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- 29 Jul 2015, 11:22
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Limit bandwidth consumption, throttling
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2500
Re: Limit bandwidth consumption, throttling
Any decent modern router has QOS, and will prioritize real-time application traffic (VOIP and some multimedia) over file transfer or web browsing, either by default or otherwise after proper configuration. At least as long as the VOIP does not originate from the same computer as the one running FFS ...
- 15 Jul 2015, 12:20
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Feature request: use relative paths for a selected main path
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2330
Re: Feature request: use relative paths for a selected main path
Did you try using multiple folder pairs in one and the same "project"? Don't know about the sftp-part, but: Pair 1: (A) E:\ and (B) external Pair 2: (A) E:\ and (B) backup server (//xxxxx/xxx/backup/) works for sure. And then you might try to add: Pair 3: (A) E:\ and (B) sftp://xxx.xxx.xxx...
- 15 Jul 2015, 12:02
- Forum: Help
- Topic: How to encrypt files on destination (network) folder?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5104
Re: How to encrypt files on destination (network) folder?
Not exactly what you are asking for, but: You could try out Boxcryptor Classic ( https://www.boxcryptor.com/en/classic ), free for personal use. Boxcryptor links a virtual drive letter, e.g. F: to a folder, e.g. C:\BoxData\. The data in F: is read/write as normal data, but accessing via C:\BoxData\ ...
- 19 Jun 2015, 07:32
- Forum: Help
- Topic: All files are in sync - not true!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1732
Re: All files are in sync - not true!
Off hand, I can imagine two potential causes: * The folder(s) and/or files that are missing are in your Exclude filter * The Desktop is a Windows system folders that might reside in a "physical" location that is different from the apparent location. See e.g. http://superuser.com/questions/...
- 18 Jun 2015, 06:53
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Windows XP Task Scheduler
- Replies: 3
- Views: 947
Re: Windows XP Task Scheduler
Would be happy take a look if one could post a link to the page being referenced. However have numerous batch jobs running in Windows 7, 8, & 10. Usually don't like to jump to the program as the issue (problems are usually user error) but have have not been able to get the task scheduler workin...
- 22 May 2015, 11:29
- Forum: Help
- Topic: More granularity on Mirror
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1319
Re: More granularity on Mirror
Comparison based on file-content rather than on file time/size will not help. FFS compares on file-time/size or on file-content for identically named files, and will not work for renamed or moved files, unless FFS recognizes files as such. I don't know how FFS tries to recognize renamed or moved fil...
- 21 May 2015, 07:09
- Forum: Help
- Topic: More granularity on Mirror
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1319
Re: More granularity on Mirror
Instead of using "Mirror", you can use the "Update" synchronization variant. Assuming an A => B Update sync, * Any files existing on A and not existing on B will be copied from A to B * If files exist on both A and B, and have the same date/time and size, nothing happens. * If fi...
- 08 May 2015, 10:45
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Bug ?: Multiple folder pairs write to a common subfolder
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1394
Re: Bug ?: Multiple folder pairs write to a common subfolder
In this specific case you might still succeed in a single run by choosing 3 folder pairs: * folder pair 1: c:\data_source ---> d:\backup\data_source * folder pair 2: c:\data_source ---> network:\backup\data_source * folder pair 3: d:\backup ---> network:\backup The 2nd folder pair now adds to the si...
- 08 May 2015, 07:58
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Bug ?: Multiple folder pairs write to a common subfolder
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1394
Re: Bug ?: Multiple folder pairs write to a common subfolder
Don't know if you can force it according to your wish. But, what you can do is run two separate FFS syncs sequentially: first c:\data_source ---> d:\backup\data_source and then d:\backup ---> network:\backup Depending on your use, you might do this * manually * scheduled (providing sufficient time d...
- 06 May 2015, 11:09
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Bug ?: Multiple folder pairs write to a common subfolder
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1394
Re: Bug ?: Multiple folder pairs write to a common subfolder
It warns you that there is a (partial) overlap between your folder pairs:
F:\NAS\backup\My Data\Update_Docs\My Programs is part of F:\NAS
This does not need to cause problems, but might give unexpected results
(incl. potential loss of data) if you don't carefully analyze what you are doing.
