Copy always everything

Posts: 4 · TechnikOnkel 5 Mar 2021, 17:37

Hello,

I would like to use FreeFileSync to copy virtual machines from A to B every week.
Currently it only copies VMs that have been "changed".

How can I set that everything is always copied to B?

Posts: 4055 · xCSxXenon 5 Mar 2021, 18:33

Task schedule, look into the documentation

Posts: 4 · TechnikOnkel 5 Mar 2021, 18:40

Thank you! But this is not what I asked for...

Posts: 4055 · xCSxXenon 5 Mar 2021, 19:11

Wait, so you want to copy everything, even if it hasn't changed?
Use robocopy/xcopy then

Posts: 4 · TechnikOnkel 6 Mar 2021, 11:02

yes thats right! Can FreeFileSync handle this or just copy changes?
Do you know another GUI Tool for this? Thank you!!

Posts: 4055 · xCSxXenon 6 Mar 2021, 18:17

You are better off using task scheduler and using robocopy

Posts: 7212 · Zenju 6 Mar 2021, 18:52

You are better off using task scheduler and using robocopy xCSxXenon, 06 Mar 2021, 18:17

Nah! :D The issue is not with FFS, but whatever tool is used for the VM that doesn't properly set modification times. e.g. VMware correctly sets modtime on VM use. If not, there is likely an option to have it behave correctly.

Posts: 4055 · xCSxXenon 6 Mar 2021, 18:53

I took it to mean that the timestamps won't change, so FFS won't see it as a sync at all

Posts: 7212 · Zenju 6 Mar 2021, 19:05

I took it to mean that the timestamps won't change, so FFS won't see it as a sync at all xCSxXenon, 06 Mar 2021, 18:53

Yes that's correct. My remark was geared towards "not using FFS", when the IMHO better solution is to fix "not saving time stamps", what I consider an issue rather than normal behavior.