Hi - Still loving FFS and using it as the cornerstone of my backup/data recovery/disaster recovery plan. i set up multiple directory mirrors - as i don't know how to specify "mirror directory a first, then mirror b, etc." i instead have my batch run, and then 30 minute later run it again (so if one of the directories syncs out of the order i'd prefer, i should be at most 30 minutes behind which i can live with. i set things up to run with task manager - it's the same batch, running all day at 1 hour calls (so technically, running 30 minutes apart, i.e. task A at 9:05, task B (identical) at 9:35, Task A at 10:05, etc.
i figture when there are a lot of changes, it will take at most 15 minutes to run through.
I've noticed multiple shares/sessions on one of my machines which is exceeding the windows limit (i think it's 20 sessions - can this be because there's an error during syncing and it's keeping the batch open?
though i'd rather avoid it, i can run the batches further apart (i originally had i think 15 minutes apart)
i'm doing this to avoid the real time sync as i'm mirroring about 5 directories, but sending those mirrors about 3 or 4 places.
Thanks so much for any help - and as always, awesome program!
Sessions/Shares staying open - using hourly tasks, help please
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> as i don't know how to specify "mirror directory a first, then mirror b, etc.
Are these "mirror" type syncs only? In this case it should be possible to specify a single source directory and multiple targets. Just enter the same source directory for multiple folder pairs.
>noticed multiple shares/sessions on one of my machines
Are you talking about network connections as shown by "new view"? FFS indeed tries to establish these connections automatically if possible, and asks for "name/pw" if required, but does not disconnect.
Are these "mirror" type syncs only? In this case it should be possible to specify a single source directory and multiple targets. Just enter the same source directory for multiple folder pairs.
>noticed multiple shares/sessions on one of my machines
Are you talking about network connections as shown by "new view"? FFS indeed tries to establish these connections automatically if possible, and asks for "name/pw" if required, but does not disconnect.
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Thanks Zenju.
1) let's say i have on source machines directories A, B, C, and D.
a) i want them to mirror to my backup "server"
b) from backup server i mirror them to a fireproof drive
c) from backup server i mirror most of them to my livedrive account (it's like dropbox)
since i am unaware of a way to specify priority, i believe it can mirror (from above) b to c at times before going from a to c - in other words, it will mirror but possibly mirror in the wrong sequence - when i do it twice i know it's all hit - however it can be 30 minutes behind (and i'm okay with that) i didn't realize i could hit multiple targets, that may not be a bad way to go either, and i can cut my syncing down by half - however, my wife, i'm using less bandwidth (not a major concern) as my fireproof drive is connected to the backup server.
2) i'm unaware of network connections from new view - instead, i go to the machine that is getting slammed, and see tons of shares/sessions open. i've set the shares/sessions to maximum, and autodisconnect to 5 minutes - but i still see things idle for 10 hours at a time (which i think is causing a LOT of my woes). any idea if FFS is keeping something open "on purpose?" - i'd imagine even on an error it would clsoe out - i set to ignore errors and close the windows so i can't imagine what's going on.
i don't know why this is happening - but this is fatal to me - so i'll try to diagnose some more - maybe the single source, multiple folder pairs will also solve the issue as there will be less connections. Still, since I'm pulling from multiple machines, I don't know why one in particular is so unhappy. thanks so much!
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UPDATE - I tried to figure out how to create a source directory with multiple destination directories - I couldn't figure out how from the interface and didn't see how in the help file - any info would be appreciated - thanks!
1) let's say i have on source machines directories A, B, C, and D.
a) i want them to mirror to my backup "server"
b) from backup server i mirror them to a fireproof drive
c) from backup server i mirror most of them to my livedrive account (it's like dropbox)
since i am unaware of a way to specify priority, i believe it can mirror (from above) b to c at times before going from a to c - in other words, it will mirror but possibly mirror in the wrong sequence - when i do it twice i know it's all hit - however it can be 30 minutes behind (and i'm okay with that) i didn't realize i could hit multiple targets, that may not be a bad way to go either, and i can cut my syncing down by half - however, my wife, i'm using less bandwidth (not a major concern) as my fireproof drive is connected to the backup server.
2) i'm unaware of network connections from new view - instead, i go to the machine that is getting slammed, and see tons of shares/sessions open. i've set the shares/sessions to maximum, and autodisconnect to 5 minutes - but i still see things idle for 10 hours at a time (which i think is causing a LOT of my woes). any idea if FFS is keeping something open "on purpose?" - i'd imagine even on an error it would clsoe out - i set to ignore errors and close the windows so i can't imagine what's going on.
i don't know why this is happening - but this is fatal to me - so i'll try to diagnose some more - maybe the single source, multiple folder pairs will also solve the issue as there will be less connections. Still, since I'm pulling from multiple machines, I don't know why one in particular is so unhappy. thanks so much!
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UPDATE - I tried to figure out how to create a source directory with multiple destination directories - I couldn't figure out how from the interface and didn't see how in the help file - any info would be appreciated - thanks!
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> it will mirror but possibly mirror in the wrong sequence
So it's not really a "mirror" sync then? If it were a set of mirror syncs, then they should be independent of each other.
> source directory with multiple destination directories
Simple: just use the same source directory for each pair:
C:\source D:\target
C:\source E:\target
C:\source F:\target
> FFS is keeping something open "on purpose?"
FFS doesn't keep network connections open, but it also doesn't close them. So it's essentially up to Windows to close them automatically (or not close them).
If nothing helps you need to close them explicitly via the "net" command.
So it's not really a "mirror" sync then? If it were a set of mirror syncs, then they should be independent of each other.
> source directory with multiple destination directories
Simple: just use the same source directory for each pair:
C:\source D:\target
C:\source E:\target
C:\source F:\target
> FFS is keeping something open "on purpose?"
FFS doesn't keep network connections open, but it also doesn't close them. So it's essentially up to Windows to close them automatically (or not close them).
If nothing helps you need to close them explicitly via the "net" command.
