FreeFileSync errors are making it near impossible to use my PC
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Hi! I've been using FreeFileSync for about a year now, but I've been having so many issues with errors, especially as of recently, that I had to make an account to see if anyone can help me. I don't know if this is user error or not, but I cannot seem to make errors go away. Legitimately the only thing I need to do is make errors stop popping up on the screen, because the ones I get are never actually helpful (they're just temp files not being found for backup [which I already excluded in the filter, but they still show up anyway] or trying to copy game files while they're running). They've been popping up every 30-60 seconds and taking me out of fullscreen when working or playing games, which is very annoying. Does anyone know how to completely disable error popups?
What would probably be best is if you described in some detail at least one or two of the errors so that folks can help you. Lots of errors and pop ups is sometimes indicative of a faulty sync configuration.
Personally, I only backup data and so nothing is actively being used when I do a backup. I do not leave the software running twenty four seven either.
Start by describing one or two errors in detail and eliminate those first and then move on to the next error.
Try using smaller jobs that don't do as much so you can minimize errors there as well.
when everything is set up correctly the backup should run without a bunch of popups. I doubt there is a flag or a switch that simply says don't show any errors even though there are some or many.
If you don't get any responses from folks it's because they don't have enough information to suggest anything to help you.
If you have excluded files using a filter and they are still trying to sync then that is a suggestion that perhaps the filter is incorrect.(they're just temp files not being found for backup [which I already excluded in the filter, but they still show up anyway] or trying to copy game files while they're running).
Personally, I only backup data and so nothing is actively being used when I do a backup. I do not leave the software running twenty four seven either.
Start by describing one or two errors in detail and eliminate those first and then move on to the next error.
Try using smaller jobs that don't do as much so you can minimize errors there as well.
when everything is set up correctly the backup should run without a bunch of popups. I doubt there is a flag or a switch that simply says don't show any errors even though there are some or many.
If you don't get any responses from folks it's because they don't have enough information to suggest anything to help you.
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Well see, the thing is, I don't mind that the errors happen - they don't cause any problems. It's just having them pop-up while I do other things that's bothering me. If there's a way to disable error popup messages, all my problems would go away. But you're right, I should've included more details - my bad.What would probably be best is if you described in some detail at least one or two of the errors so that folks can help you. Lots of errors and pop ups is sometimes indicative of a faulty sync configuration.
If you have excluded files using a filter and they are still trying to sync then that is a suggestion that perhaps the filter is incorrect.(they're just temp files not being found for backup [which I already excluded in the filter, but they still show up anyway] or trying to copy game files while they're running).
Personally, I only backup data and so nothing is actively being used when I do a backup. I do not leave the software running twenty four seven either.
Start by describing one or two errors in detail and eliminate those first and then move on to the next error.
Try using smaller jobs that don't do as much so you can minimize errors there as well.
when everything is set up correctly the backup should run without a bunch of popups. I doubt there is a flag or a switch that simply says don't show any errors even though there are some or many.
If you don't get any responses from folks it's because they don't have enough information to suggest anything to help you. LeoW, 09 Sep 2023, 04:39
I'm using a combination of FreeFileSync and RealTimeSync to automatically make a second copy of everything on my E drive, as well as a large folder from my D drive. Here's what that looks like: https://i.imgur.com/4bT6n7E.png
Here are my filter settings: https://i.imgur.com/fVYaqFf.png (as you can see, .tmp and .ffs_tmp files are excluded, yet I still get errors from FFS searching for them)
Here are my comparison settings: https://i.imgur.com/95TWA2M.png (as you can see, ignore errors and auto retry are checked, but errors still pop up and require me to manually retry them or hit ignore/ignore all, which doesn't actually do anything but make the message go away for about a minute or two.
Here are my FreeFileSync options: https://i.imgur.com/5NfaGrC.png (as you can see, all warning/error dialogs are "hidden", yet they're still popping up.)
I've searched this forum and the rest of the internet for answers, and implemented all of them, but it sort of seems like these buttons don't do anything? Ignore all does the same as ignore (basically a "remind me later" button), hiding dialogs does not hide dialogs, ignore errors does not ignore errors, auto-retry does not auto-retry, and excluding temp files does not exclude temp files. I've reinstalled the program several times, made new ffs_batch files for RTS several times, and nothing seems to fix it.
All I need is to never see another error again. They can happen behind the scenes, but I don't want them popping up on screen every few seconds because FFS is trying to copy a Google Drive temp file or a Minecraft world with the files locked because the game is open and using them. If anyone could help, I would really appreciate it :) Thank you all so much!
MUCH Better!
Not sure if there is much of anything that I personally can do to assist you but give others a day to read through your information and perhaps somebody will have some advice for you.
Not sure if there is much of anything that I personally can do to assist you but give others a day to read through your information and perhaps somebody will have some advice for you.
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Although you show the FFS configuration screens that come from the FFS GUI, I suppose your FFS sync is saved as a *.ffs_batch file and run from the Task Scheduler or via RealTimeSync; not in the FFS GUI.
If so, it seems you did not checkmark "Ignore Errors" when saving your *.ffs_batch file.
If so, it seems you did not checkmark "Ignore Errors" when saving your *.ffs_batch file.
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I did have it checked, but I think I just found the problem from your suggestion - whenever I would make a modification to my FFS_Batch file, it would be saved to my H drive, which is the backup drive. Therefore whenever the backup would start, it would be overwritten by the earlier version of the batch file which didn't have errors ignored. It would basically run fine until the file was overwritten and then the problems would start again. I've fixed this now and hopefully that'll stop these problems - will report back :)Although you show the FFS configuration screens that come from the FFS GUI, I suppose your FFS sync is saved as a *.ffs_batch file and run from the Task Scheduler or via RealTimeSync; not in the FFS GUI.
If so, it seems you did not checkmark "Ignore Errors" when saving your *.ffs_batch file. Plerry, 10 Sep 2023, 06:17
