FreeFileSync Forum

I have installed FreeFileSync on my friend's computer running MS Windows XP. I've created a backup plan from the computer to an external USB disk and the plan is run as a scheduled…

Hi everybody, I get a strange issue; i am currently sync two folder, all worked well since this morning. I can not more sync my two folders, and strangely i can do it on their subf…

thanks for this hint, works perfect!! FreeFileSync is a very useful tool, thanks for it!!

> What kind of details do you need Well, the relevant kind of details ...

I'm testing on Windows 7 Enterprise. The new version seems to work better than version 5.15. So far FreeFileSync has reported no 'cannot read file' errors during the mirror operati…

[Quote] Guau! so fast! I am on leave for a week, will report when back Thanks again CTone

As I'm sure you're aware, the Linux-standard way to run periodic jobs (such as backups) is via a cron job. However, this requires that the program be able to be run with no user lo…

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The deleting of the equal files, about 15.000, of the left side lasts some hours until now, (about 1 file per second or so). How can I stop after sychronizing the deletion of the e…

You need to create separate batch configurations. Save the first and create a new one.

[Quote] My apologies and thank you for the swift response. On trying to replicate this I can see what I have missed: I was trying to emulate the batch job by running the job in the…

The title was correct after all, but you had me fooled by your first port: > How do I set that specific job to load in my windows 7 startup please? For a specific sync job the batc…

I am a refugee from a malfunctioning SyncToy and new to Freefilesync, which seems great. One mystery: twice when it has been busy syncing large folders between external hard disks …

[Quote] Ok that's great thank you, I'll update to a newer version.

Hi, here i have a time-problem with FFS. After every file FFS shows no reaction for few seconds. For some months Zenju sent me a link with a special version with "COPY_FILE_NO_BUFF…

[Quote] I do not believe any file is ever locked: The "F" drive is a USB Flash drive (aka USB stick) that contains a backup (mirror) of my "S" ("Source") drive. If a new version of…

Hello, I'm trying to create scenario with: - 2 computers ( both connects to NAS - windows share ) - 1 NAS ( share ) - 1 USB drive ( 1 way backup) My setup ( both computers have Fre…

I have been trying to synchronize a large amount of data (a bit over a terabyte) from a network attached storage to an external USB drive. OS is Windows 7 64-bit, Core 2 Duo, 4 GB …

Ah, thats great, thank you. I only found the "Default view" setting :) Cheers

[Quote] thx, much better in that way. :D

[Quote] Nope and had no desire to. I want to control when and what is synced.

Hi folks! Backing up files has Always been a pain in the butt.... If I back up files from a directory to a server and want to just update the latest files - then what is the best w…

Did you bother to read the FFS Help or search this forum?

[Quote] Thanks. I don't know why I didn't think of that

Ah! The issue appears to be an empty Include box (no *). I don't know how it happened, but it might be worth sticking in an error message to point that out in case someone like me …

Up to now i could not find the root cause. So i am very interested if any other user experienced the same behavior: No error - but not deleted. If so what file system, device and o…

I just installed Ubuntu 13.04 and freefilesync on it. I am trying to access a directory on a Windows machine on the same network to do a sync. I can 'see' the directory from the Ub…

>> 2) v5.15 will have a solution for this: 1. you right-click on the filter button and "copy" filter settings 2. you "clear" filter settings 3. compare again 4. "paste" filter sett…

I read the discussions and explanation of how FFS keeps track of file times between timezones and DST etc when synchronizing. Although not ideal it seems to be a well thought out s…

Have you yet searched this forum for Error code 5? There are many posts that my address your issue.

The recognized "macros" (aka variables) can be found in resolve_path.cpp. A list of macros is also in the help under the "macros" topic. The macros in the "external applications" t…

Now I understand better my own problem. I don't know what command to insert there in the "Command" field in the Startup Applications. I'd like it to iniatilize together to my Ubunt…

I know There is a built in feature to solve the NTFS/FAT UTC/Local time issue. But i do not want to use this feature because it needs to rewrite all the data and not once, but TWIC…

You can check for yourself what the problem is by running ProcessMonitor. Most likely it is wasting time traversing the recycle bin, which is a side-effect of recycle bin existence…

I found the cause for my Error Code 5 problems. Somehow, the permissions on sync.ffs_db had changed so that my username had no control without upgrading to administrator status. Th…

[Quote] The time tolerance is in seconds so 3622 is just over an hour. So for there to be any problems the file would need to be changed within an hour and have the same file size.…

[Quote] Zenju - Thank you - that was it.

Great, i got it ! Thanks, André

Nope, no go. Like before, FFS handles the location fine when syncing, but RTS still throws that error. Maybe if I give you more detail, it might help. This path is actually to a Po…

> blank space at the end of the directory name This will be supported beginning with next FFS release. > / symbol This one is more difficult: the slash is one of Windows' reserverd…

Thank you Zenju! I feared it would be soooo easy :) Many many thanks!

Hi Just started using FFS and first time have managed to delete some files in a synch. Settings says that FFS should have placed them in the Recycle Bin but nothing is there. Am I …

"So if I had made a subfolder in the target, even with the mirror setting, my data would have stayed in tact?" To be more precise: If you had used a (sub)folder of the target drive…

[Quote] More or less the same problem, but... I have hundreds of files on two media and only four of them are recently changed on either side (USB or laptop/desktop). Yet FFS copie…

I have a 3TB data drive in my computer (no windows files on it). When I synced it to another 3TB drive of the same model on another ESata port on the same computer I get a differen…

When RealTimeSync start sync data between 2 folders one in my computer and other on my laptop via router in my local lan eset disable communication of RealTimeSync and it stay in g…

>In essence, after synchronization, you need to compare at least once more, to freeze file times of last modified files. Does FFS do this now? Or do I need to do this manually? Als…

Thank you, WPWoodJr. Yes, I had tried before, strange, on my system there aren't.

Why are some of the files shown as unequal excluded automatically when I exclude all equal (by content) files? So, when all 10.752 files shown as equal by content ("Two way") are i…

FreeFileSync is a great program and works exactly as described. The only problem I have with it, is that when I modify a Gimp xcf file, the new dates/times do not show up in either…