Set a Time Limit for Sync
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- Joined: 15 May 2025
Hello, I am running FFS on Windows that I have created a batch job that mirrors my files. The batch job is called by a .bat file. Is there a way to configure FFS to only run the job between certain times or run the job for only X amount of hours? Thank you
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You can use the Windows Task Scheduler to start an FFS job at a specified time (or a *.bat job). See here.
You can not configure FFS to only run for an X amount of hours.
However, when using "Create Task" (not "Create Basic Task") in the Task Scheduler you can configure a task to "Stop the task if it runs longer than:" in the Settings tab.
But note: stopping an ongoing FFS sync renders your sync incomplete, may leave orphaned lock- and temp-files, and the FFS database file and GlobalSettings file not updated.
You can not configure FFS to only run for an X amount of hours.
However, when using "Create Task" (not "Create Basic Task") in the Task Scheduler you can configure a task to "Stop the task if it runs longer than:" in the Settings tab.
But note: stopping an ongoing FFS sync renders your sync incomplete, may leave orphaned lock- and temp-files, and the FFS database file and GlobalSettings file not updated.
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- Joined: 31 Mar 2026
Hello, I would like to set a time limit for syncing, too. Of course FFS would have to check the time only between syncing files and stop gracefully when the file is finished and the time limit is reached. An extra status message in the email notification like "stopped the sync because time limit reached; x of y files processed" would be nice.
