Add a way to comment paths

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Aspif

Would be helpful to have a place to add comments about each file path to remeber things like why some filter was used.
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x51

I agree this would be quite helpful. For example just ignoring lines that start with # or // in the filter section. Not sure if its already implemented though, but its not mentioned in the manual.
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Pitchke

Commenting our includes/excludes filters is indeed sometimes important for later maintenance.
I just tested using ## or in fact any other non-existing path seems "tolerated" by FFS with neither errors nor stopped behaviour. Maybe not the cleanest solution but usable today.
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Zenju

Implemented for FreeFileSync 12.3: Add custom notes to sync configurations
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x51

That's good news. Whats the prefix for these custom notes? I didn't find it in the manual yet.
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Sync

Implemented for FreeFileSync 12.3: Add custom notes to sync configurations Zenju, 15 May 2023, 18:00
I would also like to know how to comment / add notes. Can anyone please tell us?
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Zenju

Use the button "Add notes":

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