Synchronizing individual files – question

[kRel]

I found myself reinstalling a browser and no longer had my Favorites and Passwords.

To avoid this problem in the future, I tried creating sync pairs in FFS: three simple files, not folders:
Bookmarks
Login Data
Login Data For Account

These files are contained in a "Profile" folder that contains thousands of objects.

In FFS, wanting to avoid syncing the entire root folder containing, I considered adding three synchronization lines, one for each file - including the files in question in the "allow list (white list)" of filters - but in this case, all other objects in the root folder would have to be added to the "black list" (exclusion list).

This is impractical. You might as well include the entire folder.

On the other hand, it doesn't seem possible—at least I haven't been able to—to add a line for each file to be synchronized, because the "sync.ffs_db" file requires a container folder to be placed in.

[xCSxXenon]

Set FFS to sync the entire root folder, and change the include filter from "*" to just those three files

[kRel]

I had imagined, for some reason, that the filter logic was that all other objects must be added to the exclusion list.
Instead, it works exactly like a "white" list: only explicitly allowed objects pass through.
Thanks
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I forgot...

When you open the filter ("Include" specifically) at the top of the list - by default - there is an asterisk. What does it mean?

Maybe "Include all"? (regardless of what may be added below?

That is, should that symbol be removed in the case of a selective filter limited to specific files?
Thanks.

[xCSxXenon]

'*' is a wildcard, which in this case yes, catches everything

[kRel]

'*' is a wildcard, which in this case yes, catches everything

Sorry to ask, but I need explicit confirmation:
If I add filters, the asterisk should be removed. Right?
Thanks

[therube]

Well if you leave * in there, then it will pick up other items aside from your explicit files that you want.

(You can add it in, or remove it, run a compare & see - before doing any sync, just what will or will not be included.)

That said, rather then including a few specific files (like; places* logins*) I'd be more apt to simply back up the entire Profile folder - Firefox. Or at least review what you've got in there, what the file sizes are, & whether other data in there would be important to you.


In my case, all my Profiles are self-contained, so on my end, I would exclude cache2\ safebrowsing\ storage\ & the like.

[kRel]

Thank you for your patience.

For the sake of completeness, having said that, if you wish, we can close:

The parent folder contains the file that stores all the passwords saved in the browser (Brave) and the file that organizes all the bookmarks:
"C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Profile 6"
Objects that I want to protect on other storage drives from automated cleaning operations (BleachBit). I also back them up with FreeFileSync.
But the parent folder contains many folders and numerous files that are of no importance to me.
Furthermore, unfortunately, despite having set specific exclusions for those files in the cleaning software, due to some deeper rule that I don't know about and haven't discovered, the passwords were deleted every time I started the PC and the cleaning software.
Obviously, if I find out what the BleachBit rule is, the FFS filter will no longer make sense.