Automatic RealtimeSync shutdown after a completed synchronization

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amoszamba

Hello,

I'm using FreeFileSync and RealtimeSync for an automatic backup task. I would like to set up RealtimeSync to run a synchronization once a day using the Windows Task Scheduler.

Is there a way to configure RealtimeSync to automatically exit after the synchronization process is complete? I don't want it to keep running in the background until the next scheduled run.

Thank you for your help.
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xCSxXenon

You would use Task Scheduler to start a FFS config, not RTS
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amoszamba

Thank you, that makes perfect sense.

I was trying to use RealtimeSync for a scheduled task, which is not what it's designed for. I will change the Task Scheduler to run the FreeFileSync batch file directly.

I appreciate your help!