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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -FreeFileSync v1.15 +FreeFileSync v1.16 ------------------ Usage @@ -13,17 +13,17 @@ Key Features 2. No limitations: An arbitrary number of files can be synchronized. 3. Unicode support. 4. Network support. -5. Lean & easy accessible UI: Highly optimized for speed and huge sets of data. +5. Lean & easily accessible UI: Highly optimized for speed and huge sets of data. 6. Algorithms coded in C++ completely. 7. Progress indicators are updated only every 100ms for optimal performance! 8. Subfolders are also synchronized, including empty folders. 9. Support for multiple folder pairs -10. Create Batch Jobs for automated synchronization via GUI. +10. Create Batch Jobs for automated synchronization with or without GUI. 11. 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 while startup. + - 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. @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Key Features - 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. -12. Support for filesizes > 4 GB. +12. Support for filesizes larger than 4 GB. 13. Option to move files to Recycle Bin instead of deleting/overwriting them. 14. Automatically ignore directories "\RECYCLER" and "\System Volume Information" when comparing and sync'ing. (Windows only) 15. Localized versions for many languages are available. @@ -41,6 +41,44 @@ Key Features 19. Include/exclude specific files from synchronization manually. 20. Create sync jobs via GUI to synchronize automatically (can be scheduled or executed directly). 21. Handle daylight saving time changes on FAT/FAT32 volumes correctly +22. Portable version (.zip) available +23. No Windows registry entries for portable version +24. Support for \\?\ path prefix for unrestricted path length (windows only) + + +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 within + - 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 Links @@ -55,7 +93,7 @@ Contact For feedback, suggestions or bug-reports you can write an email to: zhnmju123 [at] gmx [dot] de -or directly report to: +or report directly to: http://sourceforge.net/projects/freefilesync/ |