Folder not exists, but used in Synchronize (type = mirror).
In Synchronization settings, option Use database file to detect changes = 1.
Creating not existing folder.
If option Use database file to detect changes = 0, then is ok, folder not creating.
Question: if not exists, maybe not create?
Creating not existing folder
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If you specify a not yet existing folder as your left or right base location, FreeFileSync (FFS) will ask you if it should create that folder for you. If you confirm, FFS will create that folder for you during the sync, irrespective of Use Database File To Detect Changes being checkmarked.
(I am not sure if the non-existing folder is created if there is nothing to synchronize ...)
Obviously, if that folder did not exist yet, it does not comprise a database file yet.
So, even if you checkmarked to use the database file, your very first sync will be run as if you had not checkmarked to use the database file.
The database file will then be created at the end of your very first sync, ready to be used in any consecutive sync.
(I am not sure if the non-existing folder is created if there is nothing to synchronize ...)
Obviously, if that folder did not exist yet, it does not comprise a database file yet.
So, even if you checkmarked to use the database file, your very first sync will be run as if you had not checkmarked to use the database file.
The database file will then be created at the end of your very first sync, ready to be used in any consecutive sync.
