when defining a FileSync I use the structure:
Source:
C:
+---copythisFolder
+FileA
+FileB
+SubFolder
+FileA
+FileB
+---donotCopythisFolder
Target:
USB Drive E:
+Backup
When I sync Source to Backup, the structure is NOT starting with copythisFOLDER, instead FileA,FileB and SubFolder are beneath Target Folder "Backup"
How can I manage to sync starting from "copythisFolder" so the Folder is beneath "Backup"
Thanks for any ideal... regards ...
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Your description is quite cryptic.
But I will give it a try. If I understood you correctly:
It seems you have defined "WhateverDrive:\\WhateverPath\copythisFolder"
as your left location and "E:\\Backup" as your right location.
This will replicate the content of the "copythisFolder" into the (the root of) "Backup" folder.
And as such, FreeFileSync (FFS) seems to do exactly what you tell it to do, by apparently copying the content (FileA, FileB and SubFolder) into "Backup".
How the "donotCopythisFolder" fits your configuration is not clear. Is it defined via the exclude filter?
If you want the "copythisFolder" to be replicated into the "Backup" folder, you have to make sure the "copythisFolder" is the content of your left location. So, following above assumption, you should define "WhateverDrive:\\WhateverPath\" (so not including the "copythisFolder"-part) as your left location.
However, this will replicate the entire content of "WhateverDrive:\\WhateverPath\" into "Backup", not just "copythisFolder" and its content. So, if "donotCopythisFolder" is also in "WhateverDrive:\\WhateverPath\", it would also be replicated into "Backup".
If you want to replicate only "copythisFolder" and its content to "Backup", you might now define your Include-filter to read "\copythisFolder\*" instead of "*". You can manually edit the Include-filter accordingly or first run a Compare and then right-click on the "copythisFolder" and select the proper Include via Filter option.
Conversely, if you want to replicate all content of "WhateverDrive:\\WhateverPath\" except for "donotCopythisFolder" to "Backup", you might now add "\donotCopythisFolder\" to your Exclude-filter. You can manually edit the Exclude-filter accordingly or first run a Compare and then right-click on the "donotCopythisFolder" and select the proper Exclude via Filter option.
But I will give it a try. If I understood you correctly:
It seems you have defined "WhateverDrive:\\WhateverPath\copythisFolder"
as your left location and "E:\\Backup" as your right location.
This will replicate the content of the "copythisFolder" into the (the root of) "Backup" folder.
And as such, FreeFileSync (FFS) seems to do exactly what you tell it to do, by apparently copying the content (FileA, FileB and SubFolder) into "Backup".
How the "donotCopythisFolder" fits your configuration is not clear. Is it defined via the exclude filter?
If you want the "copythisFolder" to be replicated into the "Backup" folder, you have to make sure the "copythisFolder" is the content of your left location. So, following above assumption, you should define "WhateverDrive:\\WhateverPath\" (so not including the "copythisFolder"-part) as your left location.
However, this will replicate the entire content of "WhateverDrive:\\WhateverPath\" into "Backup", not just "copythisFolder" and its content. So, if "donotCopythisFolder" is also in "WhateverDrive:\\WhateverPath\", it would also be replicated into "Backup".
If you want to replicate only "copythisFolder" and its content to "Backup", you might now define your Include-filter to read "\copythisFolder\*" instead of "*". You can manually edit the Include-filter accordingly or first run a Compare and then right-click on the "copythisFolder" and select the proper Include via Filter option.
Conversely, if you want to replicate all content of "WhateverDrive:\\WhateverPath\" except for "donotCopythisFolder" to "Backup", you might now add "\donotCopythisFolder\" to your Exclude-filter. You can manually edit the Exclude-filter accordingly or first run a Compare and then right-click on the "donotCopythisFolder" and select the proper Exclude via Filter option.
