Using FFS with multiple users, ( seperate computers ) syncing to a folders with multiple folders?

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Crunchie1

Hi Team
New to the forum
I have been a user of FFS for a fair while but have now needed to have two other photographers added their images to the clients folder whilst working away from main base.

Normally I have all images and do this, so will FFS contribute to the same folders on the client drive as long as all the sub folders are the same and not make new folders.
This is all done on track or on remotely not in the office

Not FTP type stuff, all images are edited and then exported into the numbered subfolders.

EG.
Main client folder
Subfolder. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6 etc

Crews folders
Photo guy 1 folder
Subfolder. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6 etc

Im pretty sure it will work but any help would be great

Cheers
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xCSxXenon

What do you need help with?
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Crunchie1

G'day
Basically I am worried that it will add more folders from other crew and not use the ones in place set by me.
So if the is folder 1, 2,3,4 and crew person 1 has those same folders to sync will it sync to those or add his folders as a 1-1, 2-1, 3-1 etc, making a duplicate folder.

Get my gist?
Thanks for the reply
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Plerry

As per your example, in FreeFileSync (FFS) simply select/define "Photo guy 1 folder" as your left base location and "Main client folder" as your right base location (or, as per your sync needs, vice versa), and select the type of sync you want to run.
When running the sync, FFS will then bring the contents of your left and right base location in sync, including the subdirectories, retaining the file structure in the subdirectories.
So, no unnecessary duplication of your folder structure to "other" locations.
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xCSxXenon

Yes, in summary, if the folder structures are the same between all sources, it will work fine
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Crunchie1

XC and Plerry, thank you for the reply, very much appreciated. Onto the setup for the project.
Cheers