Scheduler Batch File Not working

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DesH

I am using Win11 64 Bit with FFS 13.3 installed in Dir C:\Program Files\Admin Programs\FreeFileSync
I have tried using the batch file in Scheduler using spaces and Quotations,
"C:\Program Files\Admin Programs\FreeFileSync\FreeFileSync.exe"
Argument "C:\Users\xxx\Documents\MyDocBackupYtoS.ffs_batch"

I have also tried without spaces and quotations, with underscores.
I have made sure to invoke the exe and the argument, but NOTHING works.

It used to work perfectly in Win 10, but I have lost those setting I used, so cannot check them.
I think its possible than Win11 has some problem with your batch file , but I'm not sure.

The batch file will run if I double click it.
Any ideas?
Thanks
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Plerry

Under which credentials do you have the Task Scheduler run your FFS sync?
By default, that is the System user, and that user does not have access to your C:\Users\xxx folder to read the *.ffs_batch configuration, and also may not have access to the locations specified in your *.ffs_batch configuration.
You can change your scheduled task to run under specified user credentials, e.g. your xxx, that does have the necessary read or read/write access to all relevant locations.
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DesH

Aaah yes, that's the problem. I changed the Properties\Security permissions to the App folder and it works.
Thank you so much for your help. Much appreciated