Update Sync Logic? Problem w/ confusion about copy direction

[dti92024]

What I would like it to do is a simple source to destination (left to right) copy.
For some reason, I keep getting problems (with one particular destination) in which FFS is not sure which way the copy should go and I have to select the right-pointing arrow.

I wish I could specify a mode that says that the copy is always right-to-left, period.

-Daniel/dti92024

[xCSxXenon]

You said left-to-right AND right-to-left in your post, soo which is it

[dti92024]

So sorry-- I meant a mode that is left to right, period. I always select the right-pointing arrow.
I also notice that the algorithm first copies to a temporary file name and once that is successful, it deletes the original and renames the copy. That is a very conservative way to do it, but one repository that I am using has now changed permissions so that delete-rename strategy does not work. What works is a straight copy over the existing file. (In other words, if I manually copy file it works.)

[Plerry]

> I also notice that the algorithm first copies to a temporary file name and once that is successful, it deletes the original and renames the copy.

If that does not suit your needs, in the FFS main menu goto Tools / Options and un-checkmark "Fail-safe file copy".

[Gianni1962]

Additionally, you need to use the "Mirror" variant instead of the default "Two way".

[dti92024]

I am using the mirror variant with the update option. It is frustrating to have problems with the backup program not knowing which way to copy. I tried using the option of comparing file contents. This seems to cause more problems with confusion about copy direction than time and date. I am experiencing this confusion issue when using a USB memory stick as the destination. I have definitely not been changing files on the USB memory stick between backups, so it is a mystery to me as to why the program is saying that both sides have changed.

I would very much like a way to designate my project files on my local hard drive as source and everything else as destination, and always copy from my project source files to a selected backup destination.

[Gianni1962]

You need to use the "Mirror" variant:
"Update" is not an option of it, is a totally different variant.