I am wondering if there is a way to use FreeFileSync to identify changes in a Folder structure?
• Create a folder index or Snapshot of a Folder and its contents
• Save it locally
• Be able to open this "Snapshot" as the Left Pane and the same "Real" folder in the Right
• Do a comparison, which will highlight changes since the Snapshot.
I don't know how FreeFileSync uses the sync.ffs_db files. I assumed they were there to help track changes for RealTimeSync monitoring. Perhaps a similar thing could be used?
Folder Snapshot Comparison
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FFS does not do this. The db files are for keeping track of files in a location for more efficient handling of moving/renaming.
A snapshot without the data is not super helpful anyway. What you might be interested in is Windows' File History. Incredibly useful, native, and does exactly what you want while storing the old data to retrieve anything.
A snapshot without the data is not super helpful anyway. What you might be interested in is Windows' File History. Incredibly useful, native, and does exactly what you want while storing the old data to retrieve anything.
