The name "image1.JPG" is already used by another item.

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fabnoe

Hi,
I am trying to sync a folder to Google Drive. But I get this message? What's wrong here...it's the correct file. Task: Don't update, don't replace.
Cannot write file "gdrive:/XXXX.XXXXX@gmail.com//Multimedia/image1.JPG".
The name "image1.JPG" is already used by another item.
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fabnoe

It is the same image. I can say for sure.
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xCSxXenon

You have a new file "image1.jpg" that FFS is trying to copy to drive but that name is already taken. Rename the local file, rename the drive file, or delete the drive file
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fabnoe

You have a new file "image1.jpg" that FFS is trying to copy to drive but that name is already taken. Rename the local file, rename the drive file, or delete the drive file xCSxXenon, 10 Nov 2024, 19:17
Any option I can tell FreeFileSync to overwrite the file instead of me deleting every affected file? At least just once so I can go back to "sync" for future backups.
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xCSxXenon

You can probably switch to a 'mirror' sync and achieve that behavior