Cannot monitor directory "L:\Clients\WthruZ\Smith, John\". Error Code 1450: Insufficient system resources exist to complete the requested servi…

>fss-Batch Typo?

> Where is the hosts file you speak of? The default location of the hosts-file is mentioned in my first reply ... >I'm brand new to FFS and learning. The hosts-file is part of the …

Thanks Zenju, I will investigate the update option. Appreciate it.

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Google Drive has the flaw that you can't install it on an external HD. I have 4 PC's (they never give up I keep them happy, oldest is 7 years old) and a tablet. I have Verizon DSL …

Based on [404, Invalid URL: https://sourceforge.net/p/freefilesync/feature-requests/279/] I don't believe that is possible as the ticket is still open. Would definitely be a good f…

[Quote] This problem is definitively solvable, but not "easily". It's a todo for a future version: [404, Invalid URL: https://sourceforge.net/p/freefilesync/feature-requests/141/]

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[Quote] Linux is case-sensitive.

oh yes !!!! excuse me !!! it's not a bug!! shame on me !!!!

Additionally it seems that somewhere in the combination of Fedora 20, wx 3.0, and Cinnamon desktop, the objects returned by wxSystemSettings::GetColour work when given to drawing f…

Are you able to reproduce the crash with the following debugging version of FFS? [404, Invalid URL: http://freefilesync.sourceforge.net/FFS_6.6_debug.zip] Just overwrite the file i…

You should contact the maintainer of knoppix about adding FreeFileSync.

This setup should work for you: See attached screenshot. Call up SyncRules (F8) and hover your mouse over the icons to make sense of it. To change an action, click on the green/blu…

Thanks, for your answer. I have see what are the problems. There appers to be two problems: 1) Some file has name with accents, so it seems that linux and windows manage this in di…

works again after reboot! Thank's Can't delete this topic

Set up four folder pairs. Works ok

> 1 Just schedule FFS's .ffs_batch in Windows task planner without using RTS. RTS's job is... well, to start syncing continuously in real time. > 2 Select "Run minimized" or "close…

> FreeFilesync cannot copy it. What are the symptoms, do you see an error message? > somehow it worked with this one [hobocopy] Maybe we should dig deeper into this one. If it work…

If the reason why the folder was not found the first time is only temporary, then setting a retry count and delay in FFS'S global settings should help.

[Quote] Thank you.

Is one of the computers always running? In this case you could go with a single RTS instance on this hub pc. Anyways, running RTS with an adapted ffs_batch job as you describe on e…

I am getting this error make mkdir -p ../Obj/FFS_GCC_Make_Release/ffs/src/ g++ -pthread -std=c++11 -pipe -O3 -DNDEBUG -DWXINTL_NO_GETTEXT_MACRO -I../.. -I../../zenXml -include "zen…

I can't even find instruction to build on my own from the source folder. :( @Zenju Please guide

Hello Helpers, I have 2 identical external harddrives I keep in sync with freefilesync (allways updated to latest version). The drives are seagate 1TB, NTFS 1 partition. I use wind…

[Quote] #1 - no, not a delay. the whole system completely hangs. I have to use restart button because there is no response to keyboard or mouse. Happens after I "compare", and then…

I am new to this software. Can it be used to untangle multiple backups? A while back my hard drive crashed. I use Carbonite as my backup solution and I hadn't yet mirrored my drive…

Alright, you mention many different problems, let's add some structure and tackle them one by one: > `1`. When I do a second comparison FreeFileSync says that the left side folders…

I use a HTC cellpone(android OS). After connect the phone to windows PC via USB cable, the Windows assigns a driver-letter for the phone's storage card, for instance, H: Then, I ca…

The "background processing mode" (PROCESS_MODE_BACKGROUND_BEGIN) is only supported on later Windows operating systems.

I was looking in the help file for a chapter on the Synchronization settings tab, but found nothing. FFS 6.5 for Windows.

I will try to change the unc path to a mounted drive letter tomorrow. I noticed something else: most times I get the code 21. In these cases I have FFS temp files on my usb drive (…

it's OK i got it to work. I needed to be passing the saved RealTimeSync configuration file as an arqument to RealTimeSync when running it as a windows task for elevated privs (by-p…

I think I've solved this; I changed the setting for Symbolic links from exclude to follow - is this a new option in FFS? It worked last time on this machine (around 4 months ago). …

We both need help from the author, zenju. I am trying to compile version 6.4 on Windows. The source code is the same for Windows and Linux. If you get past the problem cited above …

I have problems compiling FreeFileSync 6.4 in MS VS Express 2013. Using source downloaded from sourceforge: sourceforge.net/projects/freefilesync/files/freefilesync/6.4/ FreeFileSy…

For some reason, when I sync only with Windows or only with OSX, everything works as expected. However, when I sync one platform then switch to another, some files are always overw…

I would check why FFS is syncing them repeatedly. Probably because the modification time or size have changed on either side. Next you need to find out what program is changing the…

You can delete the folder pairs you don't need to sync, and not save this change to the config. But the most straight-foward approach is to save multiple sync configurations and on…