I'm having so many problems using the FreeFileSync tool. Is there anyway I can do a 1-1 chat with someone the help me get through this? I can't talk on the phone because I had a stroke, but 1-1 chat or even email would work for me. I'm trying to keep 2 4TB hard drives in sync, where one is a mirror image that NEVER gets changed except by FreeFileSync. I keep getting messages about conflicts that couldn't possibly happen. E.g., the file changed on both the drives. But it hasn't changed. When I click on the "Switch" button to resolve the problem, it takes me to a complicated screen that takes forever to refresh each time and that has nothing to do with the conflict and no guidance of what to do. I have over 400,000 files on my drives and there's no way I can search for each file in the list. Plus, as soon as I click the "switch" button, the dialog box disappears so I can't even to back to find out what file it was complaining about. But to make it really irritating, there's no option to pause the sync process so I can deal with the problem later and I'm burdened with the non-stop beeping from the message boxes. Clicking "Ignore All" doesn't help; the same problem report keeps returning.
Seems like it should be such a simple and straight forward process to sync two drives, but I'm having so many issues and FreeFileSync is, by far, the best option I've found. I want to make it work for me.
I'm a retired computer and software engineer who had a successful career, but I'm stumped on this one.
Really frustrated
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If you are getting conflict errors, you likely aren't using the "mirror" sync method and it sounds like you have "two-way" selected.
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Wow, do you always try to help people by assuming they are idiots?? I just can't believe you thought for a second that I was doing a mirror sync. If you don't know the answer then don't say anything. But why insult the question asker?
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Most users are idiots. My response didn't indicate that at all, but it is true.do you always try to help people by assuming they are idiots??
I know how to use this software better than you do, so chances are my assumption from your info is likely more accurate than yours.I just can't believe you thought for a second that I was doing a mirror sync.
How dare I, someone volunteering their free time to help others, provide info and an opinion in the pursuit of helping you.If you don't know the answer then don't say anything.
Didn't but I will now! Go fuck yourself ¯\_(ツ)_/¯But why insult the question asker?
Must have retired decades ago, cause you are so out of touch.
