Overwritten files can easily be controlled, avoiding any case of information loss. You can update both folders, move them to one another, and create a mirror backup.

Secondly, synchronization can be done automatically or manually, depending on your preferences. You have the Compare function to compare two folders, which tells you the exact differences between their content, size, or date. An additional observation is a safety offered in every process that guarantees no bugs will interfere during any activity.įirstly, one of the most important aspects of working with this software is that it offers guidance in a very accessible format. Since I keep noticing this issue version after version I am to second Midas' comment too ('.A basic error two versions in a row with no regard for user feedback.') and can only hope that the dev will visit this venue and read our comments before releasing another version with the same inconvenient features.īTW, regretfully due to the somewhat 'original/unusual' GUI I accidentally clicked a couple of times the 'Synchronize' button (instead of the 'Synchronization settings' one) and I would really love if the dev could offer us the option to enable/disable a (sort of safety) 'Synchronize now?' (final confirmation) dialog.Ĭoncluding, (if others reading this comment are in agreement) we should probably try to mass-convey to the dev at least (but not limited to) the request to add BOTH the 'Compare now?' and 'Synchronize now?' confirmation dialogs and also to make sure that the user's settings are observed no matter how the folder pairs are loaded into the GUI.FreeFileSync is a tool that helps users synchronize files and folders while running backup tasks, saving time and providing high-quality work. So at every run I have to abort + change the settings (to the ones I actually saved originally) + restart the comparison (with the right settings)! This (which IMHO is a plain and simple) bug is quite frustrating and what fuels the frustration even further is not having the option to manually start the comparison process, which starts automatically as soon as the folder pairs are loaded into the GUI. While I second the comments of shodan816 I would like to add that if I open 2 folders (via secondary channels such as SendTo, Open++, etc.) FreeFileSync always opens them with the 'File time and size' settings despite I saved the 'File content' comparison settings.

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