FFSynch gives blanks on this Synch Setup

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rtan2010

I have been using FFSynch productively for many months now. I just got the latest donation edition (10.4), installed to my Win7 (64-bit) PC on Sep 19, 2018. My synch configuration is as follows:

FROM: TO: FILTER:
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D:\Folder-A D:\XXX\Folder-1 include: *.mp4,*.mpg exclude: *.png,*.jpg,*.pdf
D:\Folder-A D:\XXX\Folder-1\Sub-folder-1 include: *.png,*.jpg exclude: *.mp4,*.mpg,*.pdf
D:\Folder-A D:\XXX\Folder-2 include: *.pdf exclude: *.mp4,*.mpg,*.png,*.jpg

Obviously, Folder-A has 5 types of files and I am trying to segregate them into 3 separate folders on the destination side of the FFSynch configuration. But I am getting empty responses for the first 2 lines. Only the 3rd, which copies PDF files, is showing up. The configuration is to UPDATE -> the Destination side, not 2-way, mirror or otherwise.
I must be missing something ... any advice, tips or suggestions would be appreciated. Many thanks.
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Plerry

You describe your filter-settings e.g. as include: *.mp4,*.mpg
Please note a comma is not a valid separator in filter definitions, see here.
Multiple filter entries need to be placed on individual lines
(i.e. separated by a CR/LF) or when used on the same line
separated by a vertical bar "|" separator.

If this this is not your issue:
Are these defined as multiple folder pairs in one-and-the-same sync?
If so, are all the filter-settings local filter settings (specific to that pair)?
What do your global include and exclude filter settings look like?

On a side note:
As you define *.mp4 | *.mpg as your include filter, only those two file-types will be included.
There is no need to exclude *.png | *.jpg | *.pdf here, as those will not be included anyway.
So, your exclude filter can simply be empty.
Similar for the other pairs.
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rtan2010

My sincerest thanks Mx Plerry ... it now works.