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Command +line

FreeFileSync +enables additional synchronization scenarios via a command line interface. To get a syntax overview, open the console, go to the directory where FreeFileSync is installed and type:

FreeFileSync + -h

+

+

1. +Run a FreeFileSync batch job

In order to start synchronization in batch mode, supply the path of a +*.ffs_batch +configuration as the first argument for FreeFileSync.exe:

FreeFileSync + "D:\Backup Projects.ffs_batch"

+

+

After +synchronization one of the following status codes is returned:

Return + Codes
0 + - Synchronization completed successfully
1 - Synchronization + completed with warnings
2 - Synchronization completed with + errors
3 - Synchronization was aborted +

+

+

You +can evaluate these codes from a script (e.g. a *.cmd +or *.bat file on Windows) +and check if synchronization completed successfully:

"C:\Program + Files\FreeFileSync\FreeFileSync.exe" "D:\Backup + Projects.ffs_batch"
if + errorlevel 1 (
  ::if + return code is 1 or greater, something went wrong, add special + treatment here
  echo + Errors occurred during synchronization...
  pause
)

+

+

Instead +of displaying "An error occurred!" you can also send an +email notification (using a third party tool). +

+ Attention
Make + sure your script is not blocked by a popup dialog. Consider the + following options when setting up a FreeFileSync batch job: +

+ +

+ Disable + checkbox Show + progress dialog or have On completion + automatically close the results dialog after synchronization. +

+ +

+ Set error handling to Exit instantly or Ignore errors. +

+ +

+

2. +Start a FreeFileSync GUI configuration

If you +pass a *.ffs_gui +file, FreeFileSync will start in GUI mode and immediately start +comparison (but only if all directories exist):

FreeFileSync + "D:\Manual Backup.ffs_gui"

+

+

3. +Customize an existing configuration

You can +replace the directories of a given *.ffs_gui +or *.ffs_batch +configuration by using the -leftdir +and -rightdir parameters:

+ FreeFileSync "D:\Manual Backup.ffs_gui" -leftdir C:\NewSource -rightdir D:\NewTarget

+

+

4. +Merge multiple configurations

When +more than one configuration file is provided, FreeFileSync will merge +everything into a single configuration with multiple folder pairs and +start in GUI mode:

+ FreeFileSync "D:\Manual Backup.ffs_gui" "D:\Backup Projects.ffs_batch"

+

+

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