Choose which backups to verify copied files from

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SonicRings

Currently I have the following setting:
<VerifyCopiedFiles Enabled="true"/>
Is there a way that we can choose which of our backups can verify files? For my use case, I want all my backups to verify files except for one specific backup, where I want no verification to be done as it would take over 24 hours otherwise and I'm okay with not verifying the files for this one particular backup.

Thank you,
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therube

(Odd how this "text" copies from my pdf viewer, an old Foxit. And it does seem there are actual "spacings", be they $20$ or otherwise in there?)

5. Use a di fferent GlobalSet t ings.xml fi le
B y default, F r eeF ileSync uses a single G lobal S ettings. xml file containing options that apply to all
synchr onization tasks; for examples see E xpert Setti ngs. I f you want F r eeF ileSync to use a differ ent
settings file instead, just add the path via command line:
FreeFileSync "D:\Different GlobalSettings.xml"
So create a shortcut that runs that individual job, using a different Globalsettings.xml that does not have the 'VerifyCopiedFiles Enabled' enabled. Maybe call it, DoNotVerifyCopiedFiles.xml.
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SonicRings

(Odd how this "text" copies from my pdf viewer, an old Foxit. And it does seem there are actual "spacings", be they $20$ or otherwise in there?)

5. Use a di fferent GlobalSet t ings.xml fi le
B y default, F r eeF ileSync uses a single G lobal S ettings. xml file containing options that apply to all
synchr onization tasks; for examples see E xpert Setti ngs. I f you want F r eeF ileSync to use a differ ent
settings file instead, just add the path via command line:
FreeFileSync "D:\Different GlobalSettings.xml"
So create a shortcut that runs that individual job, using a different Globalsettings.xml that does not have the 'VerifyCopiedFiles Enabled' enabled. Maybe call it, DoNotVerifyCopiedFiles.xml. therube, 05 Sep 2024, 15:39
Interesting, thank you for this! Can you explain in more detail what steps I should take to do this?

So the idea here is that I don't run the backup through the GUI, but instead run it through that xml. Hopefully this would work with a scheduled batch job as well.
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Plerry

Perhaps this thread helps:
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