Windows Task Manager trigger for USB device connection

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Buddy

Not exactly a FFS internal function, but...

I'd like to use Windows 11 Task Manager to start a FFS batch job whenever I connect a specific USB device. For example, backing up some items off my phone, or copying certain data to a specific USB drive or memory stick.

The steps to create the FFS batch job are clear. I'm not having joy figuring out how to trigger the task in Task Manager. Seems it should be by an "event", but how to define that?
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I'm guessing you mean "Task Scheduler"

You don't want to use that for what you are trying to do. You want to use RealTimeSync
https://freefilesync.org/manual.php?topic=realtimesync
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Buddy

Yes, sorry for the confusion. I did mean "Task Scheduler".

After just a quick look at the RTS help, I'm going to give it a try. Thanks!