Run as Service (Windows)

RealtimeSync is designed as a background process which does not need further attention once it is running. Depending on your requirements there are a number of ways to start it together with the operating system. Generally the goal is to execute a command line like the following: <installation folder>\RealtimeSync.exe <path to *.ffs_real or *.ffs_batch file>

Example:

"C:\Program Files\FreeFileSync\RealtimeSync.exe" "C:\some folder\SyncJob.ffs_real"

1. RealtimeSync should be monitoring only while a specific user is logged in: Create a new shortcut, enter the command line from above as target and place it into the user's autostart folder.

   

   

    

2. RealtimeSync should be monitoring while Windows is online irrespective of currently logged in users: Create a new task in your operating systems's task scheduler and have it execute the command line above when the system starts. See Schedule a Batch Job for an example how to add a new task. Then change the user to run the task to "SYSTEM" - a special user account always running in the background.