Hello! I am a new user to FreeFileSync. I was looking to try and use this software as a patch-in solution for migrating files from local storage to a network share. The way I have it set up is to transfer from left to right, then delete all contents on the right. However, I do not want files that are new or only a day old to be deleted.
I came across the filtering feature while configuring my first job, and I'm having a little bit of a difficult time understanding how the "time span" feature works when filtering files. From my understanding, you can set the scope of your exclusions to apply to any files within a day, week, month, or X amount of days. Is this correct?
What I was looking to do was have the software exclude files that are a X amount of days old so that allows me to safely automate sync jobs without interfering with files that are either in flight or are being processed. This essentially gives files a grace period to settle before they're moved and deleted from the source. What would be the most effective way to implement this sort of thing? Is the time span feature in exclusions capable of this? Am I looking in the wrong place?
Please point me in the right direction. I'm looking forward to incorporating FFS in my homelab infrastructure. Thank you :]
Question regarding the "Time Span" feature
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The time span filter works based off modification times, not since the last sync or anything else. Anything NOT within the selected time span is excluded from any FFS operations.
You say "transfer from left to right, then delete all contents on the right" but this this doesn't really make sense? Need more details or you might just have to trial a few runs
You say "transfer from left to right, then delete all contents on the right" but this this doesn't really make sense? Need more details or you might just have to trial a few runs
