I have a folder where I save my photos from smartphone in my PC
C:\Users\EirasMozz\Desktop\Sdcardbackp\DCIM\Camera ---> Here I save the new files from my Smartphone's Sdcard... but manually.
I need to UPTADE this folder to my External Hdd... just save the new photos.
D:\MyBackup's\SDCard\DCIM...
So, in FreeFileSync, If I insert this directory, the software copy ALL PHOTOS again.... I need to be specific to copy only the new files... so, I need to insert this directory D:\MyBackup's\SDCard\DCIM\CAMERA.
Theres no chance to FreeFileSync to recognize the new files ?
FFS recognize new files in diferent directory
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First, FFS show ALL FILES... with this directory
Change only folder, now FFS show only NEW files
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FFS takes the directory structure into consideration when it makes its compares.
And at present you seem to be compare a source with 1700 files to a target with 0 (I'm presuming).
But in fact most of the files are already on D:, only in a different subdirectory?
And the way you're doing it, FFS cannot handle it.
If your subdirectories on D: are /camera/ & /alltherest/,
if you compared c:/camera/ with d:/alltherest/, you would be left with (say) 10 files to copy,
& you want those 10, where, in some new subdirectory on D: ?
if so, perhaps after you initial scan, after those 10 were found, change the target to point to d:/somenewdir/,
might work, haven't tried?
On a one of basis, maybe you could get away with something like that, but on a regular basis, not likely to work.
Maybe FFS could implement a "FLAT" mode, such that only same named files are compared (plus new/deleted), regardless of the folder structures. That would relatively easily point out missing files.
But then you have to deal with just where the files are to be copied & also take into account duplicate file names (the same named file found in different subdirectories within the same directory tree - & that would be a tough one to deal with).
And at present you seem to be compare a source with 1700 files to a target with 0 (I'm presuming).
But in fact most of the files are already on D:, only in a different subdirectory?
And the way you're doing it, FFS cannot handle it.
If your subdirectories on D: are /camera/ & /alltherest/,
if you compared c:/camera/ with d:/alltherest/, you would be left with (say) 10 files to copy,
& you want those 10, where, in some new subdirectory on D: ?
if so, perhaps after you initial scan, after those 10 were found, change the target to point to d:/somenewdir/,
might work, haven't tried?
On a one of basis, maybe you could get away with something like that, but on a regular basis, not likely to work.
Maybe FFS could implement a "FLAT" mode, such that only same named files are compared (plus new/deleted), regardless of the folder structures. That would relatively easily point out missing files.
But then you have to deal with just where the files are to be copied & also take into account duplicate file names (the same named file found in different subdirectories within the same directory tree - & that would be a tough one to deal with).
