Cannot determine sync-direction

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smartie

Hello,

I am synchronizing two network drives, setting them to compare in the "Two Way" direction. However, the majority of the files are marked with a symbol that appears to resemble a blizzard, indicating that FreeFileSync is unable to determine which side to synchronize.

Is there a way to select all files displaying the "blizzard" status and simultaneously change their synchronization direction from "right to left"?

The following message appears:
"Cannot determine sync-direction: No change since last synchronization."

Thank you for your time!

S.
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Plerry

If you want to change the sync Action, try defining a suitable Custom sync variant.
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smartie

Thank you Plerry, is it possible to change all files with "blizzards" to "Update Left Item" without clicking on each file of my 37.000 blizzard marked files?
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halt67

it doesnot provide direct feature to bulk change. u may need to manually update them or explore scripting options within FreeFileSync if available.
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xCSxXenon

If you want to change the sync Action, try defining a suitable Custom sync variant. Plerry, 30 Nov 2023, 06:54
Create a custom sync config like he said previously.

You can also use the filters to only show these 'blizzard' conflicts, CTRL-A to select all, then manually select an action from the middle column