I just stored the ffs_batch locally and it seems to be working fine.
2. Is there a reason why the idle time isn't lower than the default of 10 seconds? I want to reduce it to 0, 3, or 5 seconds so it's closer to real time but maybe there's a good reason to leave it at 10 seconds (I don't think it's demanding on the drives of it's reduced to 0, 3, or 5 seconds nor will it increase risk of data loss, will it? Due to:
In any case, files changed during the execution of FreeFileSync will be synchronized the next time FreeFileSync runs.
, I don't see how there can be problems if idle time is reduced to even 0 seconds, which is technically as real-time as it gets).
3. Do I need to disable popup dialogs if I don't use a script? And to clarify, if I do use a script and check for errors, using
if errorlevel 1
4. I noticed that if I copy a file from my computer to a watch folder, I can dismount the usb containing the other watch folder to prevent the file doesn't get synced. Shouldn't FFS be able to make the USB drive be "in-use" while there are changes to the watch folder that are supposed to be synced to the USB drive?
5. Why isn't there a popup window or any indication that data is being synced to the USB? Is there a way to show some indications? There isn't even the popup window from Windows showing anything written to the USB. Would I have to check manually the files on the USB to ensure sync is completed before dismounting?
6. If I delete a file from the watch folder on my computer, it will delete the corresponding file on the watch folder of the USB drive, but the file deleted from the USB drive will not go to the recycle bin--FreeFileSync issues the warning:
The recycle bin is not available for the following folders. Files will be deleted permanently instead: G:\
where G:\ is the USB drive. How can I make it go the deleted file go to the Recycle Bin? If the file is deleted directly from the USB drive, it goes to the Recycle Bin as expected so I think the issue is with FreeFileSync.
Lastly, an unrelated question: how can I compile the provided source? I couldn't find a README. I switched to using only open source software on Windows and want to learn how to compile source code manually for better flexibility.
