Can you compare folder A to folder B and move newer files to folder C?

[GTGeek88]

I'd like to compare the contents of folder A to folder B and move files in folder A that are newer than the corresponding files in folder B to folder C? Files completely new to folder A (therefore not present in folder B) would also need to be moved to folder C. Can FFS do that in the free or the paid edition?

[Plerry]

Run (just) a Compare for an Update sync variant, make just the relevant Compare proposed actions (copy to the right-side, and update right-side) visible (mid below the Compare results), select all those files (Ctrl-A), and then copy the selected files to a chosen location, as per https://freefilesync.org/manual.php?topic=tips-and-tricks#copy-to-alternate-folder

[GTGeek88]

Thanks. I will check this out. Going out of town for a bit, so it will be next week.

[doc_farras]

Hello!
I would like to do the exact same thing but automatically. Does anyone know how to do this?

[Plerry]

@doc_farras
It is presently not possible to do this automatically in FFS. And I don't expect this anytime soon in the future, because it is not really a synchronization related action.

[doc_farras]

@Plerry
Thank you for your quick reply!