F:\NAS\backup\My Data\Update_Docs\My Programs is part of F:\NAS
This does not need to cause problems, but might give unexpected results
(incl. potential loss of data) if you don't carefully analyze what you are doing.
- 06 May 2015, 10:59
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Backup files but not their folders
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4355
Re: Backup files but not their folders
This should be possible, but only * when using the "update" sync method, not the "two way" or "mirror" method your from->to descriptio suggests this might be the case * if there is no duplication of filenames in the different subfolders your fileA1, fileA2 and fileA3 su...
- 28 Apr 2015, 08:39
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Add folder to FFS via Windows Explorer context menu (right click)?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1664
Re: Add folder to FFS via Windows Explorer context menu (right click)?
I suppose the folder for which you want to select the context item SyncWithFFS will be the source/left part of the FFS folder pair. As the destination/right location will be user dependent, a standard solution does not seem possible, and customization would be required anyway. You can add a context-...
- 28 Apr 2015, 08:34
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Where to find archive of older versions of FFS
- Replies: 1
- Views: 605
Re: Where to find archive of older versions of FFS
You can find it here:
https://freefilesync.org/archive.php
https://freefilesync.org/archive.php
- 20 Apr 2015, 14:58
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Synced directories do not match!!!!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 613
Re: Synced directories do not match!!!!
Check your (exclude) filter settings.
You might have defined more than you desire to be excluded from the sync.
You might have defined more than you desire to be excluded from the sync.
- 17 Apr 2015, 11:31
- Forum: Help
- Topic: auto-sync USB key
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1657
Re: auto-sync USB key
The obvious thing to do would be to use the Autorun feature that would launch FFS upon insertion of the USB-stick. However, Microsoft disabled Autorun for security reasons. However, there seem to be some ways around this, see e.g.: http://portableapps.com/node/29397 But, you should be able to use Re...
- 09 Apr 2015, 07:51
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Error Code 5: Access is denied. (CopyFileEx)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3143
Re: Error Code 5: Access is denied. (CopyFileEx)
Try running FFS as Admin or with Admin privileges.
- 07 Apr 2015, 09:42
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Loops when recursively traversing folder tree - then eventually crashes
- Replies: 2
- Views: 776
Re: Loops when recursively traversing folder tree - then eventually crashes
Most likely this is not a corruption of the file system,
but rather an incorrect use of links.
To the extent that it concerns an incorrect *symbolic* link, you could try
change the Synchronization Settings to Exclude Symbolic Links in the Comparison section.
(see the Help)
but rather an incorrect use of links.
To the extent that it concerns an incorrect *symbolic* link, you could try
change the Synchronization Settings to Exclude Symbolic Links in the Comparison section.
(see the Help)
- 07 Apr 2015, 09:30
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Missing files in Mirror. Please help.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 740
Re: Missing files in Mirror. Please help.
Check your filter setting.
*\desktop.ini and
*\thumbs.db
are by default in the exclude-filter.
(Temporary) deleting these filter items will learn you
if the file-count then matches.
*\desktop.ini and
*\thumbs.db
are by default in the exclude-filter.
(Temporary) deleting these filter items will learn you
if the file-count then matches.
- 03 Apr 2015, 07:01
- Forum: Help
- Topic: How to generate folders structures when Versioning option enabled?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1823
Re: How to generate folders structures when Versioning option enabled?
Your "nice to have" way is exactly the way FFS works in my case.
That also seems to be the default when selecting versioning.
I would not even know if/how it could be set differently.
That also seems to be the default when selecting versioning.
I would not even know if/how it could be set differently.
- 30 Mar 2015, 11:46
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Daylight Saving Time
- Replies: 2
- Views: 808
Re: Daylight Saving Time
There are plenty topics on this very subject in this forum. Or see e.g. http://ask-leo.com/why_do_file_timestamps_compare_differently_every_time_change.html In short: * Use non-FAT formatted storage media (i.e. using UTC rather than, like in FAT, using local machine time) * Use the option to ignore ...
