Google Drive bug - files are sometimes recreated instead of replaced
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When syncing to URL `gdrive:\MY_EMAIL\PC Backup` and a file needs to be updated, sometimes, FreeFileSync instead creates a NEW file with the same name (in Google Drive you are allowed to have multiple files with the same name under the same directory, since they're distinguished by ID).
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Are you using the native GDrive integration?
Either way, this must mean the file ID is changing on Google's side, causing the desync
Either way, this must mean the file ID is changing on Google's side, causing the desync
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Yes, I am
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Does this only happen when the offending file is open? I am wondering if FFS uses fail-safe copying by transferring to a tmp file, then it deletes the existing version and renames the new one. If the existing version can't be deleted for some reason, I would expect to see what you are seeing
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This happens even on files that are not open at the moment of synchronization (even files I never opened at all).
I'm using the following Global Settings:
And the following ffs_gui file:
I'm using the following Global Settings:
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8' standalone='yes'?>
<FreeFileSync XmlType="GLOBAL" XmlFormat="27">
<Language Code="en_US"/>
<FailSafeFileCopy Enabled="false"/>
<CopyLockedFiles Enabled="false"/>
<CopyFilePermissions Enabled="false"/>
<FileTimeTolerance Seconds="2"/>
<RunWithBackgroundPriority Enabled="false"/>
<LockDirectoriesDuringSync Enabled="true"/>
<VerifyCopiedFiles Enabled="false"/>
<LogFiles MaxAge="30" Format="Text"/>
<ProgressDialog AutoClose="false"/>
<!-- truncated -->
</FreeFileSync>
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8' standalone='yes'?>
<FreeFileSync XmlType="GUI" XmlFormat="23">
<Notes/>
<Compare>
<Variant>TimeAndSize</Variant>
<Symlinks>Exclude</Symlinks>
<IgnoreTimeShift/>
</Compare>
<Synchronize>
<Differences LeftOnly="right" LeftNewer="right" RightNewer="right" RightOnly="right"/>
<DeletionPolicy>Permanent</DeletionPolicy>
<VersioningFolder Style="Replace"/>
</Synchronize>
<Filter>
<Include>
<Item>*</Item>
</Include>
<Exclude/>
<SizeMin Unit="None">0</SizeMin>
<SizeMax Unit="None">0</SizeMax>
<TimeSpan Type="None">0</TimeSpan>
</Filter>
<FolderPairs> <!-- truncated for brevity --> </FolderPairs>
<Errors Ignore="false" Retry="0" Delay="5"/>
<PostSyncCommand Condition="Success"></PostSyncCommand>
<LogFolder/>
<EmailNotification Condition="Always"/>
<GridViewType>Action</GridViewType>
</FreeFileSync>