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help me Cannot read directory
windowshelp
Same error here. Don't know enough to try anything. First time using FreeFileSync. Looking for an alternative to GoodSync. Help?
EoisM
21 Feb 2024
2 replies
EoisM
21 Feb 2024
485
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Please help with timestamps/Android: "Warning: Cannot write modification time" | "silently ignored by the device"
Deefs
You're not alone. It's a problem that has occurred again and again, including in my device. I have done some research about this issue before, and what I found matched with what yo…
azure55
20 Feb 2024
2 replies
azure55
20 Feb 2024
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File Comparing Options
jbm417
Thank you for the reply - Yes, I currently do work out of either directory. WIth your explanation, I now understand the problem. I'll give much thought as to how to modify what I d…
jbm417
20 Feb 2024
10 replies
jbm417
20 Feb 2024
316
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Sync .ffs_lock errors
sgoffman
Anytime, it's usually just a network issue that "deadlocks" the connection so the access is "still there" but doesn't work
xCSxXenon
20 Feb 2024
3 replies
xCSxXenon
20 Feb 2024
247
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Using the option to compare file contents yields false comparison errors
hsehestedt
Update and final resolution... The issue does indeed seem to have been a network issue. Without going into all the sordid details, I simplified the network configuration on both th…
hsehestedt
19 Feb 2024
5 replies
hsehestedt
19 Feb 2024
323
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Digital Certificate Error
gfreesync
Ok, downloaded a second version, actually have 3 different copies and the timestamps are the same on each. It is windows 10 pro last updated version, two different PC's both genera…
gfreesync
19 Feb 2024
9 replies
gfreesync
19 Feb 2024
280
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Can I hide a drive from Windows Explorer while still allowing a drive to sync
allen.keele
Interesting to see that 'variable drive letters' works even without a drive letter lol That's nice!
xCSxXenon
19 Feb 2024
6 replies
xCSxXenon
19 Feb 2024
256
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False detections when comparing
rds
Maybe those files in the source don't have valid timestamps, thus forcing the current date/time to be used. [URL]
xCSxXenon
18 Feb 2024
7 replies
xCSxXenon
18 Feb 2024
392
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How do I restore the default User Interface?
gaflurry
The "reset layout" worked! I am embarrassed that I did not look at that; I assumed something like that would be in Preferences.
gaflurry
18 Feb 2024
2 replies
gaflurry
18 Feb 2024
198
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sync.ffs.lock cannot write file
trapeze4me
[Quote] I solved my problem that way, thanks
Avko
17 Feb 2024
6 replies
Avko
17 Feb 2024
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Change Supporter Name
2750558108
I think you would need a new donation entirely. This hasn't been asked ever before though
xCSxXenon
16 Feb 2024
1 reply
xCSxXenon
16 Feb 2024
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Lost Attributes on copy
jc508
Thank you for reporting back! Glad it ended up resolved for you
xCSxXenon
16 Feb 2024
3 replies
xCSxXenon
16 Feb 2024
867
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RealTime sync closing after sync
rgrayberg
There are multiple .ffs file types, you need to specify exactly which one you have in your startup folder
xCSxXenon
16 Feb 2024
4 replies
xCSxXenon
16 Feb 2024
255
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Mac/OS Donation version not installing correctly
mhenke
The issue should be fixed as I've implemented a work around for the next release. ETA planned for later today!
Zenju
16 Feb 2024
16 replies
Zenju
16 Feb 2024
512
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The program incorrectly compares local and network drives
AlexPushkin
Thank you very much!
AlexPushkin
14 Feb 2024
6 replies
AlexPushkin
14 Feb 2024
599
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How to activate Business Edition features?
T313C0mun1s7
On the contrary, that is exactly what that screenshot shows. That is the contents of the downloads folder, with the .zip file I was provided and the 2 files that were archived in t…
T313C0mun1s7
14 Feb 2024
15 replies
T313C0mun1s7
14 Feb 2024
471
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Distribute Backup from NAS to more than one external harddisk
Phil_1986
[URL] [URL]
xCSxXenon
12 Feb 2024
1 reply
xCSxXenon
12 Feb 2024
293
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Mac/OS X Child folders not being synchronised
Lyonacre
Post screenshots of your configuration(s). Show the locations set in FFS, show the three settings pages, show the results of running a comparison, show the contents in the 'source'…
xCSxXenon
10 Feb 2024
3 replies
xCSxXenon
10 Feb 2024
404
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Configure RealTimeSync on Linux (ZorinOS)
Oggy1
Ran into this issue tonight, you need to make sure that FreeFileSync was installed to the /opt/freefilesync/ location. If it was, then you will need to prepend your statement with,…
Xanderful
10 Feb 2024
15 replies
Xanderful
10 Feb 2024
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Where download portable install (no admin rights)
jmfaure64
oops! thanks
jmfaure64
9 Feb 2024
2 replies
jmfaure64
9 Feb 2024
471
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Distribution source to many destinations
jrecho
I found the plus sign this is a great product now need to figure out how to have it monitor a folder and push to all on change
jrecho
9 Feb 2024
2 replies
jrecho
9 Feb 2024
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Linux: FreeFileSync using GTK3 on KDE is hanging
drak
BTW, I noticed that in the About dialog, only the last Show() must be kept. Having both leads to corruption in the dialog (at the location of the donation text + image)
daviank
8 Feb 2024
21 replies
daviank
8 Feb 2024
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Backup to USB is slow
katclix
( [Quote] You have to take my whole post above with a grain of salt - because the drive turned out to be utter crap. So anything I might have observed at the time was flawed due to…
therube
8 Feb 2024
9 replies
therube
8 Feb 2024
1516
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flash drive becomes write-protected after failed sync
algusev2017
( Agreed with xCSxXenon. I had to RMA my Kingston within 30 days of purchase. While the replacement was the same "model", its' internals were different. The replacement has been fi…
therube
8 Feb 2024
3 replies
therube
8 Feb 2024
545
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Destination folder size different from Source Size 40% completed.
