RealtimeSync "Waiting until all directories are available"

Posts: 6 · TomT 29 Nov 2022, 12:12

Hi.

In Windows I've got a network drive mapped and it appears as a drive when Windows starts up.

I'm trying to use that as a target location in FreeFileSync but when I do I get the message "Waiting until all directories are available" however the drive is available, I can access and use it.

Is there anyway to allow this to work ?
Thanks

Posts: 1038 · therube 29 Nov 2022, 16:09

Anything here relate, viewtopic.php?t=2122 ?

Posts: 6 · TomT 29 Nov 2022, 17:05

Thanks for the reply.
I think that is a different issue, but clicking ignore errors may help.
I'll take a look. Thanks

Posts: 4056 · xCSxXenon 29 Nov 2022, 17:41

I know there is a bug in Windows that fails to show mapped drives as accessible. I ended up using a script to automatically 'ping' them to show up as normal. Method (4) from here:
https://www.makeuseof.com/windows-could-not-reconnect-all-network-drives-fix/

Posts: 6 · TomT 16 Dec 2022, 17:09

Hi,
I've got ignore errors ticked but it is still stalling on startup waiting for the local drive and mapped drive.
If I manually run the batch manually it works, it's only when it's started by windows.

Anyone any ideas ?
Thanks

Posts: 4056 · xCSxXenon 16 Dec 2022, 17:23

I know there is a bug in Windows that fails to show mapped drives as accessible. I ended up using a script to automatically 'ping' them to show up as normal. Method (4) from here:
https://www.makeuseof.com/windows-could-not-reconnect-all-network-drives-fix/ xCSxXenon, 29 Nov 2022, 17:41

How did you set it up so it auto-starts? In the user startup folder, windows startup folder, scheduled task, registry?

Posts: 6 · TomT 19 Dec 2022, 10:07

I've got the '_real' link in the Windows Start-up folder.

The drive it's warning on is an internal hard disk, so there should be no issues accessing it.
Would a scheduled task work better ?

Thanks

Posts: 4056 · xCSxXenon 19 Dec 2022, 14:59

Very odd that it's having an issue with the internal drive. Is there anything you can do that gets it to work once you are in Windows?

Posts: 6 · TomT 20 Dec 2022, 00:03

If I manually start real time sync it works fine.
I've set a scheduled task to run when I log in and will see if that starts it correctly.

Thanks

Posts: 6 · TomT 20 Dec 2022, 09:56

The scheduled task runs when I log in and then closes, I've realised I've set this up to do a sync not realtime sync.

When I set it up to do a realtime sync, I get the same issue "Waiting until all directories are available" with a specific mention to one internal drive.. which is available !

Posts: 4056 · xCSxXenon 20 Dec 2022, 15:15

So odd...
Are you running the scheduled task with "highest privileges"?
If yes, turn it off.
If no, turn it on.