Suggestion: manually rename one side

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SinusPi

Often when syncing folders on which other users may have worked I find that they've made "cleanups" by moving or renaming folders. FreeFileSync doesn't recognize this. Perhaps it could, by looking for a folder with a similar content, but that could be complicated and could go beyond the scope of the program.

What could work, though, is a right-click option to "rename/move file/folder". Afterwards a quick rescan of the folder would be performed, not necessarily a full rescan of the whole current job.

Example case:
Comparison results say C:\PHOTOS\2020-04-31 should be backed up, as it doesn't exist on the backup drive. [Backup]\PHOTOS\2020-04-31-roadtrip exists instead, but isn't recognized, obviously.
I'd right-click 2020-04-31 on my left comparison pane, pick "Rename", append "-roadtrip" manually, and the list would quickly adapt to show my folder now recognized. Bonus points if folder names from the right pane were suggested - after all why else would I rename folders, if not to match (or NOT match!) them to the other side?
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Sonik_C

I'd also like to see a right click "rename" option, the same as the "delete" option. Sometimes renaming the folder from within FFS is just quicker than re-syncing a whole bunch of files. I know the "detect moved files" option is there, but it would still be quicker to just manually rename the folder from within the software.
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Zenju

Manual folder rename will be available in the next FreeFileSync version:
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