Filters missing after installing an update
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I have now installed updates several time and each time all of my Filter GUI files are deleted. How can I retain these GUI files for use in the updated application?
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What do you mean by "Filter GUI files"?
When you save a FreeFileSync (FFS) sync configuration (Main Dialog (8)) as a *.ffs_gui or *.ffs_batch file, the actual Include- and Exclude-Filter rules are stored with it, and restored when you open a saved configuration.
If you did not save your (modified) FFS sync configuration, but did run it, the sync job (incl. Filter settings) is saved in your LastRun.ffs_gui file (Windows: in %AppData%\FreeFileSync) and restored (incl. Filter settings) when opening FFS again.
If you you start a new FFS sync configuration, you revert to the default Include- and Exclude-Filter rules. The default Include-Filter is always "*" (everything), the default Exclude-Filter rules are stored in your GlobalSettings.xml file, and can be changed there (following XMl rules). Note the remark in bold on applying manual changes.
When you save a FreeFileSync (FFS) sync configuration (Main Dialog (8)) as a *.ffs_gui or *.ffs_batch file, the actual Include- and Exclude-Filter rules are stored with it, and restored when you open a saved configuration.
If you did not save your (modified) FFS sync configuration, but did run it, the sync job (incl. Filter settings) is saved in your LastRun.ffs_gui file (Windows: in %AppData%\FreeFileSync) and restored (incl. Filter settings) when opening FFS again.
If you you start a new FFS sync configuration, you revert to the default Include- and Exclude-Filter rules. The default Include-Filter is always "*" (everything), the default Exclude-Filter rules are stored in your GlobalSettings.xml file, and can be changed there (following XMl rules). Note the remark in bold on applying manual changes.
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As long as you saved the configurations as .ffs_gui or .ffs_batch files, the settings won't be changed. Sometimes, you may need to "open" them in FFS again. If you didn't save them, then start saving them.
