Manual FreeFileSync User

• #Quick Start
  • Basic usage:
  • Main Dialog Overview
• Command Line Usage
  • 1. Run a FreeFileSync batch job
  • 2. Start a FreeFileSync GUI configuration
  • 3. Customize an existing configuration
  • 4. Merge multiple configurations
  • 5. Use a different GlobalSettings.xml file
• Comparison Settings
  • Comparison variants
  • Symbolic Link Handling
• Daylight Saving Time (Windows)
  • Solutions:
• Exclude Items via Filter
  • Example: Exclude items from folder pair C:\Source, D:\Target
  • Example: Exclude a sub folder except for certain files
  • Example: Exclude empty folders
• Expert Settings
• External Applications
  • Examples:
• Macros
  • Internal macros
  • Environment variables (Windows)
  • Special folder locations (Windows)
  • Example:
• Performance Improvements
• RealTimeSync
  • Example: Real time synchronization using FreeFileSync
  • Example: Automatic synchronization when a USB stick is inserted
  • Example: Log names of changed files and directories (Windows)
  • Limitations:
• RealTimeSync: Run as Service (Windows)
  • Example: Start RealTimeSync on login
  • Example: Start RealTimeSync as a Service
• Schedule Batch Jobs
  • A. Windows Task Scheduler:
  • B. macOS Automator and Calendar:
  • D. Ubuntu Linux Gnome Scheduled Tasks:
• Synchronization Settings
  • Detect Moved Files
• SFTP and FTP Setup
  • Configure SFTP for best performance
• Tips and Tricks
• Variable Drive Letters
• File Versioning
  • 1. Keep only the most recent versions
  • 2. Keep multiple versions of old files
  • 3. Save versions at certain intervals
• Volume Shadow Copy (Windows only)
  • Troubleshooting