I love FFS, and use it all the time. There's really only one thing that has always bugged me about the application and that's the way it handles moved folders.
Moved folders show up as deleted folders and new folders. It's hard to match them up to make sure that nothing has gone wrong in the detection.
I don't know how, but it would be great if a simple move could show up as a separate category, moved folders (or files). That way, when I change my folders around a bit, without deleting anything, that the sync wouldn't show 10,000 deleted files or whatever. Seeing that is a little disconcerting!
Thanks for the great utility.
[Feature Request] Dealing with moved folders
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> to make sure that nothing has gone wrong in the detection
Is this a trust issue only, or did ever something go wrong with detection of moved files in FFS?
> sync wouldn't show 10,000 deleted files or whatever
To be moved files are counted as "updated" files. Where do you see them in category "deleted"?
Is this a trust issue only, or did ever something go wrong with detection of moved files in FFS?
> sync wouldn't show 10,000 deleted files or whatever
To be moved files are counted as "updated" files. Where do you see them in category "deleted"?
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It's not just a trust issue, it's looking to see if *I* screwed something up!
When I move a folder, I see the entire folder contents (all the files) in the deleted section and again in the new files section.
When I move a folder, I see the entire folder contents (all the files) in the deleted section and again in the new files section.