Multiple Folder Pairs Warning

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Garfield

Hi :)

I'm getting this warning:

Some files will be synchronized as part of multiple folder pairs.
To avoid conflicts, set up exclude filters so that each updated file is included by only one folder pair.

Z:\ 💾 Fotos\2005
Z:\Fotos 👓 2005

Yes, with these icons... and it affects over 100k files...

I know what it is trying to say, overlapping folder structures I guess? But that's not the case for me. I have no overlapping stuff. And left and right have also the same structure.

So what is going on here?
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Plerry

If you show us your left and right base-location pair(s) and your In- and Exclude Filter settings, we may be able to point out where the problem rests.
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Garfield

If I find out how to attach an image here in original size... attachment is smaller...
Exclude filters will follow as soon as sync is finished.

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Garfield

Include: *
Exclude:
\System Volume Information\
\$Recycle.Bin\
\RECYCLE?\
\Recovery\
*\thumbs.db
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Plerry

Your 1st left-right pair is empty. I don't know if that can cause problems.
Nevertheless, I would delete any empty left-right pairs (via the red minus-icon in front of it).

Your 2nd pair is D:\001 <=> Z:\.
Your further pairs each have a different subfolder of Z:\ as their right-side location.
Because any subfolder of Z:\ is part of your 2nd pair's entire Z:\ , there is your overlap.
You have no In- or Exclude Filter rules to cover that.

The simplest way to solve this is to change your 2nd left-right pair
from D:\001 <=> Z:\ into D:\001 <=> Z:\001.
Then each pair syncs with a different location on Z:\ ; no more overlaps.