Locked files are not copied.

Posts: 2 · alessandrodegon 6 Nov 2015, 23:48

I use version 7.6 of FreeFileSync on a Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit environment. I am the PC Administrator,
Since some versions, I noticed that FFS is not anymore able to copy some essential system files, no matter how you configure "file-safe copy", "Copy locked files", "Copy DACL, etc..." switches.
Disabling antivirus, firewall, Windows system protection would not help.

This is a severe problem, because the created copy is not any longer bootable.and the copy is incomplete.

Examples or non-copied essential system files are:
C:\Boot\BCD
C:\Users\Administrator.PC\ntuser.dat
C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService\ntuser.dat
C:\Windows\System32\config\default
C:\Windows\System32\config\SAM
C:\Windows\System32\config\SECURITY
C:\Windows\System32\config\SOFTWARE
C:\Windows\System32\config\SYSTEM

So I looked back for old versions of FFS. The most recent that I found for Windows is v.5.0 (I don't understand why superior versions are only for Ubuntu, etc., but not for Windows: where can I find recent versions?).
With that software, I get all the files copied with no problems.

What happens? Can it be corrected?

Best regards,
ADG.

Posts: 7211 · Zenju 7 Nov 2015, 10:30

The VSS problem has been fixed in the current beta:
viewtopic.php?t=582

Posts: 2 · alessandrodegon 9 Nov 2015, 00:17

OK. Good to know! Thank you for your reply and for your excellent software!

Posts: 17 · fappp 8 Dec 2015, 12:37

The VSS problem has been fixed in the current beta:
viewtopic.php?t=582Zenju

I justed tried version 7.7 on Windows 10 64bit and it was still not able to copy my Outlook .pst files while Outlook was open. FFS ran in administrator mode.

Posts: 7211 · Zenju 8 Dec 2015, 14:00

I justed tried version 7.7 on Windows 10 64bit and it was still not able to copy my Outlook .pst files while Outlook was open. FFS ran in administrator mode.fappp

What error did you see?

Posts: 17 · fappp 8 Dec 2015, 20:06

What error did you see?Zenju

"The file is locked by another process:
Microsoft Outlook, "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\OUTLOOK.EXE"

Posts: 7211 · Zenju 8 Dec 2015, 20:07

"The file is locked by another process:
Microsoft Outlook, "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\OUTLOOK.EXE"fappp

Is this the *complete* error message?

Posts: 17 · fappp 10 Dec 2015, 09:11

Is this the *complete* error message?Zenju

The function was not activated in the settings... sorry!

Posts: 17 · fappp 10 Dec 2015, 09:19

Sorry, I just found out that "copy locked files" was not activated in the settings!

Now it seems to work.