Batch file works well from FFS but not from Task Scheduler

[Bob_Hatcher]

I have a batch file to sync with an external drive nightly that works just fine when I open FFS and run it there. But, when it tries to run from Task Scheduler it comes back with an error "Cannot find file "filename". Opening Task Scheduler and trying to run it there gives the same error message.

Any help is appreciated.

Bob

[schnappi]

Post what you have verbatim in the task scheduler for "Program/script" and "Add Arguments"

Probably missing " " (quotation marks). A command needs quotes if there is a space in them. C:\Program Files\test.exe won't work while "C:\Program Files\test.exe" will.

[Bob_Hatcher]

For the Program it is: "C:\Program Files\FreeFileSync\FreeFileSync.exe"

For the arguments it is: g:\SyncCOneDrivetoGMyDocuments.ffs_batch

I've tried moving the batch file to a few different locations because the error message I get is: "The directory name is invalid" which is an ambiguous message as I can't figure out if they are referring to the program name or the batch file name.

Bob

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[Plerry]

Drive-letter mappings (in casu: "g:") are user specific.
Make sure that for the specific user credentials under which the scheduled task is run,
a drive letter mapping g: is defined, points to the proper location and has at least read access there.
Or, change the user credentials under which the scheduled task is run into one for which
a drive letter mapping g: is defined, points to the proper location and has at least read access there.