torcs
[URL]
Zenju
8 Feb 2024
1 reply
Zenju
8 Feb 2024
395
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sync.ffs_db is a name shared by more than one element
garcianacho
Hello. I have a synchronization between a folder on my hard drive and google drive. It works well, and detects changes to the hard drive immediately. But lately I've been getting a…
garcianacho
7 Feb 2024
0 replies
garcianacho
7 Feb 2024
402
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FFS mirror sync not deleting removed folders from Google Drive
alienlarevanche
[Quote] Hi ! are you facing the same issue ?
alienlarevanche
7 Feb 2024
4 replies
alienlarevanche
7 Feb 2024
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Is there a way to automatically create a log file of what FFS does?
cabji
Oh I have found it! It was already configured I must have set that when I made the backup job and just forgot about it. You have to click "Save as Batch Job" button (black button w…
cabji
6 Feb 2024
3 replies
cabji
6 Feb 2024
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ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED: Access is denied [MoveFileEx]
Nxzli
hi, had the same issue after i had a disk corruption - ran chkdsk and had to create a new recyclebin on that external drive. Tried changing permissions on all accounts to full cont…
tooluka
6 Feb 2024
17 replies
tooluka
6 Feb 2024
3416
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Unable to build Freefilesync 13.1 on Ubuntu 23.10 (mantic)
xtradeb
What about using one of these (as per [URL]), for minimal exception handling? - wxApp::OnExceptionInMainLoop() - wxApp::OnUnhandledException()
daviank
6 Feb 2024
2 replies
daviank
6 Feb 2024
3068
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Trouble syncing Google Drive for Desktop files
cw77
Thanks for your support, Zenju. I don't use My Computers on Google Drive, nor do I have plans to use it. And changing the flag LockDirectoriesDuringSync to false as suggested by @P…
TonyFFS
5 Feb 2024
7 replies
TonyFFS
5 Feb 2024
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[SOLVED] Google Drive authorization error
JosephA
Yeah that fixed it. I wonder why the version in such a major repository is so old.
JosephA
4 Feb 2024
3 replies
JosephA
4 Feb 2024
969
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Copy locked files (VSS) on Job Basis
dotmax
[URL] You can also invoke specific GlobalSettings.xml options by invoking a sync via command line
xCSxXenon
4 Feb 2024
2 replies
xCSxXenon
4 Feb 2024
631
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Question about updating FreeFileSync on Ubuntu 20.04
tcw4950
tcw4950, you can find a package of FreeFileSync 13.3 for Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) [URL].
daviank
4 Feb 2024
4 replies
daviank
4 Feb 2024
851
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Batch run configure
kasper0811
If you don't manage to get FFS launched by RTS, you can always resort to launching your FFS sync as a scheduled task. Obviously, this may not run the sync "as soon as" as a change …
Plerry
2 Feb 2024
16 replies
Plerry
2 Feb 2024
1600
3
1 source 2 targets, only 1 target needs the latest source
loganh
I don't know the reason for your approach. If e.g. the content of A is too big to fit just on B or just on C, you can also divide the content of A between B and C in a more structu…
Plerry
2 Feb 2024
3 replies
Plerry
2 Feb 2024
913
3
Time Span
Yunus_TW
In FreeFileSync (FFS), files that do not pass the Filter rules are not considered for any sync actions. So, if you set the Time Span to 1 Day, only files modified in the last day a…
Plerry
1 Feb 2024
3 replies
Plerry
1 Feb 2024
778
0
Runs much slower after batch scheduling
mrxo
I'm syncing to a remote SFTP location, I've also tried a remove SMB location. When I first create a folder pair the sync happens quickly (20-30min), however when I schedule it via …
mrxo
31 Jan 2024
0 replies
mrxo
31 Jan 2024
707
2
Target file time not updating during Mirror sync
therobarthur
[Quote] Thanks for the suggestion! When I first read that, I didn't think it would be the culprit because of how I'm only seeing the issue with one folder. I would think that I'd s…
therobarthur
31 Jan 2024
2 replies
therobarthur
31 Jan 2024
814
1
Real Time Sync not Syncing
salr39
There may be too frequent changes in all the RTS monitored folders combined. If that happens persistently, the [URL] keeps getting reset and never expires. and consequently RTS nev…
Plerry
30 Jan 2024
1 reply
Plerry
30 Jan 2024
791
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