- 17 Mar 2015, 12:43
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: FreeFileSync and CPU/HDD/Network usage
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1063
Re: FreeFileSync and CPU/HDD/Network usage
During comparison many small pieces of data (file-name and -date) are being exchanged. This requires a lot of handshaking (="overhead"), but does not involve the exchange of a high data volume. Hence the low data-rate. Once the real sync starts and would involve predominantly large files, ...
- 25 Feb 2015, 12:54
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Noob Asks Help with File Deletion
- Replies: 2
- Views: 666
Re: Noob Asks Help with File Deletion
If you only want to keep the two most recent versions of files, the actual version and the previous version, this can already be done in FFS by using the Update sync-method, and for file deletion selecting Versioning with the Replace naming convention. (Versioning method 1 in the FFS help-file) Afte...
- 24 Feb 2015, 09:22
- Forum: Help
- Topic: environment variables for filter settings
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3299
Re: environment variables for filter settings
>You forgot to escape some of the backslashes in your updated code: ... No, i don't want a "\" beetwen "*" and ":" >By the way: Nice to see that even variable operators work in FFS. Nice it would be, but environment variables will not be expanded within filter-items . ...
- 24 Feb 2015, 08:36
- Forum: Help
- Topic: environment variables for filter settings
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3299
Re: environment variables for filter settings
@micha You forgot to escape some of the backslashes in your updated code: e.g. <Item>%WinDir:*:=%\</Item> should read <Item>%WinDir:*\:=%\</Item> Note the added backslash (\) behind the asteriks (*) By the way: It is not really clear from your last reply and updated first post if the use of (modifie...
- 23 Feb 2015, 13:17
- Forum: Help
- Topic: environment variables for filter settings
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3299
Re: environment variables for filter settings
> And (i wrote it above) in none of the 4 cases: - ... was the environment variable resolved. We keep running in circles ... As long as you keep using these variables in this form in the include/exclude definitions, it will never work as (again) includes/excludes are/must be relative to the applicab...
- 20 Feb 2015, 14:55
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Replicate with FreeFileSync the "Contribute" option from SyncToy
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3600
Re: Replicate with FreeFileSync the "Contribute" option from SyncToy
I think Update will do what you want. Go to Actions on the tool bar, select Synchronization Options, then select Update. The tool tip for Update says: "Copy new and updated files to the right folder" FFS does not seem to have something equivalent to SyncToy's Contribute. FFS's Update will...
- 20 Feb 2015, 12:17
- Forum: Help
- Topic: environment variables for filter settings
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3299
Re: environment variables for filter settings
1. I have tested it in BATCH-mode ( *.ffs_batch) and in GUI-mode ( *.ffs_gui), with <GlobalFilter> <Include> <Item>\Windows\</Item> </Include> <Exclude> <Item>%WinDir:*:=%\</Item> </Exclude> <TimeSpan Type="None">0</TimeSpan> <SizeMin Unit="None">0</SizeMin> <SizeMax Unit="...
- 18 Feb 2015, 13:48
- Forum: Help
- Topic: security issue with the web site
- Replies: 2
- Views: 802
Re: security issue with the web site
If you klick on Zenju's name, his profile-page will open.
( https://sourceforge.net/u/zenju/profile/ )
There (top-right) you will find a button: Send Message.
( https://sourceforge.net/u/zenju/profile/ )
There (top-right) you will find a button: Send Message.
- 18 Feb 2015, 13:39
- Forum: Help
- Topic: environment variables for filter settings
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3299
Re: environment variables for filter settings
Just noticed: It seems you are using %SystemRoot% and %WinDir% in the include or exclude list. However, if you check the value of theses variables you will notice they contain the absolute location (like C:\Windows). These absolute addresses are perfect for defining the folder pairs. However, includ...
- 18 Feb 2015, 13:28
- Forum: Help
- Topic: environment variables for filter settings
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3299
Re: environment variables for filter settings
No time to test right now; however ... I'm not sure if this works for *.ffs_gui-files. The Macro-section of the help-file refers to *.ffs_batch-files. That is obviously where the use of environment variables makes most sense. If a batch-approach works but is no option for you, perhaps you can use a ...