I am trying to sync data files on my computer with a network computer. The network computer would then act as the central store. This will also be used by another computer that will sync with the network computer, The sequence for both local computers being [using a Visual Basic program]
1. Batch sync the the network data store. My program then waits for the user to close a results window.
2. It then runs the program used to manipulate the data
3. after finishing work, my program waits for the data program to close. It then runs sync again as an auto close batch to be ready to be used again by either computer. Since I am the only operator, there is no chance of simultaneous operation.
My problem:
When a file needs to be deleted on the network computer, setting for recycle bin will not go. This makes sense. However, I set up a folder for deleted files to be moved to using "replace" [on the same network drive] and FreeFile Sync still gives the error message for the recycle bin. It seems that I only have the choice to permanently delete these files. Is this true? Or am I missing something
I have set up such that the first run of the sync is set to run as a batch job to run minimized, but don't close. The final sync is run minimized and auto close.
A second problem has to do with the data itself. The data program maintains a folder with backups of the data. On a regular basis it will make a new backup and delete the oldest. There are five of these files in a separate folder. Now, if the program has created a new backup, this needs to be synced to keep the schedule true. However, it seems to freak FreeFileSync: it logs an error for trying to copy a file it has created named arbitrary.ffs_tmp to a file named the same [arbitrary.backup] name. It does this each time a new backup is created. Is there a way around this?
I hope I have been clear with this. I am using window titles to monitor the waiting periods between the programs, and the various error messages announce in the titles makes a 2 hour project more difficult than it should be.
Thanx
Davcbr
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Oh well.
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You want to use "versioning" for your delete method
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Thanx for a reply. The only way I could get into this problem is to use "versioning" . Using that, I set it up to "replace" so that files deleted during the sync would be moved to the folder on the remote computer, replacing any with the same names, thus getting around not using the recycle bin for this. It is not working, and I believe it has to do with being on a remote computer.