RealtimeSync - Directory monitoring active

[ChaseM]

Hi,

I've configured FreeFileSync to mirror a number of folders and setup RealtimeSync. I've added the RTS configuration file to my WIN 10 start up folder. All good so far, I start the PC RTS kicks in and FFS does the comparison and backup.

I see RTS in the task bar saying it's "Directory monitoring active". But it never triggers FFS to perform any more comparison/backups. I checked this my creating a simple txt file to watch for RTS to run but it doesn't. I've left the idle time at 10sec.

I've tried to check the forum for a similar problem but couldn't find an answer, no doubt operator error at my end.

What did I forget, what am I missing?

Your help is much appreciated!

[xCSxXenon]

How did you configure it? Dragging the ffs_batch file onto the RTS window is the easiest as it auto-fills the directories to monitor. What locations are being monitored and where are you creating the .txt test file?

[ChaseM]

Hi,
Thanks for the reply.
Yes I dragged the batch file onto the RTS window.
Monitoring a number of folders on C:\ like Documents, photos.
Creating .txt file in one of the monitored "document" folders

[xCSxXenon]

If you create the .txt file then manually run a compare in FFS, does it detect that test file?

[ChaseM]

Hi, Yes all good. FFS does Comparison and Synch with no problems and backs up test file.

[xCSxXenon]

What are the locations that are being synced/monitored?
Are they local locations or anything on the network?

[ChaseM]

Hi, all local files from my two separate drives in PC - C:\ and D:\ backed up to an external HDD by USB

[ChaseM]

Still not working, should I uninstall FFS and RTS then do a new install?

[xCSxXenon]

That's an option. I don't have any other suggestions unfortunately, there must be something interfering with the process or it isn't set up correctly