How-To autostart RTS instance for automatic synchronization when a USB stick is inserted (Win10)

[user0815]

Hi there, when I open up an RS instance manually according to the example in the documentation (https://freefilesync.org/manual.php?topic=realtimesync) it works perfectly.

Now I wanted to autostart this RTS instance on Windows startup but I don't know to configure this correctly.

(1) In the example the watched folder is on the USB stick and the ffs-batch-file is located on the USB stick, too.
So I tried to set up a link to realtimesync.exe in my autostart folder and using the batch file (located on the USB stick according to the example) as a run-time-parameter. This doesn't work but shows an error message saying that the batch file is not available. (The USB stick is not inserted, because it's not always connected when I start my Win system).

(2) The second issue I have: when I start RTS manually like in the example, I can (and should) use the USB stick's volume name instead of the drive letter. How can I use this in the autostart scenario?

[xCSxXenon]

(1) You can only fix this by putting the .ffs_batch files on local storage
(2) RTS directory paths support the same naming scheme with the brackets

[user0815]

(1) Okay... but then I wonder on how to accomplish the task like in the example (link above)? As I understand it works because RTS will fire up the batch file when the USB stick is launched and so the folder shows up in the filesystem and can be seen by RTS.
Apparently I cannot configure it like this if I want to have it in autostart. So how do I have to configure correctly to get "automatic synchronization when a USB stick is inserted" with an autostart RTS job?

(2) You're right it works. The error message is thrown because the stick wasn't inserted. I thought that Windows won't accept the naming scheme using the brackets. My fault... sorry!

[xCSxXenon]

Store the .ffs_real locally. The .ffs_real file should be stored in your startup folder, or somewhere else with a shortcut pointing to it in your startup folder. The .ffs_real MUST be local

[user0815]

:)) It works. THANKS A LOT - I really appreciate it.

[xCSxXenon]

Sweet! My pleasure!