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diff --git a/BUILD/Readme.txt b/BUILD/Readme.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5410ca5b --- /dev/null +++ b/BUILD/Readme.txt @@ -0,0 +1,124 @@ +FreeFileSync v2.0 +------------------ + +Usage +----- +1. Choose left and right directories and "Compare" them. +2. Select "Synchronize..." to specify settings and begin synchronization. + + +Key Features +------------ +1. Compare files (bytewise or by date) and synchronize them. +2. No limitations: An arbitrary number of files can be synchronized. +3. Unicode support. +4. Network support. +5. Full support for Windows/Linux Symbolic Links and Windows Junction Points. +6. Lean & easily accessible UI: Highly optimized for speed and huge sets of data. +7. Algorithms coded in C++ completely. +8. Progress indicators are updated only every 100ms for optimal performance! +9. Subfolders are also synchronized, including empty folders. +10. Support for multiple folder pairs +11. Create Batch Jobs for automated synchronization with or without GUI. +12. Focus on usability: + - Only necessary functionality on UI: no overloaded menus or icon jungle. + - Select folders via drag & drop. + - Last configuration and screen settings are saved automatically. + - Maintain and load different configurations by drag&drop, load-button or during startup. + - Double-click to show file in explorer. (Windows only) + - Copy & paste support to export file-lists. + - Delete superfluous/temporary files directly on main grid. + - Right-click context menu. + - Status information and error reporting + - Sort file-lists by name, size or date. + - Display statistical data: total filesizes, amount of bytes that will be transfered with the current settings. +13. Support for filesizes larger than 4 GB. +14. Option to move files to Recycle Bin instead of deleting/overwriting them. +15. Automatically ignore directories "\RECYCLER" and "\System Volume Information" when comparing and sync'ing. (Windows only) +16. Localized versions for many languages are available. +17. Delete before copy: Avoid disc space shortages with large sync-operations. +18. Based on wxWidgets framework => Portable to many operating systems. +19. Filter functionality to include/exclude files from synchronization (without re-compare!). +20. Include/exclude specific files from synchronization manually. +21. Create sync jobs via GUI to synchronize automatically (can be scheduled or executed directly). +22. Handle daylight saving time changes on FAT/FAT32 volumes correctly. +23. Portable version (.zip) available. +24. No Windows registry entries for portable version. +25. Support for \\?\ path prefix for unrestricted path length. (Windows only) +26. Check for updates from within FreeFileSync automatically. +27. Copy locked files using Windows Volume Shadow Copy. (Windows only) +28. Load file icons asynchronously for maximum display performance. + + +Advanced topics +--------------- +1.) Synchronize in Batch Mode and send error notification via email: + +- Create a FreeFileSync batch file using "silent mode". +- Set error handling to "Exit with Returncode < 0" or "ignore errors" to avoid having a popup stop the program flow. + In case errors occur FreeFileSync will abort with a returncode < 0 which can be checked via the ERRORLEVEL command. +- Create a *.cmd or *.bat file and specify the location of FreeFileSync.exe and pass the name of the FreeFileSync batch file as %1 parameter; e.g.: + + C:\Program Files\FreeFileSync\FreeFileSync.exe C:\SyncJob.ffs_batch + IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 0 echo An error occurred! && pause + +- Instead of displaying "An error occurred!" you can specify any other command like sending an email notification (using a third party tool). + + +2.) Schedule Batch Job in Windows Task Planner + +- Create a FreeFileSync batch file. (E.g. C:\SyncJob.ffs_batch) +- Create a new task in Windows Task planner for FreeFileSync.exe. +- Modify the task and adapt the execute-command specifying the path to the batch file; e.g.: + + C:\Program Files\FreeFileSync\FreeFileSync.exe C:\SyncJob.ffs_batch + + +3.) Drag & drop support + +FreeFileSync has a big focus on usability. Therefore drag & drop is supported in various situations: + +You can: - drag & drop any directory onto the main window to set the directory for comparison + - drag & drop any file onto the main window to set the directory for comparison + - drag & drop *.ffs_gui files onto the main window to load the configuration contained + - drag & drop *.ffs_batch files onto the main window to display and edit the batch configuration + - drag & drop *.ffs_batch files onto the batch dialog to display and edit the batch configuration + + +4.) Synchronize two folders but exclude all subfolders from synchronization + +Assuming you plan to synchronize two folders "C:\Source" and "D:\Target", you'll want to setup a filter like this: + + Include: * + Exclude: *\* + +This will exclude all files and folders within the two directories that contain a "\" character. These are exactly the subfolders and -files you want to exclude. + + +5.) Synchronize with FTP + +FreeFileSync does not support FTP directly. But the FTP functionality can be easily activated by mapping the FTP webspace to a drive letter: + +Example: Use the free utility NetDrive (http://www.netdrive.net/) +- Add a "New Site" and specify site name, site URL, drive letter, account and password. +- Use the newly created drive as if it were a regular hard disk. + + +Links +------ +FreeFileSync on SourceForge: + +http://sourceforge.net/projects/freefilesync/ + + +Contact +------- +For feedback, suggestions or bug-reports you can write an email to: +zhnmju123 [at] gmx [dot] de + +or report directly to: +http://sourceforge.net/projects/freefilesync/ + + +Have fun! +-ZenJu |