2 external drives not syncing / not backing up

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bobmane

always worked before with these 2 external drives that are my occasional backup drives - still working for other external that are my primary daily backup drives. I hit Compare FFS runs a process then both panes are blank. Any ideas why?
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Plerry

By default, the Compare results only show results that require a sync action.
If no sync actions are required, the Compare result window will (by default) be empty.
If you click the "="-icon mid below the Compare results window, you will also see all files that (according to FFS) do not require sync action.
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bobmane

they are different. the external has not been sync'd for over a month. attached is what it looks like after running process.
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therube

You "log file" has an X mark on it.
What does it say (F4)?
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bobmane

Those errors are unrelated...all other drives work with those ignored errors. They are just a system file on source drive.
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therube

Check your settings, Filters.
Having an Exclude: filter of '*' will give you "results" like you're showing.
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bobmane

current =
Include:
*
Exclude:
/.fseventsd/
/.Spotlight-V100/
/.Trashes/
*/.DS_Store
*/._.*
*/$RECYCLE.BIN/
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xCSxXenon

What if you click "browse" and re-select the